Reviews 0 Review: Ghost’s IMPERA Is the Soundtrack to a New Satanic Panic March 9th, 2022 at 1:02pm MetalSucks With a satanic excess of nostalgic cliches, Ghost are finally taking on the world beyond metal.
Reviews 0 Venom Prison’s Erebos: Be The Change You Want to See In Death Metal February 3rd, 2022 at 8:42am Emperor Rhombus The latest album by the Welsh death metal upstarts brims with energy, even if it feels a little too nutritious at times.
Reviews 0 Album Review: Is Iron Maiden’s Senjutsu a Worthy Addition to Their Arsenal or a Dull Blade? September 2nd, 2021 at 8:59am Jeff Treppel The album has a surprising lack of two of the things Maiden does best: big hooks and big choruses.
Reviews 0 Album Review: Dream Weapon Ain’t Your Daddy’s Genghis Tron (and That’s a Good Thing) March 22nd, 2021 at 1:21pm Axl Rosenberg It will not be on 2021’s heaviest albums. But it’s already one of 2021’s best albums.
Reviews 0 Album Review: Do Lamb of God Go All Black Album on Lamb of God? June 17th, 2020 at 11:39am Jeff Treppel Lamb of God cements Lamb of God’s commitment to being Lamb of God.
Reviews 0 Album Review: Do Trivium Make it Worth Listening to What the Dead Men Say? April 29th, 2020 at 10:20am Jeff Treppel Trivium try to combine their melodic metalcore side with their commercial radio metal side, and have little success.
Reviews 0 Album Review: The Black Dahlia Murder’s Venomous Verminous April 14th, 2020 at 2:29pm Axl Rosenberg The band’s ninth album proves that they are truly in a league of their own.
Reviews 0 Review: Does Testament’s Titans of Creation Live up to their Legacy? April 2nd, 2020 at 10:24am Jeff Treppel Testament are still titans, even if they’re not creating much new here.
Reviews 0 Album Review: Code Orange Get Industrial on Underneath March 10th, 2020 at 11:50am Axl Rosenberg The band has undergone a creative evolution, resulting in their most satisfying release to date.
Reviews 0 Album Review: Does Ozzy Osbourne’s Ordinary Man Let the Ozzman Fly High Again? February 20th, 2020 at 9:34am Jeff Treppel If this ends up being Ozzy’s final album, it’s not a bad note to go out on.
Reviews 0 Album Review: Kvelertak’s Splendid Splid February 13th, 2020 at 1:27pm Axl Rosenberg FINALLY, a worthy follow-up to their 2010 debut.
Reviews 0 Album Review: Suicide Silence (Mostly) Go Back to Being Suicide Silence on Become the Hunter February 12th, 2020 at 12:45pm Axl Rosenberg The deathcore destroyers’ latest should sate fans who hated their last album. But the most experimental material remains the most interesting.
Reviews 0 Album Review: Cattle Decapitation Create an Extinction-Level Event on Death Atlas November 26th, 2019 at 10:02am Jeff Treppel On their latest offering, the band sets their sights higher than they ever have before.
Reviews 0 Album Review: Blood Incantation Reveal the Hidden History of the Human Race November 18th, 2019 at 9:05am Jeff Treppel Blood Incantation take a big step up from their lauded debut, Starspawn.
Reviews 0 Album Review: Abigail Williams Light the Way with Walk Beyond the Dark November 14th, 2019 at 9:15am Jeff Treppel Mastermind Ken Sorceron’s emotive approach to black metal helps Abigail Williams stand out and keeps things engaging.
Reviews 0 Album Review: Do Nile Annhilate Dark Shrines of Vengeance on Vile Nilotic Rites? October 31st, 2019 at 9:24am Jeff Treppel While still an acquired taste, Nile take huge strides towards opening their sound to a wider audience here — relatively speaking.
Reviews 0 Album Review: Do Refused Win the Battle on War Music? October 17th, 2019 at 10:04am Jeff Treppel Where does the band’s fifth album fall in their vaunted discography?
Reviews 0 Album Review: Do Lacuna Coil Save Themselves on Black Anima? October 10th, 2019 at 9:09am Jeff Treppel On their ninth studio album, Lacuna Coil fail to play their own biggest strengths.
Reviews 0 Album Review: Babymetal Conquer the Metal Galaxy October 9th, 2019 at 9:24am Jeff Treppel Babymetal’s third album continues their upward trend in quality, although with a few changes to the formula.
Reviews 0 Album Review: Don’t Wear Sweatpants While Listening to Gatecreeper’s Deserted October 2nd, 2019 at 9:46am Jeff Treppel On their new album, Gatecreeper continue their meticulous exploration of death metal’s history.
