Reviewed: May, 2021 Released: February 5, 2021, Century Media Records Rating: 4.5/5.0 Reviewer: The Elitist Metalhead Modern thrash can sometimes be a polarizing subject. Sometime around late 2014 and early 2015, I somehow started discovering bands that carried the thrash torch loud and proud. What I found a lot of…
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Solanum – Ruled By The Cruel
Solanum – Ruled By The Cruel Reviewed: May 2021 Released: 2021, HPGD Productions Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz As I’ve previously recounted, I’m kind of ambivalent to the whole crossover scene, but when it’s good, it can be really good. Take the first No Mercy album, anything from late 80’s…
Millstone – Isle
Reviewed: May 2021 Released: 2021, self-release Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kat Knite Isle is the newest release from Siberian metal collective Millstone, each song on the album winding and moving to the beat of its own drum while existing cohesively and potently within the groove/death-metal universe. Written by Ivan Scherbakov and produced by…
ARTILLERY Release Second Single/Video from Upcoming album X
Album artwork by: Martin Helgren On May 7th, Artillery will release their tenth full-length, X, via Metal Blade Records. For a preview of X, a video for the new single, “Turn up the Rage” (produced by Terkel Christensen // Aggressive Artwork), can be viewed at: The previously released single, “In…
Valdaudr-Drapsdalen
Reviewed: April 2021 Released: 2021, Soulseller Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP Dod is one prolific artist. The Norwegian guitarist boasts an impressive resume in many genres of metal from the melodic Scorpions influenced Big City to the fierce Scariot and of course his long-running main band, the old school Death Metal…
Sea of Snakes – World of Fire
Reviewed: April 2021 Released: 2021, Metal Assault Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Jack Merry The debut EP from Californian riff-rockers Sea of Snakes entitled World of Fire (pretty apt under the current global circumstances, wouldn’t you say?) is a generously sized portion of heavy metal, mixed with elements of sludge metal and punk. Comprising…
Necronomicon-The Final Chapter
Reviewed: March, 2021 Released: 2021, El Puerto Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: JP Remember back in 2010 when Iron Maiden named their album THE FINAL CHAPTER and people got worried it was the last Maiden album? Do we have a similar situation here? While that is not my preferred scenario…
Nervosa – Perpetual Chaos
March 2021 January 22nd, 2021 / Napalm Records Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Reviewer: John Haseltine Brazil’s thrash metal titans Nervosa are back with a bludgeoning new album titled PERPETUAL CHAOS. 2021 is already shaping up to be a stellar year for us metalheads, from what I have heard so…
Desfosses, Felix – No Speed Limit:Quebec Metal (1964-1989) (Book review)
Reviewed: March 2021 Published: 2021, Quartz Publications Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: JP This book has been in the works for what seems like years and it finally available. It is no secret that the largely French-speaking province of Quebec is undisputedly the most ‘Metal’ province of Canada. They have had the…
Sacred Oath – Return Of The Dragon
Review Date: March 2021 Released: 2021, Angel Thorne Music Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: RC2000 Hailing from Connecticut, USA power-thrashers Sacred Oath are preparing to release their latest album entitled RETURN OF THE DRAGON. Despite having quite a lengthy career, I wasn’t familiar with the band until now. I’ve been missing out!…
PROTEST – THE CORRUPTION CODE
Reviewed: January 24th 2021 Released: 2020, self-released Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Dennis Dallas, Texas is not only known for it’s oil and cotton industry, there’s also some nice, ass-kicking Metal bands around. Protest did release three Eps in 2020 and all of them sound angry as fuck. As every Metalhead knows…
Waves Of Decay – Burn Your Angel Wings
Review Date: February 2021 Released: 2021, Independent Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: RC2000 Nearly four years have passed since Belgium’s Waves Of Decay released their Cycloptic EP. Now the power-thrashers are back with their latest offering BURN YOUR ANGEL WINGS, released independently by the band. The cover art is very well done…
Laiho, Alexi (w. Silas, Peter) Chaos, Control & Guitar (Book review)
Reviewed: February, 2021 Released: 2020, Johnny Kniga Publishing Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP In very early 2021 (Jan 4th) the world discovered that Alexi Laiho, guitarist and founder of Children Of Bodom had passed away. I personally was not shocked, very disappointed yes, but not shocked. I saw COB on the HEXED…
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…
Unredeemer – 4-19-23 EP
Review Date: January 2021 Released: 2020, Independent Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: RC2000 Unredeemer is a relatively new band from Finland, and they’ve released their 4-song EP called 4-19-23. Vocalist Saša Pul hails from Croatia and joined the band after moving to Finland. After a brief intro, “Defiance” kicks in and right…