Reviews

We Hunt Buffalo - Head Smashed In Label: New Damage Records (Canada)/Fuzzorama Records (Sweden) Release Date: October 26, 2018 Any time a band progresses, their fanbase might have a moment where they nervously hold their breath before a…

Ramage Inc. - Under the Skin Label: Independent Release Date: September 30, 2018 Scotland's Ramage Inc. are one of the best bands that you've most likely never heard of.  They create a juicy blend of melodic progressive metal with dark,…

Dream Child – Until Death Do We Meet Again Label: Frontiers Music srl Release Date: September 14, 2018 Longtime Dio guitarist and collaborator Craig Goldy has at long last channeled his pain, energy, and inspirations into a project that…

Owl Company - Iris Release Date: November 9, 2018 Label: Eclipse Records There are some reviews I don’t even know how to begin because I have so much I want to say. Owl Company is one of those bands. They made a quick leap into my top…

If you're an ATTILA fan, you already know ten reasons why RAGEFEST really did rage this summer. The band's headlining tour made over 30 stops across the US in July and August with metalcore(ish)-power players Suicide Silence, Rings of…

Clutch - Book of Bad Decisions Record Label: Weathermaker Music Release Date: September 7, 2018 Clutch does it again. You know how every parent has a favorite kid, even if they don't admit it? Well, Clutch is everyone's favorite child.…

Unholy hell! Slayer ​just played in Idaho for the last time (and a lot of other places for that matter). That is of course because the pioneers of thrash are hanging up their collective pairs of leather pants. To sweeten the deal, they…

Manimal – Purgatorio Label: AFM Records Release Date: September 7, 2018 In late 2015, Sweden’s Manimal unleashed its long-awaited sophomore album, Trapped in the Shadows. It came out so late in the year, it missed out on the attentions…

Kix - Fuse 30 Reblown - 30th Anniversary Special Edition Label: Loud and Proud Records Release Date September 21, 2018 Thirty years ago Kix exploded on the global hard rock scene with its iconic fourth album, Blow My Fuse. While the…

Alice in Chains - Rainier Fog Label: Capitol Records Release Date: August 24, 2018 I am sitting here speechless. I have so many emotions flooding through me right now, I am unsure where to even begin. Alice in Chains does it again, and…