HATRIOT Release Second Studio Album ‘Dawn Of The New Centurion’ February 21st, 2014 Oakland, California-based thrash metal group Hatriot issued second full-length studio album Dawn Of The New Centurion on February 21st, 2014 through Massacre Records. The record was previously scheduled for release on January 24th. The outing can be streamed in its entirety via […]

DARKYRA BLACK Release Debut Full-Length ‘Dragon Tears’ February 20th, 2014 Australian symphonic metal artist Darkyra Black independently issued debut full-length album Dragon Tears on February 20th, 2014. Dragon Tears was a concept record based on a Gothic interpretation of a geisha like tale which ends in tragedy. Themes include love, loss, lust, betrayal and revenge. […]

IRON SAVIOR Release Eighth Studio Album ‘Rise Of The Hero’ February 19th, 2014 Hamburg, Germany-based power metal group Iron Savior issued eighth studio full-length album Rise Of The Hero on February 19th, 2014 in Japan through Avalon. AFM Records scheduled European release for the 28th. The track listing was as follows; 01. ‘Ascendence’ (intro) 02. […]

KAMCHATKA Release Fifth Album ‘The Search Goes On’ February 19th, 2014 Swedish hard rock group Kamchatka issued fifth studio full-length album The Search Goes On on February 19th, 2014 through Despotz Records. The outing was cut at Shrimpmonkey Studios in Varberg, Sweden, with bassist / vocalist Per Wiberg handling production duties. The track listing was […]

BATTERYArmed With Rage Punishment 18 (2014)Rating: 7/10 Battery is a Danish thrash band who’ve been making waves since their 2012 Mental Pollution EP. The band was formed in 2008 by drummer Andreas Joen and vocalist / guitarist Chris Steel after their previous outfit, Abattoir, disbanded. Since then they’ve released a trio of demos, the aforementioned […]

HELMSPLITTEREnraptured By Suffering Horror Pain Gore Death Productions (2014)Rating: 7.5/10 Illinois death thrashers Helmsplitter are quite new on me, although this is the band’s second opus following on from 2011’s Storms Of Genocide. Helmsplitter has clearly found the knack of churning out oily, rattling metal with vicious vocals and blistering pace. The band is fronted […]

VANISHING POINTDistant Is The Sun AFM (2014)Rating: 8/10 I must admit to sitting on the fence when it comes to overtly modern metal that is saturated with polished melody. Vanishing Point are one of those talented bands tinged with gothic aplomb who deal in grandiose dynamics, soaring choruses and energetic arrangements. These Aussie rockers have […]

SOREPTION Release Second Studio Album ‘Engineering The Void’ February 18th, 2014 Sundvall, Sweden-based technical death metal group Soreption issued second full-length studio album Engineering The Void on February 18th, 2014 through Unique Leader Records. The title track featured a guest appearance from The Black Dahlia Murder’s Trevor Strnad. The track listing was as follows; 01. […]

TRENCHROTNecronomic Warfare Unspeakable Axe (2014)Rating: 8/10 Necronomic Warfare is the debut album from Pennsylvanian death metallers TrenchRot, the sort of band who will no doubt appeal to anyone who has grown up with a diet of Pestilence, Asphyx, Thanatos, Death et al. Certainly the most old school expression of this opus is the vocal sneer […]

ONE MACHINE Release Debut Album ‘The Distortion Of Lies And The Overdriven Truth’ February 18th, 2014 London, England-based metal group One Machine issued debut studio full-length album The Distortion Of Lies And The Overdriven Truth on February 18th, 2014 through Scarlet Records. Production duties were handled by Steve Smyth, while mixing duties were handled by […]