Album Review: The Riven – The Riven (The Sign Records)
The Sign Records is excited to announce the addition of The Riven to their roster. The band is set to issue their debut album on March 1st 2019.
Album/EP Reviews
Album Review: Outright Resistance – Cargo Cult (Self Released)
Stevenage, UK Metalcore 5 piece Outright Resistance will release their new studio album ‘Cargo Cult’ in 2019. Set to land on 1st March, the album is the first to feature new frontman and vocalist James Jest.
Album Review: Sacred Monster – Worship the Weird (Self Released)
Sacred Monster is pleased to release its first full-length album, “Worship the Weird”! Featuring eight tracks of riff-oriented metal blending influences of doom, thrash, NWOBHM and traditional metal.
Album Review: Trollkjerring – Whistle And I’ll Come To You (Under The Weeping Cherry Tree) (Pacific Threnodies)
Trollkjerring’s Whistle And I’ll Come To You passes through haunting drones, dark ambience, foreboding atmospheres, and flourishes of blackened neoclassical to reach its February 25th 2019 release via Pacific Threnodies.
EP Review: Puppet Kings – The Mountain (Self Released)
Originally formed in Brighton but now rooted in Clapham, Stout alt-rockers Puppet Kings’ new EP entitled The Mountain will be released on March 1st 2019.
EP Review: Nervcast – Two Weeks Notice (Self Released)
Nervcast, which features Everett Mason on guitar and vocals, Kevin Daliri on guitar, Galen Weir on Bass, and Matthew Humphreys on drums, is a hard rock band based out of Toronto Canada. They have just released a new EP entitled “Two Weeks Notice.”
Album Review: Dream Theater – Distance Over Time (Inside Out Music)
A welcome surprise for those who’ve never really been on board with Dream Theater’s proggy sound. The band’s 14th studio album leans way more towards a straight up metal sound and is way more palatable because of it. Out now via Inside Out Music.
Album Review: Popiół – Zabobony (Godz Ov War Productions)
It’s Godz Ov War Productions that presents the 20 year return of Popiół. Releasing Zabobony on CD on the 27th February 2019.