CRUXITERCruxiter Prismatic O (2013)Rating: 7/10 Cruxiter are a Texan band who has risen out of the ashes of HammerWhore and this is their debut full-length record. The band is fronted by Joe Gonzalez, who is backed by three guitarists according to the press release, which must make for quite an interesting experience on stage. Firstly […]
SOUL REMNANTSBlack And Blood Horror Pain Gore Death Productions (2013)Rating: 6.5/10 Despite the brutal nature of this record, Soul Remnants are about as bland as their moniker unfortunately. This Littleton, Massachusetts combo delight themselves by indulging in a rampant style of blackened death metal which combines an old school style of riffing with a rather […]
DOYLEAbominator Monsterman (2013)Rating: 8/10 I was always a big fan of US punk band the Misfits – especially when under the dark spell of Glenn Danzig – but the debut album from ex-Misfits guitarist Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein really does give “Evil Elvis” a run for his money. This is a stomping heavy metal album […]
SHITFUCKERSuck Cocks In Hell Hells Headbangers (2013)Rating: 7/10 Don’t expect to see the wonderfully named Shitfucker in the UK charts… or any chart for that matter. Take a trip to the lower regions of hell however, and you might find this trio of unholy souls indulging in a drunken satanic orgy involving too many 80s […]
WINDS OF PLAGUE Release Fourth Album ‘Resistance’ October 29th, 2013 Upland, California-based deathcore group Winds Of Plague issued fourth full-length album Resistance on October 29th, 2013 in North America through Century Media Records. The label scheduled European release for November 4th. The outing was cut with producer Will Putney. Stepping behind the drumkit for the […]
WIRGHATACold Dismay Blasphemour (2013)Rating: 7/10 From the epic intro of ‘Serene’, with its moody, reflective keys I really didn’t know what to expect from Siberian band WirgHata. Of course, a majority of album introductions can be deceiving, but the rather mystical band moniker and bleak opus title suggests a band with black metal leanings, and […]
KILL DEVIL HILL Release Second Full-Length Album ‘Revolution Rise’ October 29th, 2013 American metal group Kill Devil Hill issued second full-length album Revolution Rise on October 29th, 2013 in North America through Century Media Records. The outing was produced by Jeff Pilson in co-ordination with the band, with Jay Ruston handling mixing duties. Revolution Rise’s […]
SKELETONWITCHSerpents Unleashed Prosthetic (2013)Rating: 10/10 Formed in 2003 in Athens, Ohio, Skeletonwitch have slowly built a strong name for themselves over the last decade. The band started really coming to the fore in 2008 as the opening act on Danzig’s Blackest Of The Black tour. Since then, their name has never seemed far from diehard […]
LITA FORDThe Bitch Is Back… Live Steamhammer (2013)Rating: 6.5/10 The arguable queen of rock ’n’ roll returns with The Bitch Is Back… Live. After attempting to revive her career with the laughable Wicked Wonderland (2009), Lita Ford delivered the goods on her last record Living Like A Runaway (2012), and this live show features all […]
WARBRINGER Release Fourth Full-Length ‘IV: Empires Collapse’ October 28th, 2013 Los Angeles, California-based thrash metal group Warbringer issued fourth full-length album IV: Empires Collapse on October 28th, 2013 in Europe through Century Media Records. The label also scheduled a North American release for October 29th. The outing was produced by Steve Evetts, with Brett Eliason […]
