Album/EP Reviews Archives

EP Review: Sick of it All – When the Smoke Clears (Century Media Records)

07/11/2016 Carl Fisher 1 min read

This 5 track EP from the legendary Sick of it All opens with the pulverising When the Smoke Clears, a

03/11/2016 Carl Fisher 2 min read

The haunting melody that rings out at the start of this incredible album is about as comforting as a late

Leaves’ Eyes are a German symphonic/power metal band with members hailing from both Germany and Scandinavia. The female fronted band

28/10/2016 Carl Fisher 2 min read

This is the year where death & black metal has poked its heads above the parapets looking to get noticed

28/10/2016 Carl Fisher 2 min read

It says so much about Crowbar that this far into their career they are still releasing quality sludge metal that

27/10/2016 Carl Fisher 2 min read

A haunting guitar tone, subtle drum taps, the sound of bells, some moody & dark spoken word vocals…the intro to

26/10/2016 Carl Fisher 2 min read

Sometimes in metal all you want is some Earth-crushingly brutal death. Riffs that hit you over the head with a

24/10/2016 Carl Fisher 1 min read

The violin intro of Breaking the Chain, the sudden blast of drums followed by a strong guitar tone is one of