Black Wing Halo is still experimenting and exploring but it finally has a voice to call its own.
Review by David Feltman
Always ones for experimentation, Black Wing Halo’s previous releases made it...
Jun 18, 2013
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By Paul West
Soundtracks are generally at their best when you’re only occasionally aware of their presence. If, every so often, you realize your heart’s pounding a bit harder or...
Jun 18, 2013
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While the live songs sound great, they aren’t too different from their studio versions.
Review by Daniel del Ben
After a pretty hectic year (to put it lightly), Baroness returns in 2013 with Am...
Jun 15, 2013
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A lot of what’s considered new in today’s metal is the same as the metal I listened to as a kid, so it’s exciting to hear Megadeth experimenting with different sounds and trying new ...
Jun 12, 2013
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…Like Clockwork feels like the band is wiping the slate clean and trying to find its voice all over again.
Review by David Feltman
There’s nothing “like clockwork” about the Queens of the Sto...
May 29, 2013
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Does Alice in Chains reinvent the wheel here? No, but the band adds a shiny new spoke to that wheel with The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
By Jeff Miles
The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here is stylis...
May 27, 2013
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The riffs on Blood Drive are mean and trudging, but the vocals rarely reflect any malice.
Review by David Feltman
Despite being based out of Wilmington, NC, ASG captures the arid desert rock of Kyuss...
May 24, 2013
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The album starts with a sledgehammer and ends with a whisper.
Review by David Feltman
Kylesa’s special brand of proggy post-sludge lands somewhere sonically in between ISIS and Melvins. The band dr...
May 24, 2013
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British thrash unit Evile is the best neo-thrash band around today. The band’s fourth record, Skull, continues on the same path set by the band’s 2011 release, Five Serpent’s Teeth.
By Je...
May 23, 2013
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Even though Armed With Legs doesn’t seem interested in big and loud, it knows how to wield its stillness like a sledgehammer.
Review by David Feltman
As the name might suggest, Armed ...
May 23, 2013
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