Album Reviews

DevilDriver Deliver The Heavy Groove Metal Goods On Dealing With Demons I

Let’s be honest: This is probably the most important DevilDriver record since their debut dropped back in 2002. Luckily, DevilDriver has both the experience and the chops almost 20 years into their career that not only maintains and sustains but also still entertains the hell out of listeners with a [...]

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Amiensus Introduce Their Brand Of Worldly Transcendant Black Metal To The Masses With Abreaction

Transcendental Black Metal is the better narrative/nom de plume when it comes to Abreaction, the latest full-length from Minnesota-based Amiensus. An undeniably epic collection of otherworldly Black Metal-tinged tunage, Amiensus incorporate Gothic overtones, Indie Rawk, and Prog within Abreaction to create one very unique record.

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Mountain Tamer Explore Altered Realities Within Heavy Psychedelic Journey Of Psychosis Ritual

There needs to be more artists like Mountain Tamer in the world. The kinds of artists who just consistently bring that pure, unbridled, unrelenting Rawk is what I’m talking about! On their latest offering, Psychosis Ritual, the Los Angeles trio turn the volume and the dosage up to 11 for [...]

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Four Stroke Baron Collect Some Covers, Re-Record Their Own Classics For Monoqueen

Four Stroke Baron records are like the gifts that keep giving. Their last outing (Which you can read all about by clicking here) was Prog perfection and their upcoming record which collects a slew of diverse and new covers as well as re-recorded versions of songs which originally appeared on [...]

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The White Swan Sees Ex-Kittie Drummer Channeling Her Inner Auf der Maur On Magnificent Nocturnal Transmission

Listening through the debut EP from London, Ontario’s The White Swan is akin to a spiritual experience. Wrapped up in a dreamstate surrounded by heavy guitars, stirring synths, and a robust rhythm section, Nocturnal Transmission is a far cry from the former outfit of The White Swan’s Mercedes Lander.

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Orochen Offer Gripping Group Of Songs On Epic New EP Thylacine

Whoa. Orochen is definitely in the “don’t judge a book…” category. Ignore the scary striped Tasmanian tiger that graces the cover and embrace the sounds because on their third EP, Thylacine, the “Gothenburg-based apocalyptic post-industrial neofolk” (Per their Facebook description) quartet bring to mind Swoon-era Silversun Pickups, The Stone Roses, [...]

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