So far, 2009 has had its ups and downs. For every Crack The Skye, there’s a letdown like Revelations Of The Black Flame (1349)or something somewhat boring like Evisceration Plague (Cannibal Corpse). However, on this day, the Gods have given us one epic album: In The Constellation Of The Black Widow by the English extreme, [...]
Who knew that working in a field as dry as medical billing would solicit review opportunities? Yes, it’s true. Yours truly is a magnet for music, even at my humble little job. People come far and away, sending promos from Italy, England and Brazil, yet I always make time for the little guys in my [...]
Dream Theater, the beloved and respected progenitors of modern prog metal are back with their latest offering. Black Clouds & Silver Linings, the second album released under Roadrunner Records, has been highly anticipated after 2007’s Systematic Chaos opened Dream Theater up to a whole new fanbase of newer, younger fans. Surpsingly though, DT’s 2009 outing [...]
Suffocation’s latest foray into the world of death metal, Blood Oath, is streaming all this week on their Myspace page. The album will be released on July 14th, while a special edition of the album including an additional mix of “Undeserving” and an instrumental version of “Marital Decimation” – is available for pre-order on iTunes [...]
By Inheritance is one of the greatest thrash metal records ever produced, and a top 5 thrash album for me, so when I listened to Artillery’s first album in 10 years, I had very high expectations. Upon listening to When Death Comes the first time around, I was as shocked as seeing USA beat Spain [...]
Sorry folks, I know I said I was going to post a review on the new Artillery record yesterday, but unfortunately, my router blew up and I didn’t feel like writing a review in the living room with my roommate and friends sitting around (quite distracting). Don’t fret though, because today you will get a [...]
Jesus H Christ…a new Artillery album. Look out world, the Danish fucking masters of thrash metal are fucking back! Look for the review tomorrow!
Album: When Death Comes
Label: Metal Mind Productions
Year: 2009
Before there was Rammstein and Marilyn Manson there was KMFDM. While Ministry were and will probably always be the preeminent industrial metal band, I think that KMFDM are far superior in creativity and catchiness. While not as metal as Ministry perhaps, they are still metal enough in my book.
Album: Nihil
Label: Wax Trax!
Year: 1995
Let’s be honest, hardcore, as we know it, has largely disappeared from the psyche of many listeners. The last 15 years have been filled with a replacement sound that many in “hardcore” today consider the purveyors of the genre, when in reality, hardcore by bands like Sick of It All, Madball, Biohazard, Hatebreed, and latter [...]
Remember when punk and hardcore used to mean something? When pop and melodies weren’t created in order to sell records? When screamo wasn’t forever interlinked with the mainstream notion of what this music was? Well, I am happy to announce a recent discovery of mine via the promo copy of Trigger Effect’s Dare to Ride [...]
