Kreator – Hordes of Chaos (SPV Records)
Not too enthused about having to give this an 8/10, especially considering how monumental and fresh 2001’s Violent Revolution and 2005’sEnemy of God were. Yet, here are Mille and the gang, back at it after a four-year...
Nevermore – Year of the Voyager DVD (Century Media Records)
In a career spanning nearly 15 years, this is the first proper visual documentation of Nevermore and true to form, it’s top-notch, supremely-performed and captivating across the board. From strictly a format point of...
Six Feet Under – Death Rituals (Metal Blade Records)
Isn't it strange how different the career paths of Cannibal Corpse and Six Feet Under are? Seriously, wasn't Barnes and co. supposed to be the break out, massively commercial death metal band? And wasn’t Cannibal supposed...
Beneath the Massacre – Dystopia (Prosthetic Records)
Deathcore is still getting a fair amount of air time, which means that its time is almost up and thank Sweet Jesus for that. While we’re at it, it’s probably important to pick up...
Arch Enemy – Tyrants of the Rising Sun – Live In Japan DVD (Century Media Records)
The first territory to embrace post-Carcass Michael Amott and Arch Enemy, it is only fitting our neighbors in the land of the rising sun get the live concert DVD treatment from the Swedes. Professionally...
Suspyre – When Time Fades… (Sensory)
The type album that can really make one sour on progressive metal,When Time Fades…, the third offering from New Jersey progsters Suspyre is as vanilla as they come, made all the more tepid by...
Samothrace – Life’s Trade (20 Buck Spin)
Some lightbulb had to have gone off in the collective brain of Samothrace, as this might be the first legitimate combo of sludgy, c-r-a-w-l-i-n-g to a s-t-a-n-d-s-t-i-l-l doom that is so melodically competent, it...
Total Fucking Destruction – Peace, Love, and Total Fucking Destruction (Enucleation Records)
Grind doesn't have a great deal of actual characters, save for Napalm Death’s Barney Greenway and the man and band in question, Rich Hoak and Total Fucking Destruction. Hoak, already a grind veteran by way of...
Hirax – Thrash and Destroy DVD (Selfmadegod Records)
One of the few bands that were still plugging thrash before the current revitalization, Los Angeles-based Hirax are rightfully reaping the rewards of this second wave. While they never cracked the upper-tier of thrash,...
Dead Shape Figure – The Grand Karoshi (Season of Mist Records)
Recalling a time when Hatesphere was actually writing melodic, knife-in-the-throat thrash (i.e. Bloodred Hatred), Finland’s Dead Shape Figure eschew the trappings of new/old-school thrash for the razor-sharp thrash approach resembling that of a less streamlined...