Album Reviews

Canada's Cancer Bats bring their fifth full album filled with volume and energy.  Does all the volume pay off? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BexQnJ8Vgs https://vimeo.com/121737946   Text Review: There are unsung heroes in...

Will this album be a full metal playlist like All That Remains’ earlier albums, or will this be a mix of hard rock and...

Nevada’s Imagine Dragons release their sophomore album with the help of Target, the Grammys, and a ton of publicity.  How does Smoke + Mirrors...

Orange County's Stick To Your Guns offer their 2015 dose of disobedience.  How do the anthems of defiance sound in 2015 after their successful...

From the ashes of Stabbing Westward comes The Dreaming’s new album Rise Again.  How does the industrial style from the early 90’s fair in...

The eight full album from Papa Roach looks into the rebirth and maturity of the nu-metal heroes.  Do Jacoby Shaddix and company offer something...

Progressive rock and metal now have a new force with The Juggernaut.  How does this double album stand  with seventeen tracks and over an...

Oregon (and every hipster alive)’s favorite folk rock band The Decemberists deliver their seventh studio album.  Just how beautiful or terrible is this new...

After two decades of metal, Napalm Death release another sinister beast with enough volume and power to devour you whole.  How much bite does...

Italy's Simus start off 2015 with their take on progressive metal.  Spearheaded by The Soulmaker, how will the Italian metal appeal to other countries...