BULLETFull Pull Nuclear Blast (2012)Rating: 8.5/10 Although the Swedish band has been releasing albums since 2006, this is Bullet’s proper introduction to the world stage. Full Pull is exactly as it says it is; a full on, pedal-to-the-floor rocker that makes bands like Airbourne and The Answer sound as manufactured as New Kids On The […]
WITCHCRAFTLegend Nuclear Blast (2012)Rating: 8.5/10 At some point over the last 30 years, classic rock went from being old rock ’n’ roll songs to a genre of music. Sweden’s Witchcraft are a great example of a modern band creating (or maybe recreating?) those seminal sounds that inspired generations of musicians everywhere. Since their humble beginnings […]
CRYPTOPSYCryptopsy Self-released (2012)Rating: 5/10 Canadian technical death metal icons Cryptopsy return with their first independent release. Whether you love or hate the band, it’s hard to deny that they that have always done what they want. From sheer brutality to trendy metalcore, they have always seemed to stay (intentionally or not) one step aside from […]
SCYTHIAFor The Bear EP Self-released (2012)Rating: 6/10 For The Bear is the latest EP from Canadian folk metallers Scythia. The band have released two full albums, a Christmas single, and now an EP in their short history and with each new release they evolve in spades. For The Bear features two new songs, three remixes, […]
PRO-PAINStraight To The Dome Goomba Music (2012)Rating: 9/10 Pro-Pain are one of those bands that people remember from the early days of nu-metal. The problem with that is simply that they were never nu-metal and they have never gone away. In fact, in many ways it feels like the New York band is more popular […]
LIV KRISTINELibertine Napalm (2012)Rating: 6.5/10 Liv Kristine goes way back with many metal fans. In the 90s she ushered in the gothic rock movement, and later introduced electronic elements to the songs, while fronting Norway’s Theatre of Tragedy. In the new millennium she has continued to rule the goth rock and folk metal world markets […]
