Ghost Brigade – Isolation Songs (Season of Mist Records)
It’s the sort of thing some of us metal-journos live for: a band making a gargantuan leap from album to the next, developing, evolving…getting better. We’re so inundated with releases nowadays that it’s commonplace...
Municipal Waste – Massive Aggressive (Earache Records)
Hailing from Virginia, Municipal Waste epitomize a love of crossover thrash and partying- gaining large number of accolades for their energetic, fun loving live antics. Massive Aggressive hits the streets as their fourth full length platter,...
Ravage – The End of Tomorrow (Metal Blade Records)
On the outskirts of Boston, a young quintet of musicians follow their hearts through rarely known terrain for their territory. In the land of hardcore, metalcore and tribute bands, Ravage dare to dream in colors of...
Swashbuckle – Back to the Noose (Nuclear Blast Records)
Totally on board for this and yeah, we’ll pun-the-fuck out of this review if we have to. Pirate metal without the sea-faring sound elements ala Alestorm (who are of equal value), New Jersey’s Swashbuckle prove...
Blood Tsunami – Grand Feast For Vultures (Candlelight Records)
Slayer here, Slayer there, Slayer everywhere. Grand Feast For Vultures, the second offering from Norway’s Blood Tsunami takes more than a fair share of cues from Araya, King, and co. and it’s less engaging as...
Warbringer – Waking Into Nightmares (Century Media Records)
Growing up in the original thrash wave of the mid to late 1980’s, I’m happy to see a return thanks to the second generation of fans who desire to keep the energy, the spirit...
Merauder – God Is I (Regain Records)
When hardcore stays in the metallic vein, the results are more often than not, above-average. Merauder, who have made a career out of just staying a notch below the likes of Madball, Sworn Enemy, and Terror,...
Horde of Hel – Blodskam (Moribund Records)
Comprised of members of the Swedish black metal scene (we’re guessing at least someone from Marduk is in this band), Horde of Hel’s industrial BM leanings are without the over-produced and futuristic vibe that...
The Psyke Project – The Dead Storm (Lifeforce Records)
A stark contrast to the overly-glossy sounds currently emanating from Denmark (read: Raunchy, Volbeat, et al), The Psyke Project keep it ugly and uglier throughout The Dead Storm. It has the necessary rumble and roll...
Evile – Infected Nations (Earache Records)
What’s the old cliché of the rock business? You have forever to write your first album but six months to capture magic in a bottle for the follow-up? UK thrashers Evile hit the scene...