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ANNIHILATOR - Ballistic, Sadistic Label: Silver Lining Music Release Date: January 24, 2020 ANNIHILATOR is a Canadian thrash metal band founded in 1984 by guitarist Jeff Waters and vocalist John Bates. They are the highest-selling…

This list was especially difficult to create since 2019 brought some incredible music. I wrote and rewrote my list numerous times, while listening to each and every one of these albums over and over to attempt to give it my best. Since this…

Not that I suspect anyone is keeping track (or cares), but I wrote a paltry 3 album reviews for Metal Nation in 2019.  In no way, shape, or form is this an indication of the quantity and quality of this year’s releases—quite the opposite…

Agarwaen - Dottore I Label: Independent Release Date: December 6, 2019 If musicality bends the listener’s ear, sincerity is what makes the bond. Agarwaen’s sophomore effort, Dottore I, surely offers both. Independently released on…

VICIOUS CIRCLE - Unearthed Precision Label: Unsigned July 27, 2018 Vicious Circle's first album was released on JL America, a small but impact-full  label that put out debut albums for Beheirt, Acheron, Blasphemy, Disastrous…

"Brock's 2 cents" - quick metal reviews! As always a few bands release albums in December which irritates me because you usually don't find out until January or the great ones get left off your top albums of the year list, anyways, so here…

This year is ending quickly and I got a stack of albums to get through before the New Years so here's my review of recently released albums that I think you should know about. Forget about these in depth reviews, I'm bringing you…

Wirethrone - Serpent Queen Release Date: November 25th 2019 WIRETHRONE set out to make something unique and heavy and they hit their mark with their newest effort SERPENT QUEEN. An EP that, in an age of mediocrity, shines so fucking hard…

Vital Remains played Riffhouse Pub as part of their 30th Anniversary Tour with support from Richmond's Appalling, Virginia Beach's bands Sadistikum, Serpentshrine and Rotten. Having five bands on a Thursday night show either…