INCIPIENT CHAOSSulphur EP Mortis Humanae Productions (2014)Rating: 8/10 Having only formed in 2014, the debut EP from mysterious quartet Incipient Chaos is a decent slice of French black metal. I expected this to be a rather rushed affair, but this is indeed a well-structured and solid opus which supplies melody, weight and rawness all at […]
MORBIDITYRevealed From Ashes Memento Mori (2014)Rating: 8/10 Playing good old-fashioned, fast death metal, Bangladeshi metallers Morbidity have finally released their long-awaited full-length dose. After a promising demo debut in 2012 (Pits Of Eternal Torment) and then a split project with Exorcised the following year (Impious Conjuration), I was pretty much chomping at the bit to […]
DEDVOLT Release Debut Studio Album ‘Bleeding Heart’ July 29th, 2014 Sacramento, California-based rock / metal group Dedvolt physically issued debut full-length album Bleeding Heart on July 29th, 2014 through CaviGold Records. Felony 1 Records scheduled digital release. The outing was cut at Trident Studios in Pacheco, California with Juan Urteaga. Joel Wanasek of JTW handled […]
HELLYEAH – Sangre Por Sangre Anthony Morgan July 2014 Hellyeah (l-r): Kyle Sanders, Tom Maxwell, Chad Gray and Vinnie Paul On February 13th, 2014, it was confirmed that American heavy metal outfit Hellyeah had parted ways with guitarist Greg Tribbett (Mudvayne) and bassist Robert ‘Bob Zilla’ Kakaha (ex-Damageplan). Said departures caused the ensemble to become […]
JOHNNY TOUCHInner City Wolves Shadow Kingdom (2014)Rating: 7/10 Who on earth is Johnny Touch, I hear you bellow? Well, it’s a new one on me too but this Australian band is worth a listen if you like classic heavy metal, and it’s really as simple as that. Let’s face it. Back in the 80s there […]
REVENANTTundra EP Self-released (2014)Rating: 8/10 Now I’ve got to say that one of my favourite metal bands over the years was a New Jersey act called Revenant, who released one of my favourite extreme metal albums Prophecies Of A Dying World way back in 1991. This Revenant, however, is a completely different kettle of metal […]
EASTERN FRONTDescent Into Genocide Candlelight (2014)Rating: 7/10 It’s been four years since Ipswich-based black metallers Eastern Front released their 2010 debut effort Blood On Snow. The war-torn quartet has been busy touring and writing the music for this, their sophomore effort, in the hope of attracting more attention to their already promising armoury. The guys […]
ENGLISH DOGSThe Thing With Two Heads Candlelight (2014)Rating: 8/10 English Dogs have never really got the credit they deserve, because – believe it or not – they were quite influential for bands such as Darkthrone, who have made a living out of paying homage to this sort of crossover thrash. Over the years since their […]
FORNICUSStorming Heaven Self-released (2014)Rating: 8/10 My opinions have always been divided when it comes to American black metal, but every now and then a truly hideous band comes along to restore my faith in that particular underground scene. The latest bunch just happens to be Fornicus, who were born out of Kentucky. The reason for […]
CARDINALS FOLLYOur Cult Continues! Shadow Kingdom (2014)Rating: 7/10 There are times when you just want an album to evoke images of childhood, especially a childhood that was spent reading through the yellowing pages of a Dennis Wheatley novel or another H.P. Lovecraft absurdity. Well, with Our Cult Continues!, Finnish doomsters Cardinals Folly can be relied […]
