Album Review: Mantar – The Modern Art of Setting Ablaze (Nuclear Blast)
Released on August 24th 2018, The Modern Art of Setting Ablaze is the new album from Mantar, a German Sludge Metal duo from Hamburg.
Album/EP Reviews
Album Review: Hesperian Death Horse – Živ (Self Released)
Hesperian Death Horse describe themselves as an avant-garde/sludge/post-metal band and are based in Zagreb, Croatia since 2012. They released their second full-length album entitled ‘Ziv’ (Croatian for the word ‘Alive’). It is the second part of a trilogy of albums.
Album Review: Alice in Chains – Rainier Fog (BMG)
Rainier Fog is the new studio album by the American rock/grunge pioneers Alice in Chains. Considering the length and breadth of their career, it’s amazing that this is only their sixth studio album!
EP Review: Unanimated – Annihilation (Century Media Records)
They are back! After nine years in vigilant slumber the mighty Unanimated, originators of the infamous Swedish melodic death/black metal sound, return with four brand new tracks. Annihilation was released on August 10th 2018 via Century Media Records.
Album Review: Daniel Tidwell – Versus Video Games 4 (Self Released)
Guitar genius Daniel Tidwell returns with his fourth Versus Video Games release. 24 tracks of rocked/metalled up famous video game tracks. Variety is the spice of life for the man as he’s already covered so many of the more famous compositions. This means Versus Video Games 4 has some of the most interesting releases so far. While a few don’t quite hit, there are plenty that do.
EP Review: Starting Again by Democratus (Self Released)
Let’s continue with the trend of looking back at some of the band’s that seriously impressed us at Bloodstock Festival 2018, but who’s releases we missed. This time we are taking a look at the Welsh melodic death metal band, Democratus and their January 2018 release, Starting Again.
EP Review: Fall of Humanity by Fall of Humanity (Self Released)
Fall of Humanity are a metalcore band from Syracuse, New York and they have just released their debut EP. That debut is the self titled, and self released, Fall of Humanity.
Album Review: Subtype Zero – The Astral Awakening (Seeing Red Records)
Thrash metallers, Subtype Zero are about to unleash their new album, The Astral Awakening which will be released on August 24th 2018 via Seeing Red Records.