CARNIFEX Release Fifth Studio Album ‘Die Without Hope’ March 4th, 2014 San Diego, California-based death metal group Carnifex issued fifth studio full-length album Die Without Hope on March 4th, 2014 in North America through Nuclear Blast Records. The label also scheduled European release for March 7th. The outing marked the first Carnifex album to be […]
SKELETHALDeathmanicvs Revelation EP Iron Bonehead Productions (2014)Rating: 7.5/10 How about a dose of suffocating old school metal then? Skelethal are a relatively new French combo consisting of Gui Haunting (vocals / guitar) and Jon Whiplash (bass / drums). Both guys also feature for thrash quartet Infinite Translation, but with Skelethal they bark out a stuffy […]
VAMPIREVampire Century Media (2014)Rating: 7.5/10 This debut album from Swedish death metallers Vampire is already in the running for being one of my favourite albums of 2014. Century Media have uncovered a real gem of a band here. Vampire hail from Gothenburg and have been shunning the light of man since 2011, but now they’ve […]
VAMPIRE Release Self-Titled Debut Album March 3rd, 2014 Swedish death metal group Vampire issued its self-titled debut full-length album on March 3rd, 2014 in Europe through Century Media Records. The label also scheduled North American release on the 18th. Vampire’s cover artwork was designed by Mattias Frisk. The outing was cut from September through to […]
I AM HERESY Release Second Studio Album ‘Thy Will’ March 3rd, 2014 Delaware / New Jersey-based metal group I Am Heresy issued second full-length studio album Thy Will on March 3rd, 2014 in Europe through Century Media Records. The label also scheduled North American release for the 4th. Engineering and production duties were handled by […]
FORGERYWith These Fists Battlegod Productions (2014)Rating: 5.5/10 Norway’s Forgery may have originally formed in 1990, but they quickly became inactive before officially reforming in 2002. The finally got off the ground with a batch of demo recordings and then released their debut platter, Harbouring Hate, in 2009. Despite the debut being a hefty chunk of […]
DAVE EVANS Releases Four-Track EP ‘Nothing To Prove’ March 3rd, 2014 Dave Evans – the original vocalist for Sydney, Australia-based hard rock group AC/DC – issued four-track EP Nothing To Prove on March 3rd, 2014 through Rocksector Records. The effort featured three tracks co-written with Chris Appleton, as well as a cover of the blues […]
NOCTEM Release Third Studio Full-Length Album ‘Exilium’ March 3rd, 2014 Spanish extreme metal group Noctem issued third studio full-length album Exilium on March 3rd, 2014. European issue was scheduled for April 7th. Production duties were handled by Daniel Cardoso, with Edmundo Saiz Photography and Victoria Francés overseeing artwork responsibilities. Noctem issued the following statement: “”This […]
DUNDERBEIST To Release ‘Hyklere’ December 29th, 2014 Norwegian heavy metal group Dunderbeist issue full-length studio album Hyklere (English translation: Hypocrites) on March 2nd, 2015 through Indie Recordings. The outing was mixed by Vincent Sorg. The album will be made available in several formats, including CD format, LP format, and clear blue LP format. A release […]
BLACKWOLFThe Hunt Self-released (2014)Rating: 6/10 The debut album from British rockers BlackWolf is one I’ve wanted to hear from some while due to the buzz initially surrounding them. The quintet features Scott Sharp on vocals, Ben Webb on bass, Tom Lennox-Brown on drums and the twin guitar groove of Jason Cronin and Jason Greenhill. And […]
