Reviewed: March 2021 Released: 2021, self- released Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Andrea Di Stasio “Crawling Chaos” is a solid EP that sets its tone from the very first note of the first homonym track: a wonderful gothic atmosphere, where every sound paints darkness with a different voice. The delicate vocals of…
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Butterfly – Doorways of Time
Reviewed: February 2021 Released: 2021, Petrichor Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kat Knite Four experienced musicians with a range of musical backgrounds and influences join forces in Melbourne, Australia, to bring the world a nostalgic dose of Traditional Heavy Metal, laced with vocal harmonies, twin guitars, and massive sounds from the rhythm…
Darklore – The Evil of Man
Reviewed: February 2021 Released: 2021, independent Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Kat Knite Hailing from Brisbane, Australia, a metal quintet by the fitting name of Darklore release their brand new album from fantastical realms. The Evil of Man combines symphonic and melodic elements with a recognisable blackened thrash metal foundation, cemented by lyrics that call upon…
Hell-Born – Natas Liah
Reviewed: January 2021 Released: 2021, Odium Records Rating: 2.5/5 Reviewer: Pete Mutant Polish death metal act Hell-Born have returned with their 6th full release, nearly 13 years after 2008’s ‘Legacy Of The Nephilim’. A bit of a hiatus for the band came to an end as we have recently been…
Corrosium – Undertow
Reviewed: January 2021 Released: 2020, Inverse Records Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Kat Knite Bombastic metal band Corrosium from Kytäjä, Finland emerged in the final stretches of 2020 to deliver us their brand new EP, Undertow. Unlike their debut album, for which some of the songs were written before the formation of the band, the…
Frozen Soul – Crypt Of Ice
Reviewed: January 2021 Released: 2021, Century Media Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Beandog “Blame it on the power of the blunt-force riff and a love for death metal’s past, but in part, blame it on being a band from Texas, a state whose metal roots run deep.” Chad Green namechecks both Pantera…
Interview with DayGlo Mourning
Interview with Ray Miner (drums), Jerimy McNeil (bass & vocals) & Joe Mills (lead guitar & vocals) Interview by: Beandog Facebook / Bandcamp Atlanta’s heavyweight volume merchants, DayGlo Mourning, are preparing to release their newest collection of doom-meets-stoner riffage in the form of Dead Star. Metal Rules got in touch…
CORROSIUM Interview
Interview with Olli Laine (Drummer) and Teppo Tirkkonen (Vocalist) of CORROSIUM Interview by Kat Knite Official Website – Facebook – Instagram – Spotify Listen to Undertow here: Spotify – Amazon Music Bombastic metal band Corrosium from Kytäjä, Finland, have recently released their new EP Undertow through Inverse Records. Check out what they had to…
WITHOUT MERCY Interview
Interview with DJ Temple (guitarist) of WITHOUT MERCY Interview by Kat Knite Official Website – Bandcamp – Facebook – Twitter – Instagram – Spotify Listen to Seismic here: Bandcamp – Spotify – Youtube Music – Deezer Vancouver based death-metal act Without Mercy had been hard at work for the last few years working on fresh material, making sure…
Satan’s Fall – Final Day
Reviewed: December 2020 Released: 2020, High Roller Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Jack Merry SATAN’S FALL are a Finnish heavy metal band formed on the icy streets of Helsinki that are about to unleash a debut album that will warm the hearts and souls of any metalhead unto the world. Entitled Final Day,…
Incursion – The Hunter
Reviewed: December 2020 Released: 2020, No Remorse Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Beandog Given this is the band’s debut release, you would be forgiven for making the assumption Incursion were a newcomer to the American revival of traditional, swords and sorcery themed heavy metal. You would only be half right. Incursion…
Fates Warning – Long Day Good Night
Reviewed: December, 2020 Released: 2020, Metal Blade Records Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Kat Knite I don’t even know where to start with this one. An impressive force in progressive metal for over 35 years, Fates Warning return to the scene with their longest and most epic album yet: Long Day Good Night. Compared…
Without Mercy – Seismic
Reviewed: December, 2020 Released: 2020, self-release Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kat Knite Vancouver based groove-infused death metal band Without Mercy rise like a supermassive tsunami wave over the West coast of Canada and send ripples across the planet with their new release, Seismic. As the skies turn fatal blue and dominate the…
ROB ZOMBIE – Announces 7th studio album + releases new video for “The Triumph of King Freak”
ROB ZOMBIE ANNOUNCES SEVENTH STUDIO ALBUM THE LUNAR INJECTION KOOL-AID ECLIPSE CONSPIRACY OUT MARCH 12 VIA NUCLEAR BLAST.
Transcendence – Towards Obscurities Beyond
Reviewed: October 2020 Released: 2020 – Blood Harvest Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Beandog “Patience and perseverance” – These are the things Transcendence credit for their current position when considering the span of time between their formation in 2013 and the 2020 release of this; their debut album, Towards Obscurities Beyond. …