In the year of our lord 2022, and over 30 years into their career as Sludge Metal GODS, there’s absolutely no denying what a new Crowbar record is going to sound like. It’s that same kind of comfort fans get when they press “Play” on any AC/DC masterpiece and with [...]
If I’m being honest, I tend to shy away from reviewing instrumental records as a general rule of thumb because for me at times it’s a lot harder to nail down the feel of a vocal-less record when you don’t have someone blatantly or obviously emoting over a killer soundtrack. [...]
The Birthday Massacre have yet to disappoint. In fact, with each new offering the Toronto Electro outfit seem to continually push the envelope and defy expectations over and over again so it should come as no surprise then that on their 12th release they go further down the rabbit hole [...]
Okay, I’m going to go there already and declare Once Human’s upcoming third full-length as the first must-hear Metal release of 2022. Imbued with the best kind of magic that causes the music to sound better and better with each repeated listen, Scar Weaver is a trip that demands your [...]
If you did a double take after hearing “Pain Of Oizys”, the first single from Venom Prison’s upcoming new record, thinking this very melodic piano heavy ditty couldn’t possibly be from the same outfit who produced the blistering bombast of Samsara in 2019 then you’re probably not alone. But if [...]
Another one of those “Didn’t I review their last one?” artists where I get to be pleasantly reminded of some kickass tunes that may have gotten lost in the shuffle along the way after an initial spotlight/review, Deeper Graves is indeed back with a whole new collection of kickass tunes [...]