U.D.O.Decadent AFM (2015)Rating: 9/10 Decadent is the 15th studio album from German heavy metal legends U.D.O. and continues the sizzling streak of the band, coming hot on the heels of 2013’s excellent Steelhammer. This new record offers more of the same, and for a band like U.D.O. that’s not a problem at all – Udo […]

GOAT SEMENEgo Svm Satana Hells Headbangers (2015)Rating: 8.5/10 What better way to start off a New Year than with a splash of Goat Semen!! This Peruvian lot have been infecting minds and poisoning ears since 2000, but Ego Svm Satana is their debut full-length release. Previously, the quartet has carved a career out of embarking […]

HIC IACETThe Cosmic Trance Into The Void Iron Bonehead Productions (2015)Rating: 8.5/10 This is some seriously strange Spanish shit that formed back in 2010 out of Galicia. The Cosmic Trance Into The Void is the band’s debut full-length platter and comes three years after the 2012 Prophecy Of Doom EP. A quick glance of the […]

NIGHT DEMONCurse Of The Damned Steamhammer (2015)Rating: 5.5/10 Hailing from Ventura, California and forming in 2011, Night Demon is a traditional heavy metal act consisting of Jarvis Leatherby (vocals / bass), Brent Woodward (guitar) and Dustin Squires (drums). Curse Of The Damned is the trio’s debut full-length release, following on from their 2012 self-titled EP. […]

SATAN’S HOSTPre-Dating God Part 1 / Pre-Dating God Part 2 Moribund (2015)Ratings: 8.5/10 (Part 1) / 8.5/10 (Part 2) I applauded Satan’s Host’s 2013 release Virgin Sails – their eighth overall – and I’m pleased to report that the Denver, Colorado-based demons are back at it again with two separate full-length monsters released simultaneously, which […]

OBITUARY Tour Europe In January And February 2015 January 15th, 2015 Tampa, Florida-based death metal group Obituary performed headlining concerts in Europe during January and February 2015. Supporting were Newcastle, England-based thrash metal band M-pire Of Evil and German thrashers Dust Bolt. The dates were as follows; Jan. 15 – Essen, Germany, Turock Jan. 16 […]

SWEET & LYNCHOnly To Rise Frontiers (2015)Rating: 9/10 Sweet & Lynch is the rather unimaginative band moniker featuring Michael Sweet (Stryper) and George Lynch (Lynch Mob, Dokken et al). Mr. Lynch has rarely put a foot wrong in his amazing career and shredded his way through the decades like some wizard with a magic potion […]

SLIPKNOT, KORN Tour UK And Ireland In January 2015 January 14th, 2015 Des Moines, Iowa, United States-based heavy metal group Slipknot performed headlining concerts in the United Kingdom during January 2015, as well as performing in Ireland. Supporting were Bakersfield, California-based nu-metal group Korn. The dates were as follows; Jan. 14 – Dublin, Ireland, 3 […]

BLACK CILICEMysteries Iron Bonehead Productions (2015)Rating: 6.5/10 What a bloody black metal racket this is. Hard to believe that the mysterious Black Cilice has carved out an entire career based upon this sort of godly din. No word of a lie, my ears were aching like mad after spinning this new six-track cacophony which boasts […]

LEGION OF ANDROMEDAIron Scorn At War With False Noise (2015)Rating: 7/10 Ever had that feeling that you’ve collected too much wax into one of your ears canals, with the result being that all you can hear is some sort of muffled clanging? Well, Legion Of Andromeda could well be something akin to that audible issue. […]