THE GRAVIATORS Release Third Studio Album ‘Motherload’ March 28th, 2014 Swedish doom / stoner metal group The Graviators issue third studio full-length album Motherload on March 28th, 2014 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Benelux through Napalm Records. The label also scheduled release in Europe (excluding Sweden and Norway) for the 31st, with Swedish and Norwegian […]

GRAVEHILLDeath Curse Dark Descent (2014)Rating: 7/10 California’s Gravehill may have released three studio albums since reforming in 2007, but it’s been an unsteady ride for this quintet who originally formed back in 2001. Drummer Rhett “Thorgrimm” Davis has been carrying the torch since the band’s inception, but remains the only original member. Since 2007, Thorgrimm […]

AUTOPSYTourniquets, Hacksaws And Graves Peaceville (2014)Rating: 8.5/10 Clearly chomping at the bit like some flesh-eating bacteria, death metal legends Autopsy have barely cleaned up the ooze left from 2013’s The Headless Ritual and yet have now returned with another infected chunk of grisly metal. It’s no shock horror when one slaps on the latest slab […]

SENTIENCE Beyond The Curse Of Death Demo (2014) Another sigh of frustration escapes from my lips as once again I’m bombarded with a formulaic slab of death metal that one would’ve thought had been spewed from the murky realms of Sweden. But no, Sentience are an American death metal band – formed in January 2014 […]

MASSACREBack From Beyond Century Media (2014)Rating: 8/10 I can hear the detractors already dismissing this one before it’s even out. So, death metal vocal legend Kam Lee is absent from this record and that comes as a great disappointment when one considers just how great he made the band’s 1991 debut From Beyond, but hey, […]

SHEAR Release Second Studio Album ‘Katharsis’ March 24th, 2014 Helsinki, Finland-based metal / rock group Shear issued second full-length studio album Katharsis on March 24th, 2014 in Europe through Lifeforce Records. The label also scheduled North American release for April 1st. The outing was cut between April and October 2013 at Sound Supreme Studio and […]

MASSACRE Release Third Album ‘Back From Beyond’ March 24th, 2014 Florida-based death metal group Massacre issued third full-length studio album Back From Beyond on March 24th, 2014 in Europe through Century Media Records. The label also scheduled North American release for April 1st. The outing was cut and mixed by Tim Vazquez of CGM Studios […]

L.R.S. Release Debut Studio Album ‘Down To The Core’ March 21st, 2014 Melodic rock group L.R.S. issued debut full-length album Down To The Core on March 21st, 2014 in Europe through Frontiers Music Srl. The label also scheduled North American release for the 25th. Alessandro Del Vecchio handled production duties. The track listing was as […]

AHOLA Release Second Studio Album ‘Tug Of War’ March 21st, 2014 Finnish hard rock group Ahola issued second full-length album Tug Of War on March 21st, 2014 through Playground Music. Mixing duties were handled by Jussi Kulomaa, while mastering responsibilities were overseen by Jaakko Viitalähde at Virtalähde Mastering. Vocalist / guitarist Jarkko Ahola (Teräsbetoni / […]

PRETTY MAIDS Release 14th Studio Album ‘Louder Than Ever’ March 21st, 2014 Horsens, Denmark-based hard rock / metal group Pretty Maids issued 14th full-length studio album Louder Than Ever on March 21st, 2014 in Europe through Frontiers Music Srl. The label also scheduled North American release for the 25th. Louder Than Ever consisted of eight […]