Album Reviews

White Wizzard – Infernal Overdrive Record Label: M.Theory Audio Release Date: January 12, 2018 White Wizzard has always been a bit disconcerting for fans. Every release has marked a different line-up, with only founder, bassist, and…

Hällas - Excerpts from a Future Past Label: The Sign Records Release Date: October 13, 2017 I recently came across an interview (link below) with an author named John Seabrook who wrote a book called The Song Machine: Inside the Hit…

Ice Age - Breaking the Ice Label: GMR Music Release Date: October 20, 2017 Fans of Sweden’s Ice Age have waited three decades for the band’s debut album, but those long-suffering faithful have finally been rewarded. The Gothenburg-based…

Hobosexual - Monolith Label: Kitchenable Records Release Date: November 3, 2017 A lot of metalheads think they are special because of their supposed ability to comprehend and appreciate the subtleties and extremes inherent to the art…

Cannibal Corpse - Red Before Black  Record Label: Metal Blade Records Release Date: November 3, 2017 Yes, you read correctly: Cannibal Corpse has just dropped their new record and have already started their next touring cycle with…

Exhumed - Death Revenge Record Label: Relapse Records Release Date:  October 13, 2017 That’s right, you read correctly-Exhumed just cranked out a new record! This is the North Californian outfit’s 8th studio album. Just in time for the…

Babylon A.D. – Revelation Highway Label: Frontiers Music Release Date: November 3, 2017 I hold a special place in my heart for Babylon A.D. and their brand of soulful hard rock swagger. I grew up with these Bay Area boys plying their…

Iris Divine - The Static and the Noise Label: Independent Release Date: October 6, 2017 Iris Divine was founded nearly a decade ago in Centreville, Virginia by bassist Brian Dobbs, vocalist/guitarist Navid Rashid, and former members…

Cradle of Filth - Cryptoriana - The Seductiveness of Decay Review Record Label: Nuclear Blast Records Release Date: September 22, 2017 Cradle of Filth has been rather generous with their consistency of new albums in their later years.…

Rex Brown - Smoke On This... Label: eOne Music Release Date: July 28, 2017 Solo projects from members of wildly successful bands are usually an adventure, to put it mildly. Anyone who has listened to the plethora of material from John…