Zimmers Hole – When You Were Shouting At the Devil…We Were In League With Satan (Century Media Records)
Essentially SYL without Devin, Zimmers Hole isn’t as new as many think – the duo of guitarist Jed Simon and bassist Byron Stroud have been doing the “Hole” for years whenever Townsend would go...
Dark Fortress – Eidolon (Century Media Records)
Given a ringing endorsement by Tom G. Warrior of Celtic Frost, Germany's Dark Fortress (why such the unimaginative name?) have received a nice little push from Century Media, who must feel like this is...
3 – The End Is Begun Special Edition (Metal Blade Records)
A band that has piqued the curiosity of many in both the underground metal and progressive scenes, Woodstock, NY's 3 (or just "Three") are getting the 'ole reissue treatment on one of the most...
Eluveitie – Slania (Nuclear Blast Records)
Scheduled to take part in the inaugural Paganfest with Ensiferum, Tyr, and Turisas (drools on keyboard…), Switzerland’s Eluveitie is the newest participant in the ever-expanding folk metal arena. Part Battlelore, part Dark Tranquillity (especially...
Landmine Marathon/Scarecrow – Split (Level Plane)
‘Tis a cool concept for a split – two bands that actually don’tsound like each other, Landmine Marathon continuing in their rumbling, primitive (lots of Bolt Thrower) approach to crusty death metal, while Scarecrow surprisingly emerges as...
Dead to Fall – Are You Serious? (Victory Records)
With nothing more to show than a reputation as a good live band, Chicago’s Dead to Fall have veered off the metalcore path with a tongue-and-cheek album ragging on the scene they have been bottom-feeders of...
To-Mera – Delusions (Candlelight Records)
Clearly one of the more left-field and adventurous albums to feature standard female vocals, Delusions from To-Mera is a bit too much on the experimental side, the band unable to recreate the sterling dynamics from its...
Agalloch – The White (Vendlus Records)
Limited to only 2,000 copies, The White is an EP featuring various ditties Agalloch has recorded the past three years. 'Tis a cool thing because their latest few length, Ashes Against The Grain one was one 2006's shining...
Hellhammer – Demon Entrails (Century Media Records)
For anyone in search of a good read and some of the most honest and bare-bones insight on the 80’s metal underground, check out Tom G. Warrior’s Are You Morbid? - Into the Pandemonium of...
Iron Maiden – Live After Death DVD (Sony BMG)
The second part in Maiden’s “Story Of” series, the Live After Death DVD not only features the live concert in which bears its name, it also contains a 60-minute documentary detailing the recording of the Powerslave album and the massive...