Album Reviews

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…

Any way you look at it, Stone Temple Pilots have a complicated legacy.  They’ve always been viewed as second tier amongst their sonic brethren from the “grunge” era, but I’d argue that’s because they weren’t really a “grunge” band to begin…

Rivers of Nihil - Where Owls Know My Name Label: Metal Blade Release Date: March 16, 2018 Opening on a softer note, Where Owls Know My Name goads you in softly before slapping you in the face with a very familiar sound. I absolutely love…

Lechery - We Are All Born Evil Label: Bleeding Music Records Release Date: January 19, 2018 Despite the fact that Sweden's Lechery has been around for 14 years, or that We Are All Born Evil is the quartet's third studio album, this is my…

Ross the Boss - By Blood Sworn Label: AFM Records Release Date: April 20, 2018 A summoning by Ronnie James Dio, the Holy Diver himself, led to an introduction between Ross ‘the Boss’ Friedman and Joey Di’Maio. The duo would go on to form…

Fuzz Lord - Fuzz Lord Label: Fuzzdoom Records Release Date: March 21, 2018 If anyone asks you what doom/stoner rock metal is, direct them to Fuzz Lord. It is the epitome of this genre of music. Based out of Chillicothe, Ohio, three…

Rivers of Nihil - Where Owls Know My Name Label: Metal Blade Release Date: March 16. 2018 Rivers of Nihil are set to drop a new album and music is not the only thing that is going to drop... jaws will follow!  Where Owls Know My Name …

Against Evil - All Hail the King Label: Independent Release Date: April 6, 2018 Hailing from the world’s most populace democracy, India’s Against Evil returns with its sophomore effort, All Hail the King. The album is a mission statement…

Sault - Seeds of Power Label: Independent Release Date: March 2, 2018 When word surfaced that Kamelot bassist Sean C. Tibbetts had another project in the works, fans began to speculate on what direction the music might take. The original…