Album Reviews

Shinedown -  Attention Attention Label: Atlantic Records Release Date: May 4, 2018 It's been a while since I've written a review, and this is my first review for Metal Nation. As a huge Shinedown fan, I'm thrilled to be given the…

Amorphis – Queen of Time Nuclear Blast Release Date: May 18th, 2018 Amorphis released one of the genre’s greatest albums, Under the Red Cloud in 2015, and it is tough to follow a record of that calibre. When the Gods of Metal Nation …

A Sound of Thunder - It Was Metal Label: Mad Neptune Release Date: June 15, 2018 Another year, another fantastic new album from Washington D.C. metal quartet, A Sound of Thunder. At this point I could almost copy and paste my past…

TesseracT - Sonder Label: Kscope Released: April 20, 2018 Djent pioneers TesseracT have just released their fourth full length album Sonder, a dynamic and melodic prog metal offering that could just rival to be their best yet.  Just over…

Frank X - From Planet X Label: Fallen Angels Records Release Date: April 6, 2018 It goes without saying that musicians are really creative people.  Combine musical creativity with a mastery of modern midi technology and an…

Graveshadow - Ambition's Price Label: M-Theory Audio Release Date: April 13, 2017 Somehow it seems fitting that Graveshadow should unleash its M-Theory debut on Friday the 13th. Not because there is some inherent evil to it, but because…

A Perfect Circle - Eat The Elephant Label: BMG Release Date: April 20, 2018 If you have read any of my reviews, you know I write with a lot of emotion, and a lot of heart. I don’t know how to do it any other way, because that is what…

Kobra and the Lotus – Prevail Il Label: Napalm Records Release Date: April 27, 2018 One year after releasing the first half of the band’s double-disc record, Kobra and the Lotus return with Prevail II. The album’s first half, 2017’s…

Octopus - Supernatural Alliance Release Date: March 30, 2018 Label: Rise Above Records The first thing that struck me when perusing the bio for Detroit-based band Octopus was that they formed in 2008.  That was 10 years ago.  Why that’s…

Disconnected - White Colossus Release Date: March 23, 2018 Label: Apathia Records Some music lovers are purists in the sense that they prefer their genres to stay clear and defined and not blur into each other.  Personally, I am a huge…