Municipal Waste Interview and The Art Of Partying Review
Tuesday July 31, 2007
The thrash band Municipal Waste returns with a new album, the follow-up to their very well received Hazardous Mutation. This time around the band recorded with Zeuss (Hatebreed, Shadows Fall) ... Read More
Evergreen Terrace - Wolfbiker Review
Monday July 30, 2007
Evergreen Terrace has always straddled the line between metal, hardcore and punk. It's only appropriate that their move to Metal Blade Records also brings a little more of a metal ... Read More
Dream Theater Interview
Monday July 30, 2007
Dream Theater have been one of the pioneers of progressive metal. Their latest album Systematic Chaos was recently released, and was the highest charting Dream Theater album yet. They recently ... Read More
Slough Feg - Hardworlder Review
Sunday July 29, 2007
They've been around since the early '90s and have accumulated a loyal fan base and influenced a lot of bands, but Slough Feg have flown below the mainstream radar. The ... Read More
Nodes Of Ranvier - Defined By Struggle Review
Saturday July 28, 2007
Defined By Struggle sees the band exploring a few different genres. They are a metalcore band who also incorporate Scandanavian metal, death metal and thrash metal into their music. The ... Read More
Widow - Nightlife Review
Friday July 27, 2007
Widow has gone through a major change since their last album. Gone is female vocalist Lili, replaced on clean vocals with guitarist John E. Wooten.
The band's third album is ... Read More
Mondo Generator Drops Off Ozzfest 2007
Thursday July 26, 2007
Nick Oliveri and The Mondo Generator have dropped off this year's Ozzfest. Frontman Nick Oliveri issued the following statement:
"It's very disappointing but Mondo Generator has been forced to ... Read More
The Red Chord - Prey For Eyes Review
Thursday July 26, 2007
The strength of Prey For Eyes is the songwriting. The Red Chord constructs memorable riffs on top of memorable riffs, making the dense, complex and technical songs also very catchy. ... Read More
At The Throne Of Judgment - The Arcanum Order Review
Wednesday July 25, 2007
The Arcanum Order is a promising debut. The band's musicianship is excellent, with thundering riffs and guitar solos. As far as genres, At The Throne Of Judgment does use breakdowns ... Read More
Three - The End Is Begun Review
Tuesday July 24, 2007
The progressive band Three (also known as 3) are back with their latest album. Last year's Wake Pig was picked up and re-released by Metal Blade Records to a lot ... Read More
Nile - Ithyphallic Review
Monday July 23, 2007
Ithyphallic continues Nile's brutal death metal sprinkled with Egyptian/Middle Eastern lyrics and influences. Most of the time they careen forward at warp speed with crushing riffs and devastating blast beats. ... Read More
Memfis - The Wind-Up Review
Sunday July 22, 2007
The Wind-Up is an interesting combination of extreme metal and mellow interludes. They'll go from intense industrial metal to a more traditional groovy metal to a dreamy, acoustic slow part. ... Read More
Iron Fire - Blade Of Triumph Review
Saturday July 21, 2007
Blade Of Triumph is polished power metal with big hooks and epic melodies. My main criticism of the band's last album, Revenge, is that the songs were fairly generic and ... Read More
Turisas - The Varangian Way Review
Friday July 20, 2007
It's often been said that a band has their whole lives to write their first album and only a few months to do the second. The result is often the ... Read More
Nick Oliveri Interview and Mondo Generator - Dead Planet: SonicSlowMotionTrails Review
Thursday July 19, 2007
Bassist Nick Oliveri got his start with Kyuss in the early ‘90s, and was also a member of Queens Of The Stone Age. During the late ’90s he formed Mondo ... Read More
Malevolent Creation - Doomsday X Review
Wednesday July 18, 2007
Doomsday X is Malevolent Creation's 10th album, a brutal effort with songs that barrel along at warp speed, but still have great grooves. In addition to the blast beats and ... Read More
Candlemass Interview and King Of The Grey Islands Review
Tuesday July 17, 2007
The legendary and groundbreaking doom metal band Candlemass reunited a few years ago and released a very well received self-titled album in 2005. After Candlemass had most of their next ... Read More
Samael - Solar Soul Review
Sunday July 15, 2007
The Swiss band Samael began as more of a straight ahead black metal band, but over the years their sound evolved as they added more industrial and electronic elements. Their ... Read More
Droid - Droid Review
Saturday July 14, 2007
Even though Droid is from the west coast (Long Beach, California), their debut album has the vibe and intensity of east coast metal. Droid has already toured with bands like ... Read More
Blinded By Faith - Weapons Of Mass Distraction Review
Friday July 13, 2007
Weapons Of Mass Distraction finds Blinded By Faith evolving in all areas. Musically they still play symphonic black metal, but have added more extreme and intense influences to the mix. ... Read More
Symphony X Interview
Thursday July 12, 2007
Symphony X fans have been anxiously awaiting the band’s latest release, and after five years, Paradise Lost has finally arrived. It’s not a concept album per se, but it is ... Read More
Beatallica Interview and Sgt. Hetfield's Motorbreath Pub Band Review
Tuesday July 10, 2007
Beatallica are a very unusual band. The Milwaukee, Wisconsin group blends Metallica with the Beatles, and I don’t mean their influences. They take parts of Metallica songs and parts of ... Read More
W.A.S.P. - Dominator Review
Saturday July 7, 2007
W.A.S.P.'s 13th studio album is Dominator, and it is rock solid from beginning to end. They don't vary much from their trademark sound, but they do it so well there's ... Read More
Circus Diablo - Circus Diablo Review
Friday July 6, 2007
Circus Diablo is a blast of straightforward, very well played hard rock/metal. The songs are really catchy with some memorable hooks and choruses. Even though they are melodic, there's still ... Read More
Behemoth - The Apostasy Review
Thursday July 5, 2007
The Apostasy is a crushing album that also has fantastic musicianship. Behemoth also infuses some Middle Eastern influences into a few of the songs, which adds an interesting flavor. Inferno's ... Read More
Korpiklaani Interview
Wednesday July 4, 2007
The Finnish band Korpiklaani is quickly winning converts with their rousing brand of folk metal. After last year’s well received Tales Along This Road, the band returns with the same ... Read More
Hacavitz - Katun Review
Tuesday July 3, 2007
Katun continues the band's blackened death metal sound. The production is raw and the songs are mostly fast and brutal. Blazing guitars and battering blast beats pound you into submission. ... Read More
Napalm Death - Punishment In Capitals Review
Monday July 2, 2007
Punishment In Capitals was recorded back in 2002 in London and was released overseas, but it is now available in the U.S. for the first time. The band's lineup for ... Read More
June 2007 Best Heavy Metal CDs
Sunday July 1, 2007
At the halfway point 2007 is shaping up to be another really strong year for heavy metal. The first half of the year saw the release of some great CDs, ... Read More