A SOUND OF THUNDERIt Was Metal Self-released (2018)Rating: 8.5/10 I like the duelling vocal attack on opening track ‘Phantom Flight’ from this rather fiery U.S. act that has been plying its trade since 2008, naming themselves after a Ray Bradbury tale and in that time releasing a handful of sturdy albums. It Was Metal marks […]
CRYING STEELStay Steel Pride & Joy Music (2018)Rating: 8/10 That’s not a good album title, is it? I remember snapping up Crying Steel’s 1987 debut On The Prowl, mesmerised was I by its cover and the metallic nuances contained within. Then they were gone, splitting up in 1990, only to return – well under my […]
LIZZY BORDENMy Midnight Things Metal Blade (2018)Rating: 10/10 I hate the fact that this record is so stunningly perfect it’ll probably fly beneath everyone’s radar and not get recognised for the pinnacle of greatness it is. I also hate the fact that rock radio and live touring in the U.S. is so rigid and corporate […]
GOAT DISCIPLEWolfcult Domination EP Blood Harvest (2018)Rating: 7/10 Wolfcult Domination is the debut offering from an extreme metal act hailing from Salt Lake City that play fast, barbaric, rust-coated, bullet-belt, tank-riding, machine-gun metal. This is music for the battlefield, for a time when such blood-soaked soldiers are tip-toeing through human debris. This EP provides the […]
VELDS.I.N. Listenable (2018)Rating: 8/10 Since forming in the mid-90s, European blackened death metallers Veld haven’t been the most prolific outfit on the planet, having released all of their five albums this side of the millennium. And it’s been three years since 2015’s Daemonic: The Art Of Dantalian release. S.I.N. is a welcome return to form […]
CO-OPCo-Op EMP (2018)Rating: 8/10 Now, here’s a record that will no doubt turn a few heads due to the fact it features Alice Cooper’s son Dash. Put that aside though, and you’ll be rather pole-axed by this immense groove machine that takes us back to the John Corabi era of Mötley Crüe as massive, meaty […]
DROWNED7th Greyhaze (2018)Rating: 6/10 Veteran Brazilian band Drowned formed out of Belo Horizonte in the mid-90s, which was probably not the most productive time for metal. However, there’s no denying the staying power of this troupe of stalwarts, who have come equipped with their unimaginatively titled seventh outing. The troops vocalist Fernando Lima have assembled […]
FLESH CONSUMEDHymn For The Leeches Sevared (2018)Rating: 7/10 A weary churchyard bell toll and eerie phantasmal growls signal the start of the latest release from brutal death metallers Flesh Consumed. After reforming in 2005, these gore-mongers have very much put themselves on the murder map with a brace of EPs, and in equal measure two […]
BEHEADED Sign Album Contract With Agonia Records June 12th, 2018 Maltese death metal group Beheaded have signed an album contract with Agonia Records, revealing this development on June 12th, 2018. Beheaded vocalist Frank Calleja commented: “The unholy alliance between Beheaded and Agonia Records has begun for us to carry forward the legacy of the beast […]
SINISTRO Unveil Music Video For ‘Vento Sul’ Track June 12th, 2018 Lisbon, Portugal-based post-metal group Sinistro have filmed a music video for the track ‘Vento Sul’. Directed by Estevam Romera, the clip can be viewed below. The band commented: “So far, we’ve always done conceptual videos for our songs. This time we decided to do […]
