Reviewed: January 2009 Released: 2008, Metal Mind ProductionsRating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz Preamble/Intro A live concert fem 2008 in Poland
Kimmo Kuusniemi Band (Sarcofagus) – Motorbirds (DVD)
Reviewed: January 2009 Released: 2008, Self-releasedRating: 5.0/5 Reviewer: Luxi Lahtinen Preamble/Intro –
Arhont – S/T
Reviewed: January 2009 Released: 2008, Battlegod ProductionsRating: 3.0/5 Reviewer: Luxi Lahtinen Good metal can come from any part of the world nowadays, right? From Bitola, Macedonia, comes this death metal act called Arhont that has also got their self-titled debut full-length album out last year, on the Australian label Battlegod…
Belladonna – THE NOIR ALBUM
Reviewed: January 2009 Released: 2009, Belladonna RecordsRating: 0.1/5 Reviewer: Stu Occupier Here we have an Italian band who have made quite a headway in the USA with high profile support slots to the likes of Nine Inch Nails and Korn. Their 2006 self-produced debut “Metaphysical Attraction” became an instant hit…
With Faith Or Flames – A Conquest Triumphant
Reviewed: January 2009 Released: 2008, Stand And Deliver RecordsRating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Robert Williams With Faith Or Flames hailing from Chattanooga, Tennessee bring forth the band’s sophomore effort with A CONQUEST TRIUMPHANT. Melodic guitar leads open the disc quickly on “Continuum” followed by the throaty vocals of vocalist Ian Sharp who…
Orange Sky – Dat Iz Voodoo
Reviewed: January 2009 Released: 2008, Star City Recording CompanyRating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Robert Williams You may already be familiar with the Trinidad based hard rockers Orange Sky from their previous tour outings supporting Yngwie Malmsteen in the United States and Canada. The band\’s music is often referred to as the theoretical…
Ministry – Adios…Puta Madres…
Reviewed: January 2009 Released: 2009, 13th Planet RecordsRating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: Robert Williams Thirteen live tracks recorded over the course of Ministry\’s 75 city \”C U Latour\” document the final live offering from industrial metal\’s most prolific and important act. As is usually the case with Ministry and live albums (IN…
Praetorius – Taste Death
Reviewed: January 2009 Released: 2008, Heaven & Hell RecordsRating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Robert Williams TASTE DEATH, the 2008 release from Raleigh, North Carolina\’s heavy metal outfit Praetorius begins abruptly with \”Pirates Of The West\” a mid tempo double bass heavy number before launching into the title track \”Taste Death, Live Life\”…
Zonaria – The Cancer Empire
Reviewed: January 2009 Released: 2009, Century MediaRating: 2.5/5 Reviewer: Bruce Sanchez After releasing INFAMY AND THE BREED in 2007 via Pivotal records, Zonaria has signed to Century Media offering THE CANCER EMPIRE as their newest ominous opus. Drawing influences from Hypocrisy and Dimmu Borgir (especially Dimmu Borgir), THE CANCER EMPIRE…
Bloodbath – THE FATHOMLESS MASTERY
Reviewed: January 2009 Released: 2008, PeacevilleRating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: Mr. Rock The Swedish death machine is back! On this, they’re third full length disc, Bloodbath continue to pay homage to classic death metal, while pushing the genre forward with great songs, passionate playing, and top notch production. Mikael “…kerfeldt, who returns…
Various Artists – ISRAEL UNLEASHED
Reviewed: January 2009 Released: 2008, JMGRating: 3.0/5 Reviewer: Mr. Rock ISRAEL UNLEASHED, the very best metal and rock from the holy land, is a compilation disc released through JMG featuring some of the best unsigned bands from the Israeli music scene. Simply put, this disc is a surprise as when…
White Zombie – Let Sleeping Corpses Lie
Reviewed: January 2009Released: 2008, Geffen RecordsRating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: Celtic Bob This 4 disc set has just about everything you could want from White Zombie and probably more. It’s all here from early tracks to radio edits to cover songs all in one nice package. LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE is more…
Left to Vanish – VERSUS THE THRONE
Reviewed: January 2009 Released: 2008, Lifeforce RecordsRating: 2.5/5 Reviewer: Munkwunk In case you haven\’t heard of them before, Left to Vanish is a new band out of Philadelphia who perform a standard blend of hardcore and death metal. The bright green colors on the cover of their new album, VERSUS…
HeXen – State Of Insurgency
Reviewed: January 2009 Released: 2008, Old School Metal RecordsRating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Munkwunk Hexen is a relative newcomer to the Los Angeles thrash metal scene, but they have already begun to make a name for themselves with their first full-length album, STATE OF INSURGENCY. Singer and bassist Andre Hartoonian is all…
Beyond The Grave – SANDS OF DESOLATION
Reviewed: January 2009 Released: 2008, n/aRating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: Munkwunk When I unwrapped the cellophane from the jewel case containing this CD, I assumed that I was going to be listening to a full-length album by a well-established band which I had just, for what ever reason, not heard of before.…