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Havok – Unnatural Selection (Candlelight)

Two years ago I reviewed this thrash band from Denver, Colorado’s album ‘Time Is Up’. Other than a new bassist in the form of Mike Leon, the line-up of guitarist/vocalist Dave Sanchez, guitarist Reece Scruggs, and drummer Pete Webber remains… Continue Reading →

Orphaned Land – All Is One (Century Media)

It was a good decade and a half ago that I listened to Orphaned Land for the first time. I really enjoyed their death metal tinged with Middle Eastern spices. Well, Kobi Farhi’s death vocals are pretty much non-existent on… Continue Reading →

Extol – Extol (Indie)

Hailing from Norway, a place more famous for its church burnings than Christian metal bands, the now reduced to a trio group have released four albums prior to this one. I’ll be the first to admit I’ve never crossed paths… Continue Reading →

SepticFlesh – ΕΣΟΠΤΡΟΝ (Season of Mist)

Amusingly enough, about a month ago I ripped all my Septic Flesh & SepticFlesh CD’s to MP3 & put the former on a disc which I’ve been listening to in the car since then. So maybe I’m little biased before… Continue Reading →

Lacrimas Profundere – Antiadore (Napalm)

Having reviewed an album of theirs almost a decade ago and another a couple years later, I see that Oliver Nikolas Schmid is the sole remaining member and Tony Berger was on the latter release. Gone is Oliver’s brother and… Continue Reading →

Eldkraft – Shaman (Metal Blade)

The debut album by this Swedish trio consisting of J. Sandin on vocals and keyboards, H. Carlsson on guitars and bass, and N. Fjellström on the drums is a bit of an eclectic affair. The easiest comparison I can make… Continue Reading →

Chaostar – Anomima (Season of Mist)

I first heard Chaostar in 1999, when their self-titled album was released shortly after Septic Flesh’s ‘Revolution DNA’ where there was a track with their band name. For those in the know, Chaostar was pretty much Septic Flesh as a… Continue Reading →

My Dying Bride – The Manuscript (Peaceville)

The last EP of My Dying Bride’s happens to have the same duration, however that was a single track, while this EP contains four. Both are brilliant examples of their song writing skills, be they 27 or 4 minutes long…. Continue Reading →

Anthrax – Anthems (Nuclear Blast)

It was a long time between albums for Anthrax and even longer between EPs. While I thought this EP was just that, an EP, it turns out it’s actually a bonus disc to be added to ‘Special Edition’ release of… Continue Reading →

Deathstorm – As Death Awakes (IHate)

Out of the ashes of Damage rose Deathstorm, an Austrian trio that give more than a passing nod to the 80’s German thrash legends they worship. Be assured that if you still enjoy ‘Endless Pain’ you should grab this album…. Continue Reading →

Intractable – Inner Decay (SR)

The debut offering from the Swiss quartet out of Sursee is an impressive death/thrash album with plenty of groove and tempo changes to keep things dynamic and interesting. A nice solid groove opens “Captured” which steadily progresses over Benjamin Kottmann’s… Continue Reading →

The Fall Of Every Season – Amends (Grau Records)

The Fall Of Every Season comprises of a single person, Marius Strand who takes care of vocals, instruments and programming. ‘Amends’ is his second album and like with many one man bands there’s the possibility that this is either hit… Continue Reading →

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