DESTRUCTION – Birth Of Malice
(Napalm) Rating: 8.0 In a sign of the digitally connected times we live, almost half of this album has already been issued: five of the eleven proper tracks (the title...
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GRÀB – Kremess
(Prophecy Productions) Rating: 9.5 Kremess is the second full-length from German duo Gràb. They are not an unknown force and what they bring to the game are lyrics in old...
MIDNIGHT VICE – Midnight Vice EP
(ROAR!) Rating: 7.0 Good to see this kind of music originating in the States, as for far too long it was exclusively the province of Europe. Not only did this...
ADAMANTIS – Reforged
(No Remorse) Rating: 7.5 The opening “Ride For Ruin” features a guest spot from Jeff Loomis (Nevermore/ex-Arch Enemy) on guitar. While that may be the calling card for some, there’s...
THRONE OF IRON – Adventure Two
(No Remorse) Rating: 7.0 Long running Indiana traditional minded act whose debut (aka Adventure One) was released during the pandemic (2020). Since then, they’ve attempted to make up for “lost...
ALTER BRIDGE’s One Day Remains 20th Anniversary Edition – A...
Alter Bridge is a band that has been around for two decades at this point. They have been touring extensively since then and have earned a reputation for delivering one...
Arch Enemy – Blood Dynasty Review
There are legacies and legends that transcend all human reasoning, moments frozen in time that become fragments of memory, pieces that form a perfect puzzle. Arch Enemy stands as one...
Cryptosis – Celestial Death Review
My last review on an Extreme Metal band was with Wombbath’s “Beyond the Abyss” and there I said how impressed I was with the resourceful Extreme Metal musicians were. I...
Throne of Iron – Adventure Two Review
“Adventure Two” commences with “Denied” whose fine slow guitar phrasing which made me wonder if it was the speed the band really wanted. In general, these kind of phrases are...
Wombbath – Beyond the Abyss Review
It took me a little while to realize Death Metal has its own dynamic. It takes time to understand the organic organization of the music Death Metal bands make because,...
