Browsing all articles from July, 2010.
Review: Dead Heroes Club – A Time of Shadow (2009)
Technicality and elegance amongst the progressive elite didn’t start in metal, and in fact, all of the hallmarks that make progressive “metal” so impressive can all be traced back to the greats that made progressive rock separate from the rest of the world. Dead Heroes Club is not metal, but they are quintessentially prog. Combining [...]
AMR Exclusive: Across the Sun Video For “Angelic Deception”
Brand new video for Across the Sun’s “Angelic Deception” from their brand new EP Pestilence and Rapture available now on iTunes!
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Master To Embark on South American Tour
Legendary death metal giants Master will embark on a five-week South American tour, stretching 15 dates across numerous Brazilian territories. Dubbed Masters Of Hate 2010, the tour will commence on January 14, 2010 with a final destination at the Otacílio Rock Festival in Santa Catarina, Brazil on February 21, 2010. Joining Master as tour-support throughout [...]
Review: Slayer – World Painted Blood (2009)
Unlike many of their thrash peers from their 80’s heyday, Slayer has remained as heavy as ever, putting out album after album of pulse pounding, boundary pushing, audible heresy. However, many metalheads (i.e. those who don’t cut themselves in the name of the band as a form of ridiculous worship), have been critical of several [...]
Puscifer’s New EP May Have A Long Name, But It Makes Me Giggle
I find it kind of funny that Puscifer is so popular amongst the metal community considering it really isn’t metal music. In fact, there isn’t a heavy riff to be found anywhere on Puscifer’s latest effort, “C” is for (Please Insert Sophomoric Genitalia Reference Here) E.P., but it’s catchy, and I guess fun translates to [...]
Review: Evile – Infected Nations (2009)
First and foremost, let me preface this review by saying that my thoughts are with Evile after the untimely passing of bassist Mike Alexander. While not as a result of unnatural causes if you will, Mike’s passing reminds me too much of Cliff Burton’s death. Mike died right at the pinnacle of the band breaking [...]
Napalm and Noise Tour Dates
Nov 20 2009 6:00P Elgin, Illinois
Nov 21 2009 6:00P Grand Rapids, Michigan
Nov 22 2009 6:00P Louisville, Kentucky
Nov 23 2009 6:00P Rochester, New York
Nov 24 2009 6:00P Buffalo, New York
Nov 25 2009 6:00P Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 27 2009 6:00P Columbus, Ohio
Nov 28 2009 6:00P Indianapolis, Indiana
Nov 29 2009 6:00P Des Moines, Iowa
Nov 30 2009 6:00P Omaha, Nebraska
Dec [...]
Dusted Angel Announce Mini West Coast Tour
Cali doom rockers Dusted Angel confirm a five-day West Coast jaunt with Nebula late this month and into December.
The Santa Cruz-based doom/rock unit DUSTED ANGEL features members of Bl’ast, Spaceboy, Gargautula and more. Their debut EP is available via Itunes now, with an extra song that is not available on the 7″ release of the [...]
Review: Factory of Dreams – A Strange Utopia (2009)
I was looking forward to this album for sometime from Portuguese prog metallers Factory of Dreams after listening to one song which I thought held a lot of potential. After waiting for several weeks, I finally received the full length A Strange Utopia, upon listening to it in its entirety a few times, I can [...]
Review: Aetherius Obscuritas – Black Medicine/Fekete Orvossag (2009)
Hungarian black metal. Just writing that makes it sound evil and foreboding doesn’t it? Aetherius Obscuritas have been around since 2002, but Black Medicine is my first exposure to the band, and it’s definitely a well received one.
The vocals of Arkhorrl (who actually also records all the instruments) is the highlight of Black Medicine, they [...]
