Ayr – Interview with R.C. (guitars, bass, synth, vocals) Interview by Pete Mutant Band links: www.facebook.com/ayrofficial/ ayrofficial.bandcamp.com/ Hey and thank you for your time. Where did the name of the band come from? At this point I can’t recall. I’ve seen some things online suggesting that we named it after…
Undead – Existential Horror
Reviewed: September 2020 Released: 2020, Kadabra Music Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Pete Mutant Undead were an unknown band for me but, I have to say, they will be one that sticks from now on. Their first full length effort ‘Existential Horror’ is a fine example of modern death metal which comes…
Ayr – The Dark
Review Date: September, 2020 Released: 2020, Wolves of Hades Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Pete Mutant Ayr, you ever been there? Pretty bleak and miserable place on the west coast of Scotland. I live not too far away so I know this to be true. Ayr (the band) though, are not from…
The Hawkins – Silence is a Bomb
Reviewed: September 2020 Released: 2020, The Sign Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Lisa Nash The Hawkins started out in a small Swedish town back in 2013, building their reputation on live gigs and e.p’s culminating in a huge chance to tour Russia in 2016. Mixing elements of rock, pop, punk and…
Veonity – Sorrows
Reviewed: September, 2020 Released: 2020, Scarlet Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Jack Merry The fourth studio album from Scandanavian power metal outfit Veonity is an impressive beast. Setting a slighter darker and heavier tone than the band’s previous releases, Sorrows is a bold step into the future of metal that only falters a couple…
Sonic Circus – Everything
Reviewed: September 2020 Released: 2020, self-released Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Rebecca Bush Sonic Circus released their debut single ‘Princess Blues’ and made their live debut to a sold out show at the Cherry Bar, back in 2018. Now the Australian rock trio make their return with their debut album, ‘Everything‘, produced…
Svederna – Härd
Reviewed: September 2020 Released: 2020, Carnal Records Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis Svederna, one of Sweden’s recent additions to its black metal horde are back with third studio album: Härd, which translates to “hearth” in their native tongue. From their press release, they say a hearth is where all things…
Self Hypnosis – Contagion Of Despair
Reviewed: September 2020 Released: 2020 – Svart Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Beandog For those wanting to know more a bit more about the roots of Self Hypnosis, your starting point will undoubtedly be Kris Clayton’s Camel Of Doom outfit. As Clayton’s songwriting became more experimental, he made the decision to…
Pain of Salvation – Panther
Reviewed: September 2020 Released: 2020, InsideOut Music Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Kieron Hayes Pain of Salvation are rightly considered consummate heavyweights in the world of progressive music, and Panther aptly demonstrates just why. As always with any album that is inspired by more than a simple desire to keep making enjoyable…
The Last Reign – Evolution
Reviewed: September 2020 Released: 2020, independent Rating: 2.5/5 Reviewer: Kieron Hayes Melodeath is a tricky one to pull off these days, at least on its own merits. It’s a style that took extreme metal in fresh and interesting directions 20-25 years ago, but since then the quality has varied wildly.…
Pessimist – Slaughtering the Faithful
Reviewed: September 2020 Released: 2020 (original release: 2002), independent Rating: 1.5/5 Reviewer: Kieron Hayes Originally released in 2002, Slaughtering the Faithful is the third (and for now, last) full-length album of Pessimist, now remastered and re-released independently, perhaps as a prelude to new material round the corner. Slaughtering the Faithful…
Arrogant Destruktor – No Fucking Mercy
Reviewed: September 2020 Released: 2020, Analog Ragnarök Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis No Fucking Mercy is the second studio outing from Birmingham’s Arrogant Destruktor, a group of guys who love the old school sound of black metal and don’t pull any punches with their output. In all, this record has…
Abduction / Nocturnal Prayer – Intercontinental Death Conspiracy [Split]
Reviewed: September, 2020 Released: 2020, Inferna Profundus Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Jack Merry Certain readers of Metal-Rules may be surprised to find out that this split EP created by UK band Abduction and Canadians Nocturnal Prayer is my first real experience with the genre of black metal. Entitled Intercontinental Death Conspiracy, the seven-track…
Angelic Desolation – Quorum of Unspeakable Curses
Reviewed: September 2020 Released: 2020, Self-released Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine Denver, Colorado death/grind/thrash metal quartet Angelic Desolation bring their latest EP in the shape of Quorum of Unspeakable Curses, due for release September 25th. It follows their 2018 debut album Rumpus Time Is Over. The band states: “Angelic Desolation…
Dying Vision – The Death and its Slaughter
Reviewed: September 2020 Released: 2020, Self Released Rating: 5/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis In a year overrun by a murderous pandemic stealing the lives of the best part of a million innocent people, the genre of death metal seems more appropriate than ever – particularly from bands who like to explore…