Year: 2019

There are bands out there that will break barriers of what is expected of a genre, and other bands that will work to perfect a genre that already exists – delving deeper into what made […]

Surgery are a death metal band formed in 2002 in Poprad, Slovakia. After working their asses off for years, they have produced their second full-length album Absorbing Roots. Now, as a reviewer, I try to […]

The Book of Ecclesiastes would have you believe there is nothing new under the sun, but the author of that book never heard OnO’s new release Cloaked Climax Concealed. When you have to start putting […]

The momentum around Alestorm is undeniable. A UK rock chart number 1 album Sunset of the Golden Age, touring relentlessly through Europe and the US, drawing unmatched crowds at the world’s biggest festivals… and most […]

While there will be robust discussion around genres of metal, with half of metal-heads sitting in the ‘it doesn’t matter’ camp and the other half claiming identity is important, I would like to weigh in […]

Avantasia have been at the forefront of bombastic metal/rock opera for many years. It has forged its name as a one of a kind super-project, with many legendary names contributing to their sound. Releasing their […]

Meshing elements from other bands seem to be the way to go these days. Since most of what can be done has been done, To An End’s latest offering Redefine is a ballsy aptly named […]

Dawn of the Five Suns is the latest release from German band Kambrium, and let’s just say, it is epically grand. Most of the tracks are like a movie score, weaving, melodic and powerful. buy […]

As The Kingdom Drowns is the seventh studio album for Australian Technical Death Metal band Psycroptic and the follow up to 2015’s self-titled full-length release. The album opens in ferocious fashion with We Were The […]

This album by progressive Brazilian metal band Piah Mater is a beast! It is a long album in minutes but the journey is more than worth it. The obvious nod to Blackwater Park Opeth means […]

Queensland seems to be thriving with metalcore and deathcore bands of late, and if you’re caught up in the hype, you need to check out Affinity Minus Perfection’s latest release Passion Through Unity, because it […]

Adelaide outfit One Step Beyond has released an album, In the Shadow of the Beast, which is a cacophony of sounds centred around Australia’s growing melodic metal scene. The first thing you notice in this […]

The ability to evoke emotion is probably the highest challenge of any musician, but it is especially difficult for metal musicians. This is mainly due to the fact that metal musicians are trying to communicate […]

With all of these bands looking to push the boundaries of metal, few ask the question, ‘what does the song need?’. And it’s an important question. We cannot continue to ignore the fact that music […]

Amoriello’s Journey to Guitarland can be heard in his recent self-titled release. Power metal is getting a bit of a resurgence lately and this listener hopes that Amroiello’s efforts will provide additional fodder for the […]

Skyharbor have been making serious waves in the Tech/Prog Metal community since releasing debut album Blinding White Noise in 2012, have been touring the globe with other powerhouse examples of the genre to raving reviews, […]