PROFANE OMEN Release Fourth Studio Album ‘Reset’ March 14th, 2014 Lahti, Finland-based heavy metal group Profane Omen issued fourth studio full-length album Reset on March 14th, 2014 through Spinefarm Records. The track listing was as follows; 01. ‘The Instigator’ 02. ‘Mind The Trap’ 03. ‘Trails’ 04. ‘Intruder’ 05. ‘Percules’ 06. ‘Incognito’ 07. ‘The Ego’ 08. […]

BLACKBIRDOf Heroes And Enemies Pure Rock (2014)Rating: 7/10 Blackbird care not for modern dynamics, or creating a new style of metal; they merely just knuckle down, crank the amps up to 666 and rock the fuck out. Of Heroes And Enemies is the sort of well-oiled album you’d slap on before going out, and then […]

THYRUZSvik Self-released (2014)Rating: 6.5/10 With the ominous narrated introduction of ‘Prodita’, Norway’s Thyruz begin their third full-length outing in regards to their black metal attack. Svik is a six-track (well, five if you exclude the brief starter) opus that runs a minute or so short of 30, but it’s another bestial wave of gritty vocal […]

THE OATHThe Oath Rise Above (2014)Rating: 8/10 There may be those of you who are sick to death of hearing all this occult-influenced, female-fronted doom-laden rock, but The Oath might just change your mind. If you like your metal mystical yet above all heavy then you need to own the debut album from this quartet […]

L.R.S.Down To The Core Frontiers (2014)Rating: 9/10 Well, what a joyous slab of a record this is. Nothing beats a dose of sugary rock ’n’ roll and Down To The Core is one hell of an upbeat experience that combines the snazzy glam rock glitter of Enuff Z’Nuff with the crystal melody of Journey in […]

ARCHITECTS Release Sixth Album ‘Lost Forever // Lost Together’ March 11th, 2014 Brighton, England-based metalcore group Architects issued sixth studio full-length album Lost Forever // Lost Together on March 11th, 2014 through Epitaph Records. Australian release was handled by UNFD, while Canadian release was handled by New Damage Records. Architects wrote demo tracks during the […]

ARMAGEDDON REV.16:16 Release Debut Album ‘Sundown On Humanity’ March 11th, 2014 Cypriot metal group Armageddon Rev.16:16 issued debut studio full-length album Sundown On Humanity on March 11th, 2014 through Pitch Black Records. The outing featured guest appearances by Bob Katsionis (Firewind) on keyboards and guitar, Nicholas Leptos (Arrayan Path / Warlord), Taso Karonias (R.U.S.T.), and […]

KXM Release Self-Titled Debut Album March 11th, 2014 Los Angeles, California-based hard rock group KXM issued its self-titled debut full-length album on March 11th, 2014 through Rat Pak Records. The outing was produced by KXM and Chris Collier. The track listing was as follows; 01. ‘Stars’ 02. ‘Rescue Me’ 03. ‘Gunfight’ 04. ‘Never Stop’ 05. […]

NOCTURNAL BREED Release Fifth Album ‘Napalm Nights’ March 11th, 2014 Oslo, Norway-based thrash metal group Nocturnal Breed issued fifth studio full-length album Napalm Nights on March 11th, 2014 in Europe through Agonia Records. The label also scheduled North American release for the 18th. The outing was cut at Killer Studio in Norway during 2012 and […]

SHROUD OF THE HERETICRevelations In Alchemy Blood Harvest (2014)Rating: 8/10 Be afraid, be very afraid! Shroud Of The Heretic is a mighty death metal band who has just released this crushing seven-track debut album. The band hails from Portland, Oregon, and formed back in 2011. After an impressive EP, 2012’s Boiled To Death, they’ve now […]