OBITUARYInked In Blood Relapse (2014)Rating: 6/10 The first time I ever heard Obituary was via their blood-soaked 1989 debut album Slowly We Rot; it was an experience that has stuck with me forever. Never before had I heard something so bestial, from John Tardy’s truly ferocious display to the hostile buzz and groove of the […]
ANGELS OR KINGSKings Of Nowhere AOR Heaven (2014)Rating: 9/10 If ever there was a melodic rock band which deserved its place among the greats then its British troupe Angels Or Kings. Sadly, like so many of the coolest and most talented bands that existed back in the 80s, it was never meant to be and […]
BOG OAKA Treatise On Resurrection And The Afterlife EP Svart (2014)Rating: 9/10 When I first saw the band shot for this relatively new combo from California, I really didn’t know what to expect. Of course, it’s never right to judge a book by its cover, although one cannot help but try to imagine what a […]
ARROGANZTod & Teufel FDA Rekotz (2014)Rating: 7/10 Tod & Teufel is the third album from German extreme metallers Arroganz; a trio which formed in 2008 and ever since have been blasting our ears with death metal of the highest order. For those not familiar with the band, it consists of vocalist / bassist –K–, and […]
MANIMALISMManimalism Adversum (2014)Rating: 9/10 Well, well, well. What a peculiarity this is. The mysterious Manimalism is the brainchild of one Kim Sølve who originally formed this oddity back in 1992 as Taarenes Var, with the press release for this debut opus adding that these guys were “a silent contributor to the first wave of Norwegian […]
DOOMBRINGERThe Grand Sabbath Nuclear War Now! Productions (2014)Rating: 7/10 This Polish quartet has certainly taken its time in releasing a debut full-length album. Having formed back in 2007, the band – consisting of Medium Mortem (vocals), Old Coffin Spirit (bass, vocals), Tribes Of The Moon (guitar) and Sepulchral Ghoul (drums) – has spent most of […]
VANISHCome To Wither Massacre (2014)Rating: 7.5/10 Come To Wither is the long-awaited sophomore effort from German quintet Vanish, and comes eight years after their 2006 full-length debut Separated From Today. Vanish is fronted by vocalist Bastian Rose, who also plays piano and keyboards. Rose is joined by bassist Daniele Dei Giudici, drummer Ralf Nopper, and […]
HOUSE OF XHouse Of X Escape Music (2014)Rating: 8/10 House Of X – formerly known as X-UFO – is a British posse consisting of Danny Peyronel (lead vocals; ex-UFO, ex-Heavy Metal Kids), Laurence Archer (guitar / backing vocals; ex-Phil Lynott’s Grand Slam, ex-UFO, ex-Stampede), Rocky Newton (bass / backing vocals; ex-Lionheart, ex-MSG) and Clive Edwards […]
AT THE GATES Release Fifth Studio Album ‘At War With Reality’ October 24th, 2014 Gothenburg, Sweden-based melodic death metal group At The Gates issued fifth full-length studio album At War With Reality on October 24th, 2014 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Finland through Century Media Records, The label scheduled North American and European release for […]
IN FAITHThere’s A Storm Coming Rocktopia (2014)Rating: 8.5/10 Although I wouldn’t go as far to say I agree with the promotional text that There’s A Storm Coming is “one of the best debut albums by any British melodic rock band of the past 15 years”, I will say that In Faith have pulled out all […]
