Reviewed: May 2016 Released: 2016, Ulterium Records Rating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: JP Some people say when the economy goes into a downturn people who make Metal music, make more aggressive music. That just might be the case with Inner Wish. As the Greek economy circles the drain, Innerwish have come out…
Ides Of Winters – Minus Twenty o
Reviewed: May 2016 Released: 2016, IndieRating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: JP I reviewed the debut Ides of Winter album a couple of years ago and I said it took me a while to warm up to the band. (get it?) There was no such hesitation this time around with their sophomore effort,…
Thrust – Fist Held High / Reincarnation
Reviewed: May 2016 Released: 2015, Metal BladeRating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: JP When I first saw her she was more beautiful than I ever imagined. Am I talking about the birth of my baby girl? No. I’m talking about the 30th anniversary two-disc reissue of FIST HELD HIGH by Thrust. Following in…
BabyMetal – Metal Resistance
Reviewed: May 2016 Released: 2016, Toy’s FactoryRating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: JP There is no rhyme or reason, sometimes it is pure luck and timing when a person discovers a band. Sometimes a person can be years ‘behind’ (for lack of a better term) or sometimes a person can be an early…
Dead to a Dying World – Litany
Reviewed: May 2016 Released: 2015, Gilead Media Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz Dead to a Dying World describe their sound as “blackened apocalyptic doom”, but that’s a label that doesn’t nearly do justice to the actual music. Yes, there’s a touch of modern American black metal and lots of doom…