ALLEGAEON – The Golden Ratio Anthony Morgan June 2014 Allegaeon (l-r): Greg Burgess, Michael Stancel, Ezra Haynes, Corey Archuleta and Brandon Park On September 12th, 2013, Fort Collins, Colorado-based death metal outfit Allegaeon confirmed that it had parted ways with guitarist and founding member Ryan Glisan. Ryan’s final studio haul as a member of the […]
CEMETERY LUSTOrgies Of Abomination Hells Headbangers (2014)Rating: 7/10 When a band describes their sound as “rape thrash”, I think it’s fair to say that the album they release is not going to be an easy ride. Portland, Oregon’s Cemetery Lust are an uncompromising bunch who go by the pseudonyms of Crystal Seth (guitar), Nasty Nate […]
SERVANTS OF THE MISTGross Knowledge Of Genital Mutilation EP Self-released (2014)Rating: 5/10 I’m not sure I want an insight into genital mutilation, but it would seem that Tampa, Florida’s Servants Of The Mist are here to smother me with their seedy sludge. This is their second EP, and follows on from 2013’s Suicide Sex Pact. […]
DEVANGELICResurrection Denied Comatose Music (2014)Rating: 6/10 Hammering their way out of Rome comes brutal death metallers Devangelic, who come armed to the teeth with debut experience Resurrection Denied. The quartet is one not to be messed with, and features vocalist Paolo Chiti, guitarist Mario Di Giambattista, drummer Alessandro “Venders” Santilli, and bassist Damiano Bracci – […]
Allegaeon (l-r): Greg Burgess, Michael Stancel, Ezra Haynes, Corey Archuleta and Brandon Park Seven-string as well as eight-string guitars are a music trait listeners associate with Allegaeon. “On our EP and our first record, we were just a seven-string band,” the performer highlights. “This is what we did when I joined, and so that was […]
ACACIA AVENUECold AOR Heaven (2014)Rating: 8/10 With its computer generated artwork, soaring melodies and supergroup-styled format, Acacia Avenue’s Cold appears as somewhat of an archetype in the land of melodic metal. But one cannot argue with such talents; when the songs are this good, I can look past the wintry sleeve and just wade in […]
DEAD END HEROESRoadkill AOR Heaven (2014)Rating: 8.5/10 It’s hard to believe that Dead End Heroes merely started out as a bunch of instrumental songs laid down by Swiss drummer Daniel Voegeli. It seems that so impressed was guitarist / producer Rolf Munkes by the talent of the sticksman, however, that he suggested forming an actual […]
CORROSION OF CONFORMITYIX Candlelight (2014)Rating: 7.5/10 There once was a time when North Carolina’s Corrosion Of Conformity was the coolest band on the planet. With Blind (1991), Deliverance (1994) and Wiseblood (1996) they casually wafted into the room, destroyed all those that sat in awe and moved on. With various musical alterations and line-up changes […]
COLDRAIN Issue Live Video For ‘Time Bomb’ March 2nd, 2015 Nagoya, Japan-based rock group Coldrain have issued a live music video for the song ‘Time Bomb’ (taken from third studio full-length album The Revelation), the footage filmed at a live Tokyo performance which took place in the summer of 2014 before an audience of 5,000. […]
GAME OVERBurst Into The Quiet Scarlet (2014)Rating: 6/10 Judging by the band name and logo, I’m guessing that this Italian thrash metal act has an obsession with American thrash legends Nuclear Assault? I could be wrong, but knowing how the current thrash trend is going, before I put this album on I have to say […]
