Album Reviews

Sleep in Heads - On the Air Label: Noizr Release Date: March 1, 2018 One of the great things about music is how it can connect you with other moments and other experiences in your life.  Perhaps its a short memory of an event, or an…

HYVMINE – Earthquake Label: Seek and Strike Released: January 19, 2018 This one came across my desk a little on the late side, but you know what they say, better late than never! This past January Hyvmine released their debut album,…

Gus G - Fearless Label: AFM Records Release Date: April 20, 2018 Konstantinos Karamitroudis, or better known as Gus G, is already an established name in the metal music scene. His career with Firewind, his years with Ozzy Osbourne, Dream…

Judas Priest - Firepower Label: Sony Release Date: March 9, 2018 The mighty Judas Priest returns with their 18th studio album Firepower in a 40+ year career that has seen very few missteps and even those are arguable among the band's…

Label: Red Music/Sony Music Release Date: March 2, 2018 Regardless of where you stand in your opinion of Andrew W.K., he has always been somewhat of an enigma.  I've thoroughly read up on all the conspiracy theories, and parsed quotes…

Necrophobic – Mark of the Necrogram Label: Century Media Release Date: February 23rd, 2018 In the larger world of heavy metal, has any genre been more misunderstood, or unfairly maligned than death metal? That’s perhaps debatable, but…

All Souls - All Souls Label: Sunyata Records Release Date: February 9, 2018 Ever a student of the various sonic pockets which dot the musical landscape of this fair country, I have to admit that seeing the phrase “LA-based” on…

Fu Manchu - Clone of the Universe Label: At The Dojo Release Date: February 9th, 2018 Where does the ability to capture a sound of a certain geographical region come from? I grew up on Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, but the band that nails…

Atala - Labyrinth of Ashmeda Label: Salt of the Earth Records Release Date: January 26th, 2018 Atala, what can I say? I love Doom/Sludge metal, so this is right up my alley. I listened to this album front to back at least five times,…

Extinction A.D. - Decimation Treaty Label: Good Fight Music  Release Date: February 16, 2018 Extinction A.D. was blasting in the studio today after I'd programmed next week's radio shows for Too Metal For Church. Enjoying a coffee and a…