The Destro – Harmony of Discord (Ironclad Recordings/Metal Blade)
The Pantera ship has sailed long ago, unless you’re Throwdown or the band in question, The Destro. On one hand, the band’s simplistic and punch-in-the-gut tactics are a welcome respite from most of the...
The Red Chord – Fed Through the Teeth Machine (Metal Blade Records)
A band that often finds itself in the crosshairs of the modern death and grindcore scenes, The Red Chord continue to adapt their well-honed blend of DM into new territory with Fed Through the Teeth...
Drudkh – Forgotten Legends (Season of Mist/Underground Legends)
Wisely getting the reissue treatment from Season of Mist subsidiary Underground Activists, Forgotten Legends is the 2003 debut album from Ukrainian black metallers Drudkh. In the span of six years, this trio has gone from total...
Swallow the Sun – New Moon (Spinefarm Records)
The Finns are gradually becoming less and less of a well-kept secret, which should only heighten the impact of New Moon, an album that eclipses the underwhelming Hope from two years ago. Swallow the Sun’s painstakingly crafted...
Dark Tranquillity – Where Death Is Most Alive (Century Media Records)
Now the lone, sole flag-bearer of the Gothenburg melodic death metal sound, Dark Tranquillity gets reflective and retrospective on Where Death Is Most Alive. Comprised of a 2-CD live show and 2-DVD live show/career documentary and promo...
Krallice – Dimensional Bleedthrough (Profound Lore Records)
A quick turnaround from the face-melter that was last year’s self-titled effort, New York-based USBM merchants Krallice return with Dimensional Bleedthrough, a marginal advancement of their hyper, frenetic take on primitive BM. It’s not as...
Nocturnal Fear – Metal of Honor (Moribund Records)
Michigan death-thrash act comprising two official members in Rev. Chris Slavehunter Ph.D on guitars and bass with Aggressor on drums as session screamer Doomy G. Blackthrash handles the vocals. They’ve been on the scene...
Expulsion – Wasteworld (Deepsend Records)
Those well-entrenched in the underground may think this Explusion means a resurrection of the Swedish death troop who released two albums in the mid-90’s before dissolving in 1999. However, you would be wrong -...
Mr. Death – Detached For Life (Agonia Records)
Dig the name actually, sorta like a “Mr. Big” of death metal, one has to think, although Mr. Death is mostly comprised of cast-offs from Treblinka and Tiamat, so super group this is not....
Emmure – Felony (Victory Records)
Perhaps it was inevitable that all of these garbage deathcore bands started to revisit their nu metal roots. Did anyone believe any of these bands (i.e. Suicide Silence, The Acacia Strain, et al, and...