EVERGREY – Restoring The Loss Anthony Morgan February 2011 Evergrey (l-r): Marcus Jidell, Rikard Zander, Tom Englund, Hannes Van Dahl and Johan Niemann On May 7th, 2010, Gothenburg, Sweden-based progressive metal outfit Evergrey issued a public statement: guitarist Henrik Danhage, drummer Jonas Ekdahl and bassist Jari Kainulainen had all parted ways with the group. Henrik […]
ONE MAN ARMY – Dark, Epic Pleasures Anthony Morgan February 2011 One Man Army (l-r): Jonas Blom, Mattias Bolander, Johan Lindstrand, Robert Axelsson and Marek Dobrowolski Lead guitarist Mikael Lagerblad departed from Swedish death metal outfit One Man Army And The Undead Quartet on April 1st, 2009, his four years of active service having seen […]
TURISASStand Up And Fight Century Media (2011)Rating: 8/10 Well, blow me down. It’s time for yet another Turisas album. Like Alestorm, a certain publication that may or may not rhyme with Kettle Spammer have declared them as spearheading a true / folk / pineapple movement of metal. Which is why they completely ignored 2004’s Battle […]
DECREPITAPHProfane Doctrines Unburied Razorback (2011)Rating: 8/10 This is the third studio album from this deadly American duo – namely Elektrokutioner and the even more delightfully named Sinworm. One spin of this foul disc and you’ll be consumed by the suffocating guffaw of the undead, because this is very much old school death metal that sounds […]
HAIL OF BULLETS – Advancing Once More Anthony Morgan February 2011 Hail Of Bullets (l-r): Stephan Gebédi, Theo Van Eekelen, Martin van Drunen, Paul Baayens and Ed Warby Pic: TB Fotostyles Amersfoort, Netherlands-based outfit Hail Of Bullets formed during late 2006, Stephan Gebédi (Thanatos) approaching vocalist Martin van Drunen (Asphyx / ex-Pestilence / ex-Bolt Thrower), […]
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM – The Millennial Cold Anthony Morgan February 2011 Flotsam And Jetsam (l-r): Jason Ward, Craig Nielsen, Eric ‘A.K.’ Knutson (bottom row), Mark Simpson and Ed Carlson The Great Recession which surfaced in the late 2000s has affected all spectrums, with the heavy metal sphere being no exception. With the genre arguably being […]
DARKEST ERA – An Irish Fire Burns Anthony Morgan February 2011 Darkest Era (l-r): Ade Mulgrew, Lisa Howe, Krum, Sarah Wieghell and David Lindsay Provisionally named Nemesis, Belfast, Northern Ireland-based Celtic folk / traditional heavy metal quintet Darkest Era formed in mid-2005. Penning inaugural cut ‘Battle of Cul Dreimne’ at their very first practice session, […]
CAULDRON – Breaking Through? Anthony Morgan February 2011 Cauldron (l-r): Chris Stephenson, Jason Decay and Ian Chains Late 1999 witnessed the formation of traditional heavy metal outfit Goat Horn in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada, though its lifetime would only span across seven years; after cutting two full-length albums and one EP in the form of Voyage […]
THE FAMINEThe Architects Of Guilt Solid State (2011)Rating: 5/10 Talk about the biggest sophomore slump in recent memory! No, this isn’t a bad record. But The Famine calling it quits less than two months after releasing this disc has to be some kind of record. Life got in the way, which is understandable and even […]
SIRENIA – A Winter Serenade Anthony Morgan February 2011 Sirenia (l-r): Morten S. Veland and Ailyn Luck comes in all shapes and sizes, but so does ill fortune. Sirenia mainman / guitarist / bassist Morten S. Veland knows this greater than most, the group having gone through a variety of female singers; Fabienne Gondamin (August […]
