Album Reviews

Liv Sin – Follow Me Label: Despotz Records Release Date: April 28, 2017 Many a metal fan’s heart broke at the end of 2015 when Sweden’s Sister Sin called it quits. The band’s music seemed to grow stronger with each successive album. Yet…

Mastodon - Emperor of Sand Label: Warner Bros. Release Date: March 31, 2017 You talk to any true music junky long enough and the conversation invariably turns to the significance of certain albums and the impact they’ve had in terms of…

Manimal – Trapped in the Shadows Label: AFM Records Release Date: November 20, 2015 It has been six agonizingly long years since Gothenburg, Sweden's Manimal unleashed its 2009 debut album, The Darkest Room. This winter, the band has…

Saxon - Battering Ram Label: UDR Music Release Date: October 30, 2015 With over 35 years of recording and touring under its belt, NWOBHM stalwarts, Saxon, have nothing left to prove. So it comes as no surprise that the band's 21st studio…

Saxon – Unplugged and Strung Up Label: UDR Release Date: November 18, 2013 While there is no telling how long Saxon will continue its amazing and influential journey, there is no doubting their passion for rock and roll, or their…

Saxon - Call To Arms Label: UDR Music/EMI Release date: September 27, 2011 Thirty-five years after vocalist Biff Byford and guitarist Paul Quinn helped found the metal juggernaut that is Saxon, the band returns with its 19th studio…