Reviewed: January 2013 Released: 2012, AFM RecordsRating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: Erich Bloodbound returns with their fifth album and at this point you are either on board with the Swedish powermetalers or you are not. Either way, IN THE NAME OF METAL is unlikely to make old fans jump ship, or inspire…
Beyond Threshold – Who We Are
Reviewed: January 2013 Released: 2012, RSKRating: 2.0/5 Reviewer: Metal-Rules.com UK Team Beyond Threshold; a band that urges people to ‘push beyond the threshold of anyone or anything that would try to hold them down’, describe themselves as truly unique powerhouse, a diverse mixture of young musicians aspiring to push the…
Wormfood – Decade
Reviewed: January 2013 Released: 2012, Apathia RecordsRating: 2.0/5 Reviewer: Metal-Rules.com UK Team Wormfood are a 5 piece gothic metal band originating from France. They formed in 2001, and after releasing 4 full length albums, they have come back to give us their first compilation album. I love eclectic music more…
Bornholm – Inexorable Defiance
Reviewed: January 2013 Released: 2013, NoiseArt RecordsRating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: Metal-Rules.com UK Team This 5 piece pagan metal band formed in 2000 in Budapest, Hungary. This is their 3rd full length album, with their debut “On The Way Of The Hunting Moon” and “March For Glory And Revenge” released in 2003…
Aeon – Aeons Black
Reviewed: January 2013 Released: 2012, Metal Blade RecordsRating: 2.0/5 Reviewer: Metal-Rules.com UK Team Aeon are a 5 piece Swedish death metal band who formed in 1999. This album is the bands 4th full length studio album. I have a bit of a sore point when it comes to death metal,…
Acrimonious – Sunyata
Reviewed: January 2013 Released: 2012, Agonia RecordsRating: 3.0/5 Reviewer: Metal-Rules.com UK Team Acrimonious are a 5 piece black metal band from Athens, forming in 2003. “Sunyata” is their 2nd full length album after their full length debut, “Purulence” released in 2009. These occult, black metallers have returned with more of…
Saille – Ritu
Reviewed: January 2013 Released: 2013, Code666 RecordsRating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Metal-Rules.com UK Team If you’re already familiar with their work, it seems there isn’t a great deal you can say about Belgium’s Saille (correct pronunciation Sahl-Yeh,) which hasn’t been said before. Having constantly drawn comparison to bands such as Emperor, this…
Deathtale – Apocalyptic Deadline
Reviewed: January 2013 Released: 2012, Terrasound RecordsRating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Metal-Rules.com UK Team The album opens with a heart beat in a hospital setting, followed by an intricate melodic piece, with your mind set that somethings going to kick in and kick in heavy. As the heart beat dies away and…
Orden Ogan – The Things We Believe In [EP]
Reviewed: January 2013 Released: 2012, AFM RecordsRating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Metal-Rules.com UK Team Having been quite a seasoned and revered band since their formation in 1996 , Orden Ogan have been held up in the same way as Blind Guardian have been; and their current discography and well established sound both…
Blood Legion – Self-titled EP
Reviewed: January 2013 Released: 2012, TFHM ProductionsRating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Metal-Rules.com UK Team Facing various line-up changes and tightening a sound that begun back in 2008, Blood Legion have set their mark firmly on the Death Metal scene, with various tours in the pipeline and a full-length debut album on the…
Darkthrone – A Blaze in the Northern Sky (20th Anniversary Reissue)
Reviewed: January 2013 Released: 2012, Peaceville RecordsRating: 5.0/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz While it’s true that there are other black metal bands that pre-date Darkthrone, it’s also true that their 1992 sophomore release A BLAZE IN THE NORTHERN SKY was unquestionably the blueprint for the black metal genre as we know…
Adrenechrome – Hideous Appetites
Reviewed: January 2013 Released: 2012, IndependentRating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: Metal-Rules.com UK Team Whilst a feast of classic thrash and progressive technicality can leave one a little worried about indigestion, dial up your appetites to 11 because Adrenechrome have concocted a winning recipe. This four-piece from Ontario, Canada clearly know their way…