WITCH MOUNTAINMobile Of Angels Svart (2014)Rating: 8.5/10 Portland, Oregon’s Witch Mountain is a doom metal band you really do not want to cross. On their fourth full-length slab of meaty melancholy they patrol even darker valleys and moodier corners. For those yet to experience the trudging terror of this titan you have to go back […]
OVERCHARGEAccelerate Unspeakable Axe (2014)Rating: 7/10 Italian rockers Overcharge dabble in speedy thrashing punk and Accelerate seems to be the ideal title for their new work of art. The band – consisting of Fabio (vocals / bass), Josh (guitar) and Panzer (drums) – hails from Varese and was formed in 2012, releasing their self-titled EP a […]
ANTROPOMORPHIARites Ov Perversion Metal Blade (2014)Rating: 7/10 Dutch death metallers AntropomorphiA formed in 1989 under the moniker of Dethroned Empire before altering their name and then releasing the demo Bowel Mutilation in 1992. This was followed a year later with the EP Necromantic Love Songs, but it wasn’t until 1998 that the full-length debut platter […]
WOLFENEvilution Pure Legend (2014)Rating: 8/10 Evilution is the fifth full-length release from German power thrashers Wolfen. The quintet consists of: Andreas von Lipinski (vocals), Björn Grüne (guitar), Frank J. Noras (guitar), Nico Filter (bass) and Holger Bloempott (drums). Wolfen have been extremely consistent since debut Don’t Trust The White, which emerged in 2000. Since then, […]
DEAD SAMARITANThe Devil Tunes Bury The Casket (2014)Rating: 9/10 Great name for a band! Dead Samaritan is an exceptional death / thrash metal band from Finland and I’m slapping myself in the forehead continuously due to the fact I missed them first time round with their 2012 debut The Only Good Samaritan. So this time […]
STALLIONRise And Ride High Roller (2014)Rating: 8/10 Well, I think I have officially lost track of the amount of bands keeping the metal flag burning by revisiting their heroes and churning out what has been deemed revival metal. Thankfully, Stallion is one of the better bands when it comes to paying homage to traditional metal. […]
CRUCIFIED BARBARAIn The Red Despotz (2014)Rating: 8/10 In 2012, Swedish all-female quartet Crucified Barbara released its third opus, The Midnight Chase. I wasn’t exactly moved by that record as I found it a little on the tame side, and yet I was looking forward to instalment number four from these gals. In The Red offers […]
OCTOBER 31Bury The Hatchet Hells Headbangers (2014)Rating: 8/10 Having formed back in 1995, Virginia headbangers October 31 have been plying their trade with reasonable success and rightly so, as this is the sort of uncompromising band we need to march on through the trends which attempt to hinder our path. October 31 are fronted by […]
HOUSTON Relaunch II Livewire / Cargo (2014) Rating: 4/10 Well it’s only been a year since I reviewed the last Houston composition, which was entitled II. It was an above average offering of pop-tinged tunes which in spite of their slushiness never really dug in deep enough and so I was looking forward to this […]
TOWERS OF FLESHAntithetical Conjurations Candlelight (2014)Rating: 8/10 Formed in 2008, Towers Of Flesh are a UK trio consisting of Jack Welch (vocals), Tom Hinksman (guitar / bass) and guitarist / drummer Anil Carrier (drums / guitar). Antithetical Conjurations, which comes complete with fantastic artwork, is the Midlands-based band’s second record following on from 2010’s The […]
