Live from the Pit: Exciter @ Foufounes Electriques – 10/19/2023

Exciter @ Foufounes Electriquesw/ Tower, and SamuraiOctober 19th, 2023Dungeon Works ProductionsMontreal, Quebec, Canada Exciter are a legendary Canadian heavy metal band, no doubt. One of the earliest groups purporting the style of speed metal that broke through the boundary into thrash early on in the 80's, their 1983 record Heavy Metal Maniac is a bona …

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 …

Album Review: Allagash – Cryptic Visions

Allagash – Cryptic VisionsMay 6th, 2019Speed / Thrash MetalIndependently ReleasedSt. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada The long awaited successive full length album from St. John’s alienoid thrashers Allagash has finally arrived upon the hellish shores of our island and trust me, it has been well worth the wait. What the band established with their debut self-titled album, a …

EP Review: Allagash – Canadian Encounters

Allagash – Canadian EncountersJanuary 16th, 2018Speed / Thrash MetalIndependently ReleasedSt. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Canadian Encounters is the third release in the discography of St. John’s-based thrash and speed metallers Allagash. Following their previous two full length releases, Dark Future and their self-titled debut Allagash, the band has decided to shorten things up a bit with an EP this …

Album Review: Emblem – Emblem

"Who will hear your applause?" Emblem – EmblemApril 15th, 2017Speed Metal / Traditional Heavy MetalIndependently ReleasedSt. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Emblem is the newest band spearheaded by Newfoundland heavy metal alumnus Harry “Hawk Emblem” Clarke and, much like his previous band Fireign and other current project, Allagash, the debut release from this group of …

EP Review: The Lousy – Shut Up I’m Talking

"Murderous ritual, chaos reigns, Brainsaw only lives to slay!" The Lousy - Shut Up I'm TalkingFebruary 4th, 2022MetalpunkIndependently ReleasedBoston, Massachusetts, USA Now I know what you're thinking. The Lousy just released a brand new EP, Another Lousy Tape, a mere few weeks ago. Why aren't you reviewing that one? Well, I haven't actually gotten around …

Album Review: Chainbreaker – Lethal Desire

Chainbreaker - Lethal DesireFebruary 15th, 2019Blackened Heavy MetalHells HeadbangersToronto, Ontario, Canada I was first informed of Chainbreaker through a friend of mine who told me that it was essentially a new band formed by the members of Cauldron. Consisting of both current and former members of that vaunted Canadian NWOTHM band, Chainbreaker is a noticeable …

Album Review: Tower – Shock to the System

"Taking whips for the beating, oh, the swelling is just what he likes, and he can't stop howling, but he likes it when it stings like a knife." Tower - Shock to the SystemNovember 12th, 2021Traditional Heavy MetalCruz del Sur MusicNew York City, New York, USA I get so many recommendations for albums within the …

EP Review: Intranced – Intranced

"You got me living in a trance. You got me intranced." Intranced - IntrancedSeptember 23rd, 2022Traditional Heavy MetalIndependently ReleasedLos Angeles, USA In September of last year my band was lucky enough to get put on a bill opening for American NWOTHM heavyweights Haunt as well as the British power metal troupe Seven Sisters here in …