EMBRYONIC DEVOURMENTReptilian Agenda Deepsend (2014)Rating: 8/10 Back for another bite, California’s Embryonic Devourment reach album number three in their quest to extract spines and munch on innards with their technical battering ram of extreme metal. It’s been almost four years since 2010’s Vivid Interpretations Of The Void, but Reptilian Agenda is a natural – or […]

I KILLED THE PROM QUEEN Release Studio Album ‘Beloved’ February 18th, 2014 Australian metalcore group I Killed The Prom Queen issued third studio full-length album Beloved on February 18th, 2014 in the United States through Epitaph Records. I Killed The Prom Queen entered a studio in Gothenburg, Sweden in 2013 with Fredrik Nordström. Beloved marked […]

ADRENALINE MOB Release Second Album ‘Men Of Honor’ February 18th, 2014 American heavy metal supergroup Adrenaline Mob issued second full-length album Men Of Honor on February 18th, 2014 in North America through Century Media Records. The label scheduled international release for February 24th. Production duties were handled by vocalist Russell Allen (also of Symphony X) […]

LIONIZE Release Fifth Studio Album ‘Jetpack Soundtrack’ February 18th, 2014 Silver Spring, Maryland-based rock group Lionize issued fifth studio full-length album Jetpack Soundtrack on February 18th, 2014 through Weathermaker Music. Production duties were jointly handled by Clutch drummer Jean-Paul Gaster and Machine at the Machine Shop in Belleville, New Jersey. The album was made available […]

SEVENTRAIN Release Self-Titled Debut Album February 18th, 2014 San Diego, California-based blues-oriented metal group Seventrain issued its self-titled debut full-length album on February 18th, 2014 through So Cal Records / Alliance Entertainment. The track listing was as follows; 01. ‘Bleeding’ 02. ‘Rays Of The Sun’ 03. ‘Change’ 04. ‘Broken’ 05. ‘Pain’ 06. ‘Trouble’ 07. ‘Never’ […]

KAYSER Read Your Enemy Listenable (2014) Rating: 6.5/10 Swedish thrashers Kayser are back with their third studio opus, and it’s about time too. It’s been eight years since 2006’s Frame The World… Hang It On The Wall opus. While that particular record was a decent affair, the quintet have been all too inconsistent since 2005’s […]

CYNICKindly Bent To Free Us Season Of Mist (2014)Rating: 9.5/10 I really don’t understand the criticism of a band like Cynic. It seems that while some so-called fans enjoyed the deathlier strains of their debut opus Focus (1993), they were rather sickened by the progressive nature of the works thereafter. The baffling thing about such […]

CYNIC Release Third Studio Album ‘Kindly Bent To Free Us’ February 14th, 2014 American progressive metal outfit Cynic issued third full-length studio album Kindly Bent To Free Us in Europe on February 14th, 2014 through Season Of Mist. The label scheduled North American release for February 18th. Production duties were handled by Cynic at Perfect […]

AMORAL Release Sixth Album ‘Fallen Leaves & Dead Sparrows’ February 14th, 2014 Helsinki, Finland-based heavy metal group Amoral issued sixth studio full-length album Fallen Leaves & Dead Sparrows on February 14th, 2014 through Imperial Casssette. United Kingdom release was scheduled for March 31st via Graphite Records. Vocals were cut over the course of a week […]

CRIPPLE BASTARDS Release ‘Nero In Metastasi’ February 14th, 2014 Asti, Italy-based grindcore group Cripple Bastards issued studio full-length album Nero In Metastasi on February 14th, 2014 in Germany / Benelux through Relapse Records. The label also scheduled United Kingdom release for the 17th, and North American release for the 18th. The outing was cut at […]