PANTERA Vulgar Display Of Power (20th Anniversary Re-Issue) [Elektra/Rhino] Verdict: 10/10 It’s very hard to honestly believe that it has actually been 20 years since this slab of metal greatness was released. When… Read More
ARCHITECTS (UK) Daybreaker [Century Media Records] Verdict: 7.5/10 RIYL: YOUR DEMISE, NORMA JEAN & MISERY SIGNALS Since 2007, Brighton, UK’s ARCHITECTS (UK) have been making a name for themselves. It wasn’t until the… Read More
THE GREAT COMMISSION Firework EP [ANGR/Century Media] Verdict: 5/10 RIYL: A DAY TO REMEMBER The “world” of heavy music is a tricky thing. On one hand, if you never change or grow, you… Read More
RECON Hell EP [Rise & Closed Casket Activities] Verdict: 8.5/10 RIYL: MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD, THE MILES BETWEEN & CROWBAR (for the heaviness) RECON have long been one of those bands that were just… Read More
TAPROOT The Episodes [Victory Records] Verdict: 4/10 RIYL: DISTURBED, SKILLET & Any Other ‘Radio Rock’ Celebrating 15 years of making music, Michigan rockers TAPROOT release The Episodes, a loosely based concept album. After… Read More
ODDLAND The Treachery of Senses [Century Media] Verdict: 8.5/10 RIYL: PAIN OF SALVATION, TEXTURES, GOJIRA Let’s get one thing straight now: ODDLAND’s latest album The Treachery of Senses is an odd listen (no… Read More
PIGS You Ruin Everything [Solar Flare Records] Verdict: 6/10 RIYL: UNSANE, CONVERGE, Noise Rock PIGS is a dirty band. Consisting of members of UNSANE, CONVERGE and FRESHKILLS, their debut album You Ruin Everything… Read More
MISERATION Tragedy Has Spoken [Lifeforce Records] Verdict: 7/10 RIYL: Old-School Technical Death Metal, BLOODBATH For the uninitiated, MISERATION is one of the many projects that Christian Alvestam (formerly of SCAR SYMMETRY) has lent… Read More
OTHERWISE True Love Never Dies [Century Media Records] Verdict: 8.5/10 RIYL: Cold, Soil, Seether The single, “Soldiers”, is what launched these guys in a matter of no time, and for good reason. The… Read More
MATT SKIBA AND THE SEKRETS Babylon [Superball Music] Verdict: 7.0/10 RIYL: Alkaline Trio, Bayside, Bad Religion While Babylon doesn’t stand up to Skiba’s Alkaline Trio albums, it is a huge improvement from his… Read More
