TOXIC WALTZ Release Debut Studio Album ‘Decades Of Pain’ January 23rd, 2014 Bavarian thrash metal group Toxic Waltz issue debut full-length studio album Decades Of Pain on January 23rd, 2014. Cover artwork duties were handled by Peter Tikos. The track listing was as follows; 01. ‘Intro’ 02. ‘Decades Of Pain’ 03. ‘World Of Hate’ 04. […]

COLTSBLOOD Sign Contract With Candlelight Records January 22nd, 2014 Northern England-based doom metal group Coltsblood inked a record contract with Candlelight Records, revealing this development on January 22nd, 2014. Coltsblood issued the following statement: “It is a sheer honour to sign to the mighty Candlelight Records and join an incredible roster featuring legends such as […]

CENTAURUS-A Working On Second Studio Album January 22nd, 2014 German technical death metal group Centaurus-A have recruited Lawrence Mackrory (Darkane / F.K.Ü. / Scarve) to lend vocals to their second full-length studio album. The outing is being cut at Dugout Studios in Uppsala, Sweden, with Daniel Bergstrand handling production duties. First studio record Side Effects […]

ASTRAL DOMINE Release Debut Album ‘Arcanum Gloriae’ January 21st, 2014 Tivoli, Italy-based power metal group Astral Domine issued debut full-length studio album Arcanum Gloriae on January 21st, 2014 through Bakerteam Records. Production duties were handled by the band themselves, with mixing and mastering duties overseen by Andrea De Paoli at Multimedia Sound Studio. The record […]

SISTERDisguised Vultures Metal Blade (2014)Rating: 9/10 Sweden’s Sister has been a band on the rise for a few years. Their sound is a joyous, violent rebellion against slick corporate rock that gives a raging slab of metal a punk sneer and the debauched sleaze of glam. If GG Allin, Turbonegro and Guns N’ Roses came […]

MONTE PITTMANThe Power Of Three Metal Blade (2014)Rating: 9/10 Monte Pittman is truly a musical chimera. If is name isn’t familiar, his guitar work is, and you’ll find it in surprisingly wide-ranging places. Many metal fans may know Texas-born Pittman for his work with Prong, particularly on the albums Scorpio Rising (2003) and Power Of […]

THROWDOWN Release Seventh Studio Album ‘Intolerance’ January 21st, 2014 Orange County, California-based metal group Throwdown issued seventh studio full-length album Intolerance on January 21st, 2014 through eOne Music. The outing was cut at Hurley Recordings in Costa Mesa, California, with Davey Warsop handling production duties. Mixing duties were handled by Chris ‘Zeuss’ Harris at Planet […]

SISTER Release Second Album ‘Disguised Vultures’ January 21st, 2014 Stockholm, Sweden-based hard rock group Sister issued second full-length album Disguised Vultures on January 21st, 2014 in North America through Metal Blade Records. The label scheduled European issue for the 27th. The outing was cut with Martin Sweet and Linus Birbrant, and featured previously released single […]

LVCIFYRE Svn Eater Dark Descent (2014) Rating: 8/10 When I first heard the foetid rumblings of Lvcifyre, I assumed that their unholy brand of blackened death metal had been carved from the same unholy slab of molten metal as Marduk and the likes. Imagine my shock, only to discover that this quartet is based in […]

FORCHRISTSAKEApocalyptic Visions Of Divine Terror Roxx (2014)Rating: 8/10 Belfast death metallers ForChristSake are hoping to spread the word of their lord via an interesting blend of melody and brutality. The quartet formed back in 2001 but Apocalyptic Visions Of Divine Terror is their long-awaited debut full-length, emerging four years after their four-track Death Is But […]