Review: Metallica – Hardwired… To Self-Destruct
The wait has been insatiable. The hype has been built to breaking point. The anticipation has been off the chart. But after eight long...
Review: Avenged Sevenfold – The Stage
There has been a lot of talk about this album, which was released last month; mostly around its utter lack of promotion or marketing...
Review: Devilment – II – The Mephisto Waltzes
Devilment have made it to a stage very few bands of their breed do: the second album. Countless times we have seen the ‘other...
Review: Civil War – The Last full of Measure
Today a lot of bands sing about battles and battlefields, the enemy, the good guys and nine times out of ten it is sung...
Review: Conceived by Hate – Death and Beyond Morbid
Giving your neck a good workout from the start ‘Crossroad of Fire’ kicks in and takes control. The vocals are raspy, while the music...
Review: Arrowhead – Desert Cult
The start of this thunderous masterpiece is really an audial blaze of passion and very pleasing to the ears. It really hits the gut...
Review: Inire – Cauchemar
The first track is a bit of a dirge truth be known. It ambles, although be it in a slightly melodic vein with a...
Review: Circle of Dust – Machines of our Disgrace
From the off the angst and industrial swipes are engaging and play out with a surge of vengeance and ambiance. The title track 'Machines...
Review: Freedom Call – Master of Light
As cheesy as it sounds, ‘Metal is for Everyone’ opts for catchy and epic but most important it mentions Vikings and metal in the...
Review: Sick of it All – When the Smoke Clears
If you looked up integrity in the dictionary, you wouldn't see a picture of Sick of it All because dictionaries don't have pictures, but...