SARKEAruagint Indie Recordings (2013)Rating: 8/10 Norwegian black thrashers Sarke are best known for featuring Darkthrone genius Nocturno Culto, and it’s no surprise that when you slap on the band’s third platter that it reeks of that old school metal stench. In fact, as soon as ‘Jaunt Of The Obsessed’ comes oozing into the room one […]

EYES SET TO KILL Release Fifth Full-Length Album ‘Masks’ September 17th, 2013 Phoenix, Arizona-based metalcore group Eyes Set To Kill issued fifth full-length album Masks on September 17th, 2013 in North America through Century Media Records. The label also scheduled European, Australian and New Zealand releases for September 23rd. The outing was cut in Southern […]

GWARBattle Maximus Metal Blade (2013)Rating: 8.5/10 Following the death of guitarist Cory Smoot and the subsequent retirement of the Flattus Maximus character, Gwar make their highly anticipated return with Battle Maximus. The new album features new lead guitarist Pustulus Maximus (Cannabis Corpse’s Brent Purgason) and marks a much heavier touch than most of the Virginia […]

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA8:18 Roadrunner (2013)Rating: 8/10 The Devil Wears Prada has made quite a name for themselves since their debut Dear Love: A Beautiful Discord was released in 2006. Over the course of five albums the Dayton, Ohio-based band has created a heavy sound that has won spots on some of the hottest tours […]

OTARGOSApex Terror Listenable (2013)Rating: 6/10 As soon as the drums of J.H. Thyr kicks in you know you’re in for a black metal treat with Apex Terror, the fifth full-length opus from French combo Otargos. For me this nine-track release is about all those punchy drums; forget the vocals of U.W. Dagoth, forget the white […]

PINKISH BLACK Release Second Album ‘Razed To The Ground’ September 16th, 2013 Fort Worth, Texas-based post-punk doom metal group Pinkish Black issued second full-length album Razed To The Ground on September 16th, 2013 in Europe through Century Media Records. The label scheduled North American release for September 17th. The outing was cut and mixed by […]

TÝRValkyrja Metal Blade (2013)Rating: 9/10 Týr is one of the most interesting bands to come on the metal scene in the last decade. Hailing from the Faroe Islands, this Viking metal band has been releasing increasingly astounding music since their 2002 debut How Far To Asgaard. In that time pagan and Viking metal bands have […]

IZEGRIMCongress Of The Insane Listenable (2013)Rating: 8/10 Izegrim is a fearsome quartet who hails from the Netherlands. They formed back in 1996 and are fronted by Marloes Voskuil – one of the most formidable female voices in the extreme metal genre whose bass playing is as equally frightening. Congress Of The Insane is the fourth […]

TÝR Release Seventh Full-Length Album ‘Valkyrja’ September 13th, 2013 Faroe Islands-based power metal group Týr issued seventh full-length album Valkyrja on September 13th, 2013 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland through Metal Blade Records. The label scheduled release in the rest of Europe for September 16th, and subsequently North American release for September 17th. The outing […]

VOLTUREOn The Edge High Roller (2013)Rating: 6.5/10 As a side project, Virginia’s Volture are quite a scintillating little band. Those not in the know will be quite pleased to note that this quartet is the brainchild of Municipal Waste bassist Ryan Waste and former Cannabis Corpse guitarist Nick Poulos. And no, before you start thinking […]