Honest and in-depth reviews of the latest metal albums, singles, and live performances. Discover the best new releases and timeless classics.
Thirteen years after Rest left us wandering through a gaping, sludge-ridden void, Arkansas’ sludge-metal shamans RWAKE have re-emerged—not as relics of a bygone era, but as an evolved force sharpened...
“Reforged” is definetely an album of guitars as album opener “Ride for Ruin” which features Jeff Loomis and “The Sailor on the Seas of Fate” prove us. Guitar duo Javier...
It’s in me to be suspicious of any new label I run into no matter what they mean or no matter who they come from. Most times it is only...
Vile, rotten lands filled with souls of the dead, that were unable to reach the castle’s shrine are presented to us just by this mesmerizing album cover, and the music...
Almost six years ago I wrote a review about Istapp’s “The Insidious Star,” an album that I called summoned by the dark forces that control this sad and lonely and...
It is impossible to tell how anxiously I have been waiting for this date to come to be able to review this new Jethro Tull “Curious Ruminant.” Well, new is...
It’s nice to branch out and try new things every so often. After all, variety is the spice of life; even the things you love most can start to feel...
Voidchaser are not the kind of band to leave a story half-told. Since first emerging from the progressive metal underground just two years ago, the Montreal/Stockholm quartet have been quietly...
You don’t need us to tell you that SPIRITBOX are no longer the future of metalcore – they’re its present, and Tsunami Sea is the undeniable proof. The Vancouver juggernaut’s...
Progressive metal titans Dream Theater delivered an unforgettable night at the San Jose Civic on February 24, 2025, as part of their “An Evening with Dream Theater” tour. Performing a...
