Reviews

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…

Katatonia - City Burials Label: Peaceville Records Release Date: April 24, 2020 When was the last time you listened to a whole album, in one sitting, with all your focus and attention? When was the last time you felt the music and lyrics…

Psychotic Waltz: The God-Shaped Void Label: InsideOut Music Release Date: February 14, 2020 A fellow music journalist recently turned me on to Psychotic Waltz (Thanks, Adam). I took the 90s off, hiding away from the dissonance of the…

Mike Lepond’s Silent Assassins – Whore of Babylon Label: Silver Lining Music Release Date: June 26, 2020 Assuming the world does not collapse in on itself and get sucked into a vast void, Mike Lepond will soon grace the metal community…