THRASH BOMBZMission Of Blood Iron Shield (2014)Rating: 7/10 With a name like Thrash Bombz you’d expect these Italians to be another band on the thrash revival trip, and you’d be correct in that assumption. This moshing Sicilian quintet have been banging heads since 2007, so it’s about time they got round to releasing their debut […]

LAY DOWN ROTTEN Release ‘Deathspell Catharsis’ January 24th, 2014 Herborn, Germany-based death metal group Lay Down Rotten issued seventh studio full-length album Deathspell Catharsis on January 24th, 2014 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland through Apostasy Records. The label also scheduled release in the rest of Europe for January 27th, as well as North American release […]

OVERLORDTolerance Collapse Self-released (2014)Rating: 8/10 Overlord is a one-man thrash band that I really enjoy listening to, and have done since the Tiempos Antares debut which emerged in 2011. Since then, the one and only multi-instrumentalist known as Flatuleitor has carved out quite a career, resulting in a trio of albums, with this one following […]

LURKKaldera Doomentia (2014)Rating: 6.5/10 Finnish doomsters Lurk are a band happy to live up to their moniker. Kaldera is the band’s second opus to emerge, following on from 2012’s self-titled festering slab. The quartet consists of vocalist K. Koskinen, guitarist A. Pulkkinen, bassist E. Nurmi and drummer K. Nurmi. Those familiar with their previous album […]

ASTROPHOBOSRemnants Of Forgotten Horrors Triumvirate (2014)Rating: 7/10 Stockholm’s Astrophobos are, thankfully, not just another Swedish extreme metal band intent on aping those old Entombed and Dismember riffs for a fast buck. Remnants Of Forgotten Horrors is the debut full-length album from this talented outfit who combine icy black metal with progressive blackened death metal. There […]

ULI JON ROTH Et Al Headline Extreme Cream Event January 24th, 2014 On January 24th, 2014 at Malone’s in Santa Ana, California, numerous musicians gathered together for an event entitled Extreme Cream: An All Star Dedication To The Original Supergroup. As well as paying homage to 60s power trio Cream, the event celebrated others in […]

RED DRAGON CARTEL Release Self-Titled Debut Album January 24th, 2014 Las Vegas, Nevada-based hard rock group Red Dragon Cartel issued its self-titled debut full-length album on January 24th, 2014 in Europe through Frontiers Music Srl. The label also scheduled North American release for the 28th. The outing was cut at The Hideout Recording Studio in […]

CALIBAN Release Ninth Studio Album ‘Ghost Empire’ January 24th, 2014 Essen, Germany-based metalcore group Caliban issued ninth studio full-length Ghost Empire on January 24th, 2014 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand. The label also scheduled release in the rest of Europe for the 27th, and North American release for February 4th. Production duties […]

Century Media Co-Owner Oliver Withöft Passes Away At Age Of 49 January 20th, 2014 Oliver Withöft, co-owner of independent record label Century Media, passed away on January 20th, 2014 after falling ill several months prior. He was 49. A memorial will be held on the 25th at the Sotogrande Church in Cadiz, Spain.

STORMWITCH Release Tenth Album ‘Season Of The Witch’ January 23rd, 2015 Gerstetten, Germany-based heavy metal group Stormwitch issued tenth studio full-length album Season Of The Witch on January 23rd, 2015 through Massacre Records. The outing was recorded, mixed, and mastered by guitarist Stoney Stoner at his own studio. Minz Meyer designed its cover artwork, in […]