Album Review: High on Fire – Cometh the Storm

"Our stomping of hooves kills with blood beating hearts of desire." High on Fire - Cometh the StormApril 19th, 2024Sludge Metal / Stoner MetalMNRK HeavyOakland, California, USA Oakland, California sludge and stoner metal trio High on Fire are back this year with their ninth full length record, Cometh the Storm. Coming six years after the …

Album Review: Midnight – Hellish Expectations

"Why would I want you to die? So you could be free? Don't want to see you in hell, not next to me." Midnight - Hellish ExpectationsMarch 8th, 2024Blackened Heavy / Speed MetalMetal Blade RecordsCleveland, Ohio, USA Screaming back for more after the release of 2022's Let There Be Witchery, solo musician Athenar, under the …

Game Review: Brutal Legend [2009]

"A good roadie knows his whole job is to make someone else look good, keep someone else safe, help someone else do what they were put here to do. A good roadie stays out of the spotlight. If he's doing his job right, you don't even know he's there. Once in a while he might …

Discography Deep Dive: Kylesa – To Walk a Middle Course

"Have you ever know fear? Have you ever felt fault? Have you ever felt something? Did you ever seem lost?" Kylesa - To Walk a Middle CourseApril 22nd, 2005Psychedelic / Sludge MetalProsthetic RecordsSavannah, Georgia, USA In 2005 Kylesa returned with their sophomore album, To Walk a Middle Course. This second record from the band would …

Album Review: Persekutor – Snow Business

Persekutor - Snow BusinessJune 23rd, 2023Black N' Roll / Blackened Heavy MetalBlues Funeral RecordingsRomania / Los Angeles, California, USA I've got a funny story for you. There's a local band here in Montreal called Prosecutor who I was looking up on Instagram so I could follow them and stay alert to their upcoming shows. However, …

Album Review: GWAR – The New Dark Ages

"You know sometimes the truth fucking hurts, if there's a baby raping ring, it's the Catholic Church." GWAR - The New Dark AgesJune 3rd, 2022Traditional Heavy Metal / Power MetalSlave Pit Inc.Richmond, Virginia, USA The mighty GWAR emerged from their slumber to deliver us a brand new album of rippers last year, and thank the …

Album Review: Knife – Heaven Into Dust

"There are no gods, no gods in the dark." Knife - Heaven Into DustAugust 25th, 2023Blackened Speed MetalNapalm RecordsMarburg, Germany I first became aware of Knife in 2021 around the release of their first full length record, Knife, which was a ripping piece of auditory devastation that I found myself returning to time and time …

Album Review: Hellcrash – Demonic Assassination

"A clashing of swords, tormented souls, don't break the oath." Hellcrash - Demonic AssassinationMarch 24th, 2023Blackened Speed MetalDying Victims ProductionsGenoa, Italy Italian speed metal maniacs Hellcrash are back with a second installment of unrelenting, chaos-raising blackened speed that takes no prisoners and pulls no punches. I first discovered this band through a recommendation by a …

EP Review: Guttrot – Guttrot

Hate being told to stop being rude. I’ll swear as much as I want. Nobody can stop me now. I’m not looking for a reaction. In my voice is freedom. Just wanna yell as loud as I can, the story of my life. Guttrot – GuttrotNovember 16th, 2019Melodic Hardcore / Skate PunkIndependently ReleasedMontreal, Quebec, Canada Speed …

Album Review: Vertebraeker – Spinal Sword

"I'll stab your neck with my spinal sword, I'll end your life because I'm bored." Vertebraeker - Spinal SwordOctober 28th, 2022Thrash Metal / CrossoverIndependently ReleasedSt. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Vertebraeker is a brand new thrash metal outfit from St. John's that is poised to be the purest representation of the genre within the province. …