Album Reviews

Flotsam and Jetsam - The End of Chaos Label: AFM Records Release Date: January 18, 2019 I’m just going to put it out there—2018 pretty well sucked for thrash metal. There just weren’t too many gems to speak of.  Already 2019 is showing…

Evergrey - The Atlantic Label: AFM Records Release Date: January 25, 2019 One of the hardest things to do is to review your favourite artists’ albums. You receive their newest work weeks before it is released and that rocks. On the other…

Holy Grove - II Label: Ripple Music Release Date: November 9, 2018 This album has been on repeat for over a month now. I knew I wanted to review it, I knew I loved it, but I was unsure how I could put into words what I was feeling while…

Downpour - Downpour Label: Noize in the Attic Release Date: December 7, 2018 (available digitally now) Where to start. I interviewed Derek Kerswill and Matt LeBreton before I got a chance to write a review of the self-titled Downpour…

Pale Divine - Pale Divine Release Date: November 23, 2018 Label: Shadow Kingdom Records If you have read any of my reviews before, you will know I am a huge fan of doom metal/stoner rock. I love many genres, but my heart settles nicely…

Bloodbath - The Arrow of Satan is Drawn Label: Peaceville Records Release Date: October 26, 2018 When it comes to iconic death metal bands, few stand higher than the mighty Bloodbath. Formed in 1998, the band has gone on to produce some…

Haken - Vector Released: October 26, 2018 Label: Inside Out Music British prog titans Haken have just dropped their latest album, Vector, and it is another great edition to their plump repertoire of epic metal. Vector is their fifth…

All That Remains - Victim of the New Disease Label: Fearless/R&T Release Date: November 9, 2018 Let me start out by quoting, “I don’t want to write this, cause if I do it might be true,” which sums up how I am feeling as I write this…

Alastor - Slave to the Grave Label: RidingEasy Records Release Date: October 31, 2018 Magic and mystery, doom and death. This is what Alastor is all about, and that is how they want it to be. Doom metal band out of Sweden joined forces…

Icarus Witch – Goodbye Cruel World Label: Cleopatra Records Release date: October 26, 2018 Fifteen years after their formation, and six years since their last album, American metal cult heroes, Icarus Witch are set to return with new…