The Agonist premieres, ‘Danse Macabre’This is The Agonist. They are from Canada and signed to Century Media Records. Let's just acknowledge that, yes, singer Vicky Psarakis is hot. And sings metal. Extremely well. I am sure any...
NecroWretch release new album: ‘With Serpents Scourge’ hear the new track “The Bells Of Evil Schism”French Death Metal. Believe it. Necrowretch was formed in 2008 by guitarist Vlad with "the impure intention to play sadistic-gravecracking-possessed death metal" It surely is blackened and speeds along...
Review: DiecastDiecast "Tearing Down Your Blue Skies" (Century Media) One of the more anticipated metal releases of 2004, Diecast has returned with an adjusted band line-up and a new and better sound to show for it....
Review: Shadows FallShadows Fall "The War Within" (Century Media) Shadows Fall. Flag bearers of the contemporary American metal scene. Their last album "The Art of Balance" set sales records for their label Century...
Review: SkinlabSkinlab "Nerve Damage" (Century Media) Skinlab was always an underrated band that nobody seemed to give enough props to. When other bands exploded during the late 90s through 2000 these guys...
Review: Nocturnal RitesNocturnal Rites "New World Messiah" (Century Media) Nocturnal Rites do what they know how to do on the fast-paced, double bass driven New World Messiah. Hailing from the same hometown in Sweden as...
Review: Iced EarthIced Earth "The Blessed And The Damned" (Century Media) A greatest hits package from Iced Earth. The band has a 15+ year history, much of which is documented in the linear notes by the main visionary...
Review: The ForsakenThe Forsaken "Arts of Desolation" (Century Media) This is an excellent technically efficient death metal album with high marks for production values and cover art. The guitars perform a dual blistering...
Review: Nocturnal RitesNocturnal Rites "Shadowland" (Century Media) I imagine the streets of Sweden must be filled with nothing but metal musicians wandering in roving packs, seeking out practice halls and recording studios....
Review: SkinlabSkinlab "reVolting Room" (Century Media) Moody and dark, with a cyber-twist of mechanical guitars and vocals. Somewhere around the same spectrum as a stripped down Powerman5000, without the sci-fi and...