Album Reviews

Saxon – Inspirations Label: Silver Lining Music/Militia Guard Release Date: March 19, 2021 More than 40 years after the birth of U.K. metal legends Saxon, the band is back with a celebration of the music that inspired its own…

Zero Theorem – The Killing II EP Label: Shim Sham Release Date: January 22, 2021 Last Winter, Los Angeles-based sci-fi-centric alt metallers, Zero Theorem, dropped the first of two new EPs, The Killing I, which thematically spoke to the…

Like every year, when I do these reviews, January is mostly albums that I missed from last year. No exception this year either. I reviewed one new album, a few albums that came out in December and some from earlier of last year. So, here…

Tribulation - Where the Gloom Becomes Sound Label: Century Media Release Date: January 29, 2021 Sweden’s Goth-tinged black and rollers, Tribulation survived 2020 to bring the world their fifth full-length studio album, Where the Gloom…

DECEMBER is almost over and I'm ready! I've had deaths in the family, personal hardships and just plain bad luck. I'm ready for 2021, give me that vaccine and lets get these concerts going again!!! At the start of this month I was staring…

Accept – Too Mean to Die Label: Nuclear Blast Release Date: January 29, 2021 After the nightmare debacle that has been 2020, what the world needs to kickstart 2021 is a massive headbanging, riff-centric metal album, and few bands can…

Phantom Elite – Titanium Label: Frontiers Records Release Date: January 22, 2021 Phantom Elite was born from Trillium guitarist/composer Sander Gommans' side project, HDK. The former After Forever alum put together a group of musicians…

NOVEMBER is coming to an end and Wow, this year is flying by! 2020 is officially a horrible year! A ton of reviews for this month because I got a lot to fit in before the year ends. So, here are my reviews of recently released albums that I…

Spirit Adrift – Enlightened in Eternity Label: 20 Buck Spin / Century Media Release Date: October 16, 2020 Four albums and two EPs in five years is pretty prolific for just about anyone, but managing to do so while also writing, touring,…

Cirith Ungol – Forever Black Label: Metal Blade Release Date: April 24, 2020 Five decades ago, Cirith Ungol came birthed from the bowels of hell. Now, 40 years after the release of their debut record, and 30 years since their last studio…