VATTNET VISKAR Release Debut Full-Length Album ‘Sky Swallower’ September 3rd, 2013 Plaistow, New Hampshire-based black metal group Vattnet Viskar issued debut full-length album Sky Swallower on September 3rd, 2013 in North America through Century Media Records. The label also scheduled a European release for September 9th. The outing was cut at Universal Noise Storage, with […]

THE MEZMERISTThe Innocent, The Forsaken, The Guilty (Reissue) Shadow Kingdom (2013)Rating: 8/10 If you’re looking for a cult band then look no further than The Mezmerist, a one-man band from Los Angeles, California with quite a history. We have to cast our minds back to the early 80s to witness the inception of this artist, […]

GIRL ON FIRE Release Debut Full-Length Album ‘Not Broken’ September 3rd, 2013 Seattle, Washington-based rock group Girl On Fire issued debut full-length album Not Broken on September 3rd, 2013 in North America through Century Media Records. The label also scheduled a digital only European release for September 9th. The outing was produced and mixed by […]

HOUSTONII Livewire / Cargo (2013) Rating: 6.5/10 Houston are a Swedish melodic rock band consisting of three members – vocalist Hank Erix, drummer Freddie Allen and keyboardist Ricky Delin – although they are accompanied by a whole host of musicians for this, as the title suggests, their second full-length opus. As with 2010’s self-titled debut, […]

WESTERN SANDWestern Sand EP Ditto Music (2013)Rating: 6.5/10 Hailing from the south of England, Western Sand are another high voltage rock ’n’ roll band being touted as the next big thing. Mind you, they said that about the likes of Voodoo Six, who I was not impressed with. Even so, Western Sand, who’ve known each […]

NEPHREN-KAThe Fall Of Omnius Kaotoxin (2013)Rating: 7/10 These French deathsters have been plying their trade since 2006, and finally they’ve gotten round to releasing their debut full-length opus on Kaotoxin Records. Nephren-Ka, who are named after a character from the works of author H.P. Lovecraft, have taken three years to deliver this nine-tracker. It’s certainly […]

VISTA CHINOPeace Napalm (2013)Rating: 6/10 Depending on where you stand Vista Chino is either the best new band on the block, or the resurrection of the godfathers of stoner metal. Rising from the ashes of arguably the founding band of the stoner rock movement, Kyuss, Vista Chino picks up the banner dropped by the 90s […]