Aeonian Sorrow – From the Shadows (Self-Released)
A collective outfit with membership from Finland and Greece, Aeonian Sorrow traverse a style that while doomy and gothic as a foundation explores outside extreme and melodic facets. In their ten years together, they’ve...
Buried Realm – The Dormant Darkness (Self-Released)
Back with their fourth album, Buried Realm has always been the one-man act of Josh Dummer. As has been the tradition, The Dormant Darkness may be a solo act, but Dummer continues to grab...
Arch Enemy – A Metallic Dynasty
Long-standing champions of melodic metal, Arch Enemy has always had it's pulse on the metal world. Thirty years into their career, they are still standing strong and providing guitar heroics and driving melodeath anthems....
Savage Master – Dark & Dangerous (Shadow Kingdom Records)
So, I've been on the Savage Master train for several years now. Founded in 2013 by guitarist Adam Neal and vocalist Stacey Savage, the duo transformed their love of heavy metal and horror into...
Lonesome_Blue – The Three in One (Kiwi Records)
The Three in One is the first release from Lonesome_Blue since their 2022 full length, Second to None. Not only does the EP maintain their 'counting' releases (their debut being titled First Utterance), but...
Warfield – With the Old Breed (Napalm Records)
Early in 2012 German brothers Johannes (bass/vocals) and Matthias Celmens (guitar) started Warfield with drummer Dominik Marx to push out a primal Teutonic thrash style that’s familiar to most on a new generation. Issuing...
As The World Dies – Consumed For Destiny
Different factions of death metal penetrate the landscape these days. Some artists going in more progressive or technical directions – others just submerging themselves into the old school style that put this genre on...
Delain – March 23, 2025 – Gramercy Theater, New York, NY
It had been six years since last seeing Delain live, 8 years for Xandria, and never having witnessed Edge of Paradise, last year's announcement that the three Napalm Records groups would be on tour...
Vigilhunter – Vigilhunter (High Roller Records)
Capturing a specific style or period in metal can be a timeless proposition – as is the case here in Italian band Vigilhunter with their self-titled debut album. Some of the material in fact...
Wythersake – At War With Their Divinity (Scarlet Records)
This one was/is cool. Wythersake are back with new album At War With Their Divinity, four years after their debut record Antiquity. Ya know how you can just tell a record's gonna be good...