This band is the Australian Killswitch Engage. And I say that with the utmost confidence that many people can back up what I;m saying because The Amity Affliction is a band that I’ve unfortunately never heard, and now that I have I must listen to their two previous albums because “Let the Ocean Take Me” was fucking fantastic. The dual vocals in this made me (metaphorically) shit my pants. The guitars and drums were so heavy and went so well with the vocals and their lyrics that it felt so good as a metal fan to hear because this is one of those … Continue reading The Amity Affliction – Let the Ocean Take Me

“Seeking Prospect” starts off with an instrumental as many other metal bands have done so before it, like Disturbed’s “Remnants” at the beginning of “Asylum” which was a great album as we all know. Many albums that start off instrumentally like this usually turn out to be good, and sometimes other great albums have the instrumentals mid-album, but I typically find a metal album to be great if it has one instrumental track anywhere. Thankfully, this one didn’t let me down. I wish this was a longer album, but all I’ve got to live with is a 5-track EP which … Continue reading The Apparition – Seeking Prospect

 “Pariah” is a very hardcore, brutal, and relentless that has a fantastic sound to it that’ll have head-banger listening to it for years to come. The band’s brutal style is personified in the music videos for “Devour the Sun” and “10,000 Headless Horses” which did a great job of displaying the harshness and brutality of the tracks and the album. The vocalist has a very rough, very harsh voice that doesn’t let up the entire album and keeps every single track heavy, brutal, and hard on the ears and it is amazingly well done. The guitars and drums keep an … Continue reading Our Last Enemy – Pariah

Alternative metal has always been a bittersweet sub-genre for me. It’s had a lot of good moments, but also a lot of bad ones. So whenever I know a band is considered alternative metal I always go in prepared for anything and everything. Never know what you’re gonna get. But thankfully, Vileborn wasn’t one of those bad moments. I was contacted over Twitter to review this album by a very nice and friendly lady who shared my interest for metal and gave me a band that consists of what I like in a band. And she works with them so … Continue reading Vileborn – Vileated EP

 Anyone who read my “Thoughts on Mudvayne” rant a few weeks ago knows how I feel about Hellyeah. Hellyeah to me, now, is the closest link people have to Mudvayne anymore in terms of new music, and right now, with this album, they have given us a blessing that gives Mudvayne fans nostalgia for the old days. But without thinking about Mudvayne, “Blood For Blood” by itself is a fantastic album without question, no doubt, no excuses, no bullshit, completely amazing. I’ve been looking forward to this album ever since “Sangre Por Sangre (Blood For Blood)” was released on YouTube … Continue reading Hellyeah – Blood For Blood

 This album was. . . different to say in the least. I don’t usually listen to instrumental albums, much less ones made by a one man band. I can really appreciate and sympathize with Sam Blum with the struggles of undertaking anything on that degree by yourself because this whole review site and everything is made, managed, and was created by one singular person. So when Sam emailed me about his band, Cities of the Plain, I almost felt compelled to listen to this album because I wanted to see what one man could do, and how well he could … Continue reading Cities of the Plain – Where Our Homes Used To Be