Album Reviews

Killswitch Engage - Atonement Label: Metal Blade Release Date: August 16, 2019 Anytime I write about Killswitch Engage, I have to mentally and emotionally prepare myself. I have yet to find a lyricist that continually touches my heart as…

ZED - Volume Label: Ripple Music Release Date: July 26, 2019 Whoa. In a word, that is how I can only begin to describe this album, because it has rendered me speechless. Every once in a while, you find a gem. One you are not expecting,…

John 5 and the Creatures - Invasion Label: 60 Cycle Hum Release Date: July 31, 2019 Most people who listen to music that encompasses incredible guitar playing have a favorite man or woman behind the instrument. I grew up listening to the…

Poste 942 - Long Replay Label: Beer Bear Boar Prod. Release Date: March, 1, 2019 Nothing makes this writer happier than an album that has a bit of everything, keeps me guessing from song to song, but is all done brilliantly. This cannot…

Howling Sycamore - Seven Pathways to Annihilation Label: Prosthetic Records Release Date: June 21, 2019 San Francisco based Howling Sycamore have released their sophomore album, Seven Pathways to Annihilation .  With only 7 songs this…

Baroness - Gold & Grey Label:  Abraxan Hymns Release Date:  June 14, 2019 I want to make one thing perfectly clear right here at the start.  Baroness is one of a very small handful of bands with whose music I feel an almost…

Vader - Thy Messenger Label: Nuclear Blast Records Release Date: May  31, 2019 Polish death-dealers, Vader have bestowed a new Extended Play upon us. Since the band's 1983  inception, they have been dishing out EPs like hot cakes.  From…

Lord Dying - Mysterium Tremendum Label: eOne Music Release Date: April 26, 2019 Sometimes I don’t know where to start with a review. This usually means I am unsure how I feel about the entire album, or I feel too much and cannot put into…

Kyle Shutt - Kyle Shutt Label: Self-Released Release Date: May 6, 2019 Anything you think you know about Kyle Shutt’s style of music can go right out of the window with this album. This is not The Sword or Doom Side of the Moon. If you…

Whitechapel - The Valley Label: Metal Blade Records Album Release: March 29, 2019 Tennessee Deathcore royalty, Whitechapel, revealed its 7th album, The Valley  this week. Before I knew anything about the album or song list, I just…