Gatecreeper – Dark Superstition (Nuclear Blast)
It’s a story as old as time. How many artists have you seen in the metal landscape that make impressive debut records, transitions in the second full-length, only to release a premiere product for...
Cognitive – Abhorrence (Metal Blade)
With well over a decade of brutality under their belts, and three years distance from their fourth album, Matricide, New Jersey's Cognitive return for a new outing with a new label in tow. Known...
Demon – Invincible (Frontiers Music)
Another UK band celebrating their 45th anniversary, Demon has evolved from their traditional heavy metal/hard rock roots that put them on the map in the early years to more of a diverse act that...
Pain – Still Pushing Boundaries
It may have been 8 years since Pain's last album, Coming Home, was released, but mastermind Peter Tägtgren, is never one to rest on his laurels. Between Hypocrisy and the Lindemann project (from which...
Soulline – Reflections (Massacre Records)
Previously privy to the last album Screaming Eyes back in 2022, Soulline returns with another record in Reflections. This Swiss unit chose to tackle various troubled and problematic issues concerning the environment and connection...
Baron – Beneath the Blazing Abyss (Transcending Obscurity)
How a band evolves is always of interest to this scribe. To understand the volcanic death metal of seemingly newcomers Baron, one needs to go back in time a bit. Granted, their first self-titled...
Sonic Universe – It Is What It Is (earMusic)
A ‘supergroup’ tag can get banded about rather liberally in the music business. We all know that if like-minded musicians have the ambition, desire, and resources available, they’ll make music together. That’s the case...
Warlord – Appreciation, Communication, Determination
The fifth studio record for Warlord is Free Spirit Soar – paying homage to guitarist William Tsamis, who left this earth in 2021. Recruiting a stellar group of musicians including vocalist Giles Lavery, keyboardist...
Orion Child – Aesthesis (Art Gates Records)
Versatility allows bands to stand out amongst their peers, especially in the modern scene. Orion Child embraces that statement for their fourth album Aesthesis. The sextet arrived on the scene in the mid-2000s, combining...
Bat – Under the Crooked Claw (Nuclear Blast)
Two-thirds of Municipal Waste participates in another active outfit for Bat – already on the radar screen of this scribe for their last EP Axestasy. With plenty of downtime to work out new songs,...