A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away — well, some six months earlier anyway, at, errrr — a record store not too far from here, UFOmammut…
UFOmammut – ORO: Opus Alter (2012)
UFOmammut – Oro: Opus Primum (2012)
Pink Floyd may have gone to the Dark Side of the Moon, Hawkwind In Search of Space, and the Melvinsto Gluey Porch…
UFOmammut – Eve (2010)
For their fourth long-playing album and sixth official release overall, Italy’s UFOmammut have chosen to compose a single…
Corrosion of Conformity – Corrosion of Conformity (2012)
On their eighth studio album, Corrosion of Conformity let their punk roots bubble closer to the surface, reintroducing the world to their old…
High on Fire – De Vermis Mysteriis (2012)
While one would be hard-pressed to characterize any of the album’s in High on Fire’s devastating oeuvre as particularly “weak,” there was certainly a mild sense of creative stasis hovering around…
Rwake – Rest (2011)
Locking horns somewhere betwixt the worlds of Southern sludge and art metal (well, Arkansas-style anyway), the band known…
Black Cobra – Invernal (2011)
Contrary to what some observers may presume, Black Cobra’s shift of producer from Bay Area veteran Billy…
Black Tusk – Taste the Sin (2010)
There’s a reason why Black Tusk refer to their sound as “swamp metal.” Not only is their brand of metal the murkiest, dirtiest sludge to come out of Savannah since Kylesa, but…
Mastodon – Hunter (2011)
On 2011’s The Hunter, Mastodon abandoned the proggy, conceptual route taken on previous outings, choosing instead to mine the trailblazing, riff-heavy…
Mastodon – Live at the Aragon (2011)
Progressive metallers Mastodon finally broke through to the masses — such as they are for heavy metal, anyway — with 2009′s Crack the Skye, which deals…
Toxic Holocaust – Conjure and Command (2011)
Toxic Holocaust’s fourth album, 2011′s Conjure and Command, features many firsts, including a complete studio band…
Kylesa – Spiral Shadow (2010)
This Savannah, GA-based hard rock band has finally painted its masterpiece on this, its fifth full-length. Kylesa’s use of two drummers…
Dax Riggs – Say Goodnight To The World (2010)
Anyone familiar with Dax Riggs’ work in Acid Bath, Deadboy & the Elephantmen, or his solo debut We Only Sing of Blood or Love knows that his…
Black Label Society – The Song Remains Not The Same (2011)
This companion piece to Black Label Society’s 2010 offering Order of the Black finds Zakk Wylde and company running through selected tracks from the…
Howl – Full of Hell (2010)
Call it “sludge with benefits.” Fact of the matter is that Rhode Island residents Howl draw the bulk of their musical cues from…
Rosetta – A Determinism of Morality (2010)
Philadelphia’s self-proclaimed purveyors of “metal for astronauts” embarked on their third interstellar voyage…
Kingdom of Sorrow – Behind the Blackest Tears (2010)
As evidenced by the amount of touring and albums that Crowbar’s Kirk Windstein and Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta have each individually racked up over…
Electric Wizard – Black Masses (2010)
What seemed like a one-time sonic detour on Electric Wizard’s sixth album, Witchcult Today, was shown to be a concerted shift in aesthetic…
The Ocean – Heliocentric (2010)
What a difference three years and a new vocalist make. German-Swiss band the Ocean has had nearly 40 members since songwriter/guitarist…
The Ocean – Anthropocentric (2010)
As befits their namesake, the Ocean think big. This album is the second half of a two-disc set; the first half, Heliocentric, was released at the…
Lair of the Minotaur – Evil Power (2010)
Lair of the Minotaur’s fourth full-length CD is also their first on their own label, The Grind-House. Their sound remains exactly the same, though…
Cancer Bats – Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones (2010)
Toronto-based punk-metal band Cancer Bats’ third album on as many labels retains all the aggression and rage of its two predecessors. Their…
Crowbar – Sever the Wicked Hand (2011)
Given Kirk Windstein’s busy schedule as a member of the highly successful Down and persistent reports about his struggles with…