Reviews

"Brock's 2 cents" - quick metal reviews! One way for me to stay sane during this quarantine for these past 2 months has been listening to tons of new music. So here is another huge deluxe version of my reviews of recently released albums…

Blacktop Mojo - Static Label: Independent Release Date: May 29, 2020 If I told you a band from a small town in east Texas captured perfectly the Seattle grunge vibe, you would likely raise an eyebrow. Or two. This is precisely what…

Kirk Windstein - Dream in Motion Label: eOne Music Release Date: January 24, 2020 If you’re not already aware of who the fuck Kirk Windstein is, then boy you have A LOT of catching up to do! Kirk is probably best known as one of the…

Paradise Lost - Obsidian Label: Nuclear Blast Release Date: May 15, 2020 Obsidian marks the 16th studio album by British Gothic Doom Metal legends Paradise Lost. With such a long career and so much music under their belts it can be…

BPMD – American Made Label: Napalm Records Release Date: June 12, 2020 If we’re being honest, 2020 has been an absolute shitshow for just about everyone but the one percenters. This is one of the reason’s that BPMD’s debut album,…

Vader - Solitude in Madness Label: Nuclear Blast Release Date: May 1, 2020 VADER is undoubtedly one of forefathers of death metal  and one of the most respected bands in the genre. Founded in 1983, with thrash/speed metal foundations,…

Aether Realm - Redneck Vikings From Hell Record Label: Napalm Records Release Date: May 1, 2020 Diverse. That is the one word I would use to describe the album Redneck Vikings From Hell from Aether Realm. Well, I guess I have many more…

DeadRisen – DeadRisen Label: AFM Records Release Date: March 13, 2020 With all the madness that has engulfed the world these last few months, DeadRisen’s debut album nearly swept by without notice. Fortuitously, I managed to catch wind…

Lovebites – Electric Pentagram Label: Red River/JPU/Victor Release Date: April 24, 2020 Japan has been building a booming metal scene for years, and what may astonish some is how many of these bands are all-female. I’ve been a fan of…

Trivium – What the Dead Men Say Label: Roadrunner Release Date: April 24, 2020 Three years after The Sin and the Sentence, Florida’s Trivium return with what is arguably the band’s heaviest and most progressive offering in its 20-year…