Tag: 2015

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Triumvir Foul – An Oath Of Blood And Fire

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 This cover practically screams the genre: death metal. Old school death metal to be precise. Triumvir Foul’s new upcoming EP “An Oath of Blood and Fire” is a nostalgic trip for any aged hardcore metal fan lover of all genres because this album teleports us back to the 90’s where death metal truly felt like you were grinding up corpses with a meat grinder. I love it. Everything just blew my fucking mind with this EP to every extent, especially when I found out this was a two man band. I swear. A two goddamn man band! I was – am! … Continue reading Triumvir Foul – An Oath Of Blood And Fire

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Desecrator – Red Steel Nation (single)

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 Hearkening back to the “glory days” of thrash metal, Desecrator’s brand new single “Red Steel Nation” really has brought back that mentality of giving the music power of its own that comes in plentiful heaps. The vocals for this song along go great with the guitars which were fast and will make any fan of this band love instantly the moment this start playing because “Red Steel Nation” is made for thrash metal fans and not just fans of Desecrator alone. Now I personally do not know if this single will be on a future album or is just a stand alone … Continue reading Desecrator – Red Steel Nation (single)

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Insepulto – The Necrodex

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 Take a wild guess on what genre this is. Yeah, that’s right. This shit is folk metal! Now if you have half a brain you know that’s a straight up lie and that this is death metal the one of the highest degrees. Old school death metal if you want to get specific. And no, I’m not yanking your chain this actually feels and sounds like the 90s death metal that we all know but not all may love and I’m okay with that. Insepulto has done something with “The Necrodex”that I feel like many bands out there who try to re-envision … Continue reading Insepulto – The Necrodex

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Conceived By Hate / Akheron – Coalition of Death

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 Who figured that one album made me feel like I could run a marathon at light speed and punch people in the face while doing it? Well that is exactly what this combination of death thrashers Conceived By Hate and Akheron did for me in their upcoming split album “Coalition of Death”. Now you might be thinking “since you say both these bands are death and thrash metal then what’s the difference between the two?” Well, my young metal head, Conceived By Hate is more death metal oriented and Akheron is more on the thrash metal side. If you know … Continue reading Conceived By Hate / Akheron – Coalition of Death

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Ashes In Vein (self-titled)

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 I completely agree with this EP. Now, I will say that I don’t love it with every fiber of my being, but I did really enjoy listening to Ashes In Vein’s upcoming self-titled melodic metal album simply because of its awesomely rough sound and its gritty sandpaper-like feel to it that it has in each of the 4 tracks. It just sounds great for what it is. The vocals also range all over the fucking spectrum of vocals in metal and this gives “Ashes In Vein” a versatility to it that I honestly feel like a lot of albums are lacking nowadays … Continue reading Ashes In Vein (self-titled)

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Papa Roach – F.E.A.R.

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 I understand why some people don’t like Papa Roach, I really do. They believe that they are “the reason that rock and metal are in the shitter because they’ve made their way onto every stupid teen girl’s wall”, well even if it is true (which I know it’s not) I still don’t fucking believe it and I will like whatever music I please and goddammit I liked “F.E.A.R.”. Now the acronym is for the first track “Face Everything And Rise” so if you’re wondering why the cover doesn’t match the album title that’s why. This was a very solid alternative … Continue reading Papa Roach – F.E.A.R.

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Blind Guardian – Beyond the Red Mirror

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 By far my favorite Blind Guardian album because they have taken their legendary sound and just upped the anti times ten million, and I love it. They still have that amazingly great feel to them that I’m sure we all knew was going to stay when they first revealed the cover art which is fabulous. The songs are as long as they’ve ever been and maybe a little longer with this album clocking over an hour and ten minutes with 2 tracks exceeding 9 minutes! Damn! Blind Guardian just outdoes themselves which each new album for me. “Beyond the Red Mirror” is … Continue reading Blind Guardian – Beyond the Red Mirror

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Visigoth – The Revenant King

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 Interesting cover art. Now as you’ve probably guessed already this album is medieval themed albeit in just theme and it doesn’t really cross over into the over sound and feel of the album. But I’m fine with that because the raw feel of “The Revenant King” is fast and pulse pounding with a dose of melody that just makes this album all the more great. The album also has a power metal-like sound to it but I personally don’t think that it’s present enough for me to classify this as power metal so I’ll just draw the line and heavy … Continue reading Visigoth – The Revenant King

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Battle Beast – Unholy Savior

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 Talk about pure Finnish metal coming through for another quality album from a great band! Battle Beast’s sophomore album “Unholy Savior” is an album that has amazingly beautiful vocals from vocalist Noora Louhimo who can take her voice from a calm chant as in “Sea of Dreams” into something completely different like in the beginning track “Lionheart”. The guitars in this can go into something that is very akin to folk metal like in the track (again) “Sea of Dreams” to a sound that has power metal written over it and then it throws some thrash into the mix because why … Continue reading Battle Beast – Unholy Savior

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Frosthelm – The Endless Winter

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 Talk about an album that lives up to its badass cover! Frosthelm’s debut full-length album “The Endless Winter” is an absolutely flawless concoction of black metal and thrash metal into something that just blew me away 100% with its demonic fast pace, brutal sound, and just amazing musicianship throughout the entire album. Each and every track that really grinds away at your ears until the only thing left is a pulp that just wants more from the album. The vocals in “The Endless Winter” have that black metal sound to them with the raspy and harsh sound that never lets … Continue reading Frosthelm – The Endless Winter