Reviews

Hällas - Excerpts from a Future Past Label: The Sign Records Release Date: October 13, 2017 I recently came across an interview (link below) with an author named John Seabrook who wrote a book called The Song Machine: Inside the Hit…

Ice Age - Breaking the Ice Label: GMR Music Release Date: October 20, 2017 Fans of Sweden’s Ice Age have waited three decades for the band’s debut album, but those long-suffering faithful have finally been rewarded. The Gothenburg-based…

Hobosexual - Monolith Label: Kitchenable Records Release Date: November 3, 2017 A lot of metalheads think they are special because of their supposed ability to comprehend and appreciate the subtleties and extremes inherent to the art…

Cannibal Corpse - Red Before Black  Record Label: Metal Blade Records Release Date: November 3, 2017 Yes, you read correctly: Cannibal Corpse has just dropped their new record and have already started their next touring cycle with…

Whatever your opinions may be of In This Moment‘s evolving sound, one would be hard pressed to argue that they are not one of the most visually arresting bands on today’s scene. Their current Half God – Half Devil tour is a feast for the…

On Monday, October 23, Mastodon the almighty returned to the Treasure Valley and served up another brilliant show at the Revolution Concert House and Events Center in Boise. The Georgia-based quartet is touring in support of its latest…

Exhumed - Death Revenge Record Label: Relapse Records Release Date:  October 13, 2017 That’s right, you read correctly-Exhumed just cranked out a new record! This is the North Californian outfit’s 8th studio album. Just in time for the…

Babylon A.D. – Revelation Highway Label: Frontiers Music Release Date: November 3, 2017 I hold a special place in my heart for Babylon A.D. and their brand of soulful hard rock swagger. I grew up with these Bay Area boys plying their…

Iris Divine - The Static and the Noise Label: Independent Release Date: October 6, 2017 Iris Divine was founded nearly a decade ago in Centreville, Virginia by bassist Brian Dobbs, vocalist/guitarist Navid Rashid, and former members…

Cradle of Filth - Cryptoriana - The Seductiveness of Decay Review Record Label: Nuclear Blast Records Release Date: September 22, 2017 Cradle of Filth has been rather generous with their consistency of new albums in their later years.…