Seven Kingdoms – Sabrina Valentine Cruz’s 70,000 Tons of Metal Tour Diary
We left the house around 7 PM on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, to head to Miami for the 70000 Tons of Metal Cruise. This was our second time playing this amazing festival, and it’s...
Thundermother – Dirty & Divine (AFM Records)
Changes abound in the camp of Swedish outfit Thundermother since their last solid release Black & Gold. Latest singer Linnea Vikström Egg and drummer Joan Massing join veteran guitarist Filippa Nässil and bassist Majsan...
Killswitch Engage – This Consequence (Metal Blade)
The first new release from Killswitch Engage since 2019's Atonement, This Consequence is their ninth full length overall. The metalcore juggernaut doesn't need much of an introduction at this point, as one of the...
Brainstorm – Level Up
The delivery of consistent, high-quality heavy metal from a power / thrash-like angle for over thirty-five years is not a usual occurrence. Especially when coming from one act amidst all the struggle, turmoil, and...
Little Lilith – Retribution (Discordia Records)
Japanese djent band Little Lilith return with their third EP in the form of Retribution. Their first since 2023's Strike, though the group has been active with a few singles since then. They originally...
Rioghan – Kept (Inverse Records)
The evolution of Rioghan from a solo project to a five-piece outfit has been interesting. Originally an outlet for singer-poetess Rioghan Darcy, the band expanded to a trio following the release of their debut...
Retromorphosis – Psalmus Mortis (Season of Mist)
It goes almost without say that Spawn of Possession was a legendary group within the tech death scene. Their arguable pinnacle, Incurso, was a frantic statement that left their mark and sadly left a...
Enemy Inside – Evolving Venom
Never a band that was dead set on playing by the rules, it's been interesting to hear Enemy Inside grow and change since their first release in 2018 . Since then, they've moved further...
Emanon – No Name (Nippon Columbia)
A four member hard rock band/metal from Japan, Emanon are out to carve a niche for themselves in the burgeoning scene. Yes, Emanon stems from the name of their album in reverse, No Name,...
Katerina Nicole – Serene in Violent Oceans (Self-Released)
Take it or leave it, there's been a lot of hybridization within more modern metal in recent years. A number of groups are choosing to embrace a sound that has a metallic base to...