DELAIN Release Fourth Album ‘The Human Contradiction’ April 4th, 2014 Dutch symphonic metal group Delain issued fourth studio full-length album The Human Contradiction on April 4th, 2014 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland through Napalm Records. The label also scheduled release in the rest of Europe for the 7th, and North American release for the 8th. […]

VOLBEAT Tour US With TRIVIUM And DIGITAL SUMMER April 3rd, 2014 Copenhagen, Denmark-based rock group Volbeat performed North American headlining concerts in April and May 2014. Supporting were Orlando, Florida-based metal group Trivium and Phoenix, Arizona-based rock group Digital Summer. The dates were as follows; Apr. 03 – Denver, Colorado, The Fillmore Auditorium Apr. 04 […]

EREBUS ENTHRONEDTemple Under Hell Séance (2014)Rating: 8/10 Temple Under Hell is the second full-length album from Australian black metallers Erebus Enthroned. This quartet formed back in 2006, with debut release Night’s Black Angel having emerged in 2011. The band is fronted by N, who is backed by guitarist D, bassist A and drummer M, and […]

OGREBastards Of Death Self-released (2014)Rating: 7/10 There are a lot of bands which claim to be mysterious but Ireland’s veteran metalheads Ogre could well lay claim to that title. The Dublin-based band formed in 1990, but in 24 years of existence have only ever released two full-length albums, including this latest effort Bastards Of Death. […]

TAKERIt Is Finished – The Complete Anthology Roxx (2014)Rating: 5/10 Virginia’s Taker may not have been the name on everyone’s lips back in the 1980s metal scene, but during that time they released two solid demo cassette EPs – the first, dubbed Mathew 11:12, in 1987, and Blood in 1989 – and appeared on a […]

STEEL PANTHER Release Third Studio Album ‘All You Can Eat’ April 1st, 2014 Los Angeles, California-based glam metal parody group Steel Panther issued third full-length album All You Can Eat in the United States on April 1st, 2014 through Open E Records. Production duties were handled by Jay Ruston. Directed by Rob Riggle, a music […]

STEEL PANTHERAll You Can Eat Open E Music (2014)Rating: 7.5/10 I was getting concerned that the Steel Panther joke was wearing a bit thin. Mind you, I don’t really see how these guys can win. If they attempt to play serious yet tongue-in-cheek metal, then they’ll probably be accused of “selling out”. If they resort […]