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Iron Maiden – ‘The Final Frontier’ (EMI)
As I Lay Dying – ‘The Powerless Rise’ (Metal Blade)
I have never been a massive fan of metalcore, mainly because a lot of the bands just sound too similar and the songs sound very samey, but for me there are a select few that have always stood out from ...
Dark Tranquility – ‘We Are The Void’ (Century Media)
One of the founders of the Gothenburg Scene is back. DARK TRANQUILITY follows up their brilliant 2007 album 'Fiction', with their latest opus, 'We Are The Void'. From the off, you can tell that 'We Are The Void' follows in the ...
Beholder – ‘The Awakening’ (Lime Records)
After seeing UK metallers BEHOLDER a few times this year, including their awesome performance at BLOODSTOCK, and multiple listens to their brilliant 'Unleash The Hell' EP, the wait is finally over for their much anticipated debut album, 'The Awakening'. Well, was ...
3 Inches of Blood – ‘Here Waits Thy Doom’ (Century Media)
The one and only Canadian metallers that are 3 INCHES OF BLOOD are back with their latest opus and follow up to 'Fire Up The Blades'. With their fourth studio album, 'Here Waits Thy Doom', comes a couple of changes, one ...
Sal – ‘Conversations With My Therapist’ (Casket Music)
The first thing that came to mind when listening to 'Conversations With My Therapist' was “oh god, not another female singer trying to fill the large boots of man in the rock music genre”. But I have to admit the songs ...
Callous – ‘Descension’ (Casket Music)
Given that CALLOUS have only been around since the end of 2008 I was a little apprehensive as to what to expect from this four-piece from Kent. However, at first CALLOUS exceeded my expectations with 'Descension', the tracks were lead by ...
Stratovarius – ‘Polaris’ (Ear Music)
Welcome to a new era of STRATOVARIUS. For years the band has relied heavily on the craftsmanship of guitarist Timo Tolkki, who wrote 95% of the material on the ten albums to date. Following Tolkki's departure from the band last year, ...
Lacuna Coil – ‘Shallow Life’ (Century Media)
LACUNA COIL is back with their fifth studio album 'Shallow Life' and it continues where 'Karmacode' left off. With their musical progression shifting from the gothic metal style (Anything up to and including 'Comalies') which set them aside and more individual, ...
Cannibal Corpse – ‘Evisceration Plague’ (Metal Blade)
The death metal gods that are CANNIBAL CORPSE are back after almost three years with latest opus 'Evisceration Plague'. This album is everything you would expect from CANNIBAL CORPSE. Brutal, heavy, fast, and total destruction of anything that stands in its ...