SHARDS OF HUMANITYFractured Frequencies Unspeakable Axe (2014)Rating: 7/10 I’ve always been a fan of death metal with a thrashy edge, and the debut outing from US merchants Shards Of Humanity is one such opus I intend to enjoy for as long as I can. This Memphis-based trio formed in 2009, and have only released a […]
SOLACE OF REQUIEMCasting Ruin ViciSolum Productions (2014)Rating: 8.5/10 Well, it’s about that time of year again when one feels the need to be lacerated, shredded, battered, bruised and bedazzled by another tech-fest, and on this occasion it’s the new death / black metal hybrid created by Virginia crushers Solace Of Requiem. Casting Ruin is apocalypse […]
DEATH PENALTYDeath Penalty Rise Above (2014)Rating: 9/10 Although only active since 2013, Death Penalty has released what I can only describe as one of my top three metal releases of 2014. Lee Dorrian’s (ex-Cathedral, ex-Napalm Death) label sure knows how to churn out top quality bands, and in such a prolific nature too. The Cathedral […]
FAITHSEDGEThe Answer Of Insanity Scarlet (2014)Rating: 8.5/10 The Answer Of Insanity is the new album from Faithsedge, a progressive metal / rock project founded by vocalist / guitarist Giancarlo Floridia in Huntington Beach, California during 2009. Faithsedge released their debut self-titled platter in 2011 and now they are back with a heavier tinge that never […]
STRYVIGORForgotten By Ages Svarga Music (2014)Rating: 7.5/10 Ukrainian metallers Stryvigor was formed in 2012 as the brainchild of guitarist Khladogard and vocalist Dusk. The band is named after an old river that runs through the Carpathian Mountains, and with this debut work the band has tried to recreate those icy atmospheres. Just one glance at […]
GODSMACK Release Sixth Studio Album ‘1000hp’ August 5th, 2014 Boston, Massachusetts-based rock group Godsmack issued sixth full-length studio album 1000hp on August 5th, 2014 in the United States through Republic Records. Spinefarm Records scheduled European release for September 1st. 1000hp was produced and mixed by Dave Fortnam. The track listing is as follows; 01. ‘1000hp’ […]
SKID ROW Release ‘United World Rebellion – Chapter Two’ EP August 5th, 2014 American heavy metal group Skid Row issued United World Rebellion – Chapter Two, the second in a series of EPs, on August 5th, 2014 through Megaforce Records. Skid Row entered Cock Of The Walk studio in Kennesaw, Georgia on February 2nd, 2014 […]
ADRENALINE RUSHAdrenaline Rush Frontiers (2014)Rating: 2.5/10 I’m sorry, but when a press release for a forthcoming album feels the need to state that the band is “fronted by one of the most talented and hottest chicks in today’s hard rock scene”, I just have to hold my head in cringe-worthy shame. Surely we’ve moved on […]
CJ WILDHEART – Come With Him Anthony Morgan August 2014 CJ Wildheart CJ Wildheart (born Chris Jaghdar) – guitarist of Newcastle Upon Tyne, England-based rock outfit The Wildhearts – began authoring compositions for August 2014 solo studio full-length album Mable in May-June 2013, and continued to write and demo tracks throughout the summer and winter […]
CHAOS MOONResurrection Extract I, Voidhanger (2014)Rating: 7/10 Resurrection Extract is the curiously titled third opus from intriguing US one-man band Chaos Moon. The project was started in 2004 by sole disciple Esoterica (Alex Poole) who, after two full-length albums and various EPs, decided to halt his work in 2011. It would seem that in spite […]
