Tesseract’s highly conceptual Concealing Fate (a mini-opus composed of six interlocking parts) has the distinct quality…
Tesseract – Concealing Fate (2010)
Demon Hunter – True Defiance (2012)
The sixth full-length outing from Demon Hunter dials up the religious themes to 11 while maintaining a dark and ominous…
Demon Hunter – The World Is a Thorn (2010)
The World is a Thorn is the sound of Jesus leading his flock down a musical path that was built upon the foundations of hedonism…
Jeff Loomis – Plains of Oblivion (2012)
Plains of Oblivion is the second studio solo album by the ex-Nevermore guitarist Jeff Loomis. Released on…
Eths – III (2012)
Their first release since reuniting with former drummer Guillaume Dupre and the recruitment of bassist Damien Rivoal, III is the long-awaited third…
Impending Doom – There Will Be Violence (2010)
There Will Be Violence is the third studio album by Christian extreme metal band Impending Doom and was released worldwide…
Adrenaline Mob – Omertà (2012)
The debut album from metal supergroup Adrenaline Mob, Omertá showcases the talents of lead singer Russell Allen of Symphony X, guitar…
Ektomorf – The Acoustic (2012)
The Acoustic is the eighth album by groove metal band Ektomorf, released February 17, 2012. It features newly recorded songs from previous records, new songs…
Fear Factory – The Industrialist (2012)
Very few bands ever live up to their name quite like Fear Factory. Even with just two original members left in the band, Fear Factory continue to deliver album after album of metal honed with…
Nonpoint – Nonpoint (2011)
Nonpoint’s eponymous seventh album sees them moving ever closer to the corporate rock of Nickelback or 3 Doors Down, which may seem like a long way removed from their Floridian nu…
Hellyeah – Band of Brothers (2012)
Groove metal supergroup Hellyeah bring more intensity to the table on their third album together, Band of Brothers. Focusing more on metal than groove, the album is an all-around heavier affair than their…
Lamb of God – Resolution (2012)
On their seventh outing, Resolution, Lamb of God prove once again that the right ratio of barnstorming riffs and relentless…
Textures – Dualism (2011)
Dualism is the fourth album by Dutch metal band Textures. The album was released on September 23 in Europe, South America and Asia, and was released…
Five Finger Death Punch – American Capitalist (2011)
For their third album, Five Finger Death Punch deliver another dose of crunchy, hard-hitting jams ready-made for…
Machine Head – Unto the Locust (2011)
By and large, heavy metal fans certainly have longterm memories. And if you’re a band that established themselves in a metal way, by veering a bit too much off the…
Soulfly – Enslaved (2012)
Simple, punishing, and brutally effective, Max Cavalera returns with a fresh new rhythm section for Soulfly’s eighth…
Kittie – I’ve Failed You (2011)
Canadian heavy metal goddesses Kittie have been kicking out a respectable racket of goth-tinged, nu-metal…
Chimaira – Coming Alive (2010)
Cleveland-based metal band Chimaira have come a long way since their excessively nü-metal-damaged…
Chimaira – The Age of Hell (2011)
The Chimaira that recorded The Age of Hell was, in a very real sense, half a band. Drummer Andols…
Suicide Silence – The Black Crown (2011)
Riverside, CA’s Suicide Silence formed in 2002. A quintet, the band specializes in that 21st century metal phenomenon…
Xerath – II (2011)
The unimaginative title chosen for Xerath’s second album — II — only heightens existing perceptions that the Baskingstoke, England-based…
Cavalera Conspiracy – Blunt Force Trauma (2011)
One of the most unlikely reunions in heavy metal history, the Cavalera Conspiracy — featuring long-warring ex-Sepultura siblings Max and…
Ektomorf – Redemption (2010)
When faced with the improbable realization that 2011′s Redemption is Ektomorf’s ninth album devoted to some manner…
Sepultura – Kairos (2011)
It’s a good barometer of Sepultura’s steadily muddled career prospects that the once hallowed Brazilian metal band’s new…