Thrown Into Exile – Rolling With the Punches
Active since 2011, Los Angeles, California’s Thrown Into Exile have made the most of their opportunities to gain traction as a DIY metal outfit. Between the opportunities to open locally for acts like At...
Gutless – High Impact Violence (Dark Descent Records)
So here we are again, this time with Australian self-styled ‘death metal brutes', Gutless and their brand-new album High Impact Violence. Active since 2018, the quartet has issued a demo, a split release with...
Accuser – Rebirthless (MDD Records)
Once again, here we are with a band I knew nothing about, even though they originally started in 1986. Such is the case with German act Accuser and their new album Rebirthless, out now...
Xandria – Symphonic Storytelling
Xandria returned last year after a hiatus with a fresh line-up and a new album in The Wonders Still Awaiting. Itching to get back into it once more, the band is back with an...
Die For My Sins – Scream (ViciSolum Productions)
This Italian metal outfit Die For My Sins formed in 2022 – as brothers Fabio and Nicolas Calluori felt the time was right to develop a new act after decades of experience in power...
Xandria – Universal Tales (Napalm)
Last year's The Wonders Still Awaiting saw essentially a new version of Xandria emerge after everyone but founder Marco Heubaum left following Theater of Dimensions. So the rebooted Xandria wisely took advantage of new...
Delain – Brand New Dance
After a very prominent shake-up a few years ago, Delain came back last year with a fresh line-up with Dark Waters. Quickly returning with a new EP Dance with the Devil while the iron...
High Warden – Astral Iron (Dying Victims Productions)
One subgenre dripping in classic elements of heavy metal is epic doom. Beyond the slower tempos the listener becomes enveloped in this grandiose weight of the riffs, while the vocal melodies often shimmer in...
Conjonctive – Misère de Poussière
Swiss modern death metal/deathcore act Conjonctive was a group we featured seven years ago with their sophomore effort, In the Mouth of the Devil. It had lots of groove and 'core-driven chugs, but it...
King Diamond / Overkill / Night Demon – October 26, 2024 – Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg, FL
Photos by: Brittany Barkasi
King Diamond surely requires no introduction. One of the most iconic acts in metal history, starting with the punk band Brat, then the legendary Mercyful Fate, and from the ashes of...