Unlike so many second-tier American heavy metal bands of the early 1980s, Los Angeles’ Malice had the decency to…
Malice – New Breed of Godz (2012)
Firewind – Few Against Many (2012)
Few Against Many is the seventh studio album by Greek heavy metal band Firewind. It is the first album to featureNightrage…
Angelus Apatrida – The Call (2012)
This fearsome quartet from Albacete has quickly become one of the leading forces in Spanish thrash metal, and…
Running Wild – Shadowmaker (2012)
Shadowmaker is the 14th record by German heavy metal band Running Wild, a comeback album released…
DragonForce – The Power Within (2012)
Power metal champions DragonForce’s fifth studio album, The Power Within, is the first outing to feature new…
DragonForce – Twilight Dementia: Live (2010)
Not ones for subtlety, metal virtuosos Dragonforce storm straight from the stage and into your ears like…
Municipal Waste – The Fatal Feast: Waste in Space (2012)
The Fatal Feast is the fifth studio album by American thrash metal band Municipal Waste. It was…
3 Inches of Blood – Long Live Heavy Metal (2012)
Album Review Feeling like they were cloned from the very DNA of the New Wave of … Continued
Axel Rudi Pell – Circle of the Oath (2012)
Circle of The Oath is the fifteenth studio album by German metal guitarist Axel Rudi Pell, and was released in 2012 on Steamhammer/SPV records. The…
Rage – Strings to a Web (2010)
Like a tree falling in a forest, Rage are one of those incredibly prolific bands that carries on releasing record after record after record, whether anyone’s there to hear them fall…
Rage – 21 (2012)
As its title suggests, 21 is the 21st studio album by German heavy metal veterans Rage. Revolving around topics such as mass murder, suicide, and serial killers, the songs are…
Buckethead – Electric Sea (2012)
Electric Sea is the thirty-fifth studio album by avant-garde guitarist Buckethead. It is the sequel to his 2002 release “Electric…
Overkill – The Electric Age (2012)
At this point in their career, every time Overkill come back with a new album it feels as if they’re giving the metal world a much needed lecture in thrash 101. Much like 2010′s Ironbound, The Electric…
Gamma Ray – Skeletons & Majesties (2011)
In 2003, the men behind German power metal royalty Gamma Ray rewarded their most loyal fans with a double-live album named Skeletons in the Closet, collecting seldom-played cuts,,,
Exodus – Shovel Headed Tour Machine Live at Wacken and Other Assorted Atrocities (2010)
Extensive lineup changes have caused some metal bands to fall apart creatively, while others have a way of bouncing back; it’s safe to say that Exodus falls into the second category. The Bay…
As I Lay Dying – Awakened (2012)
Honing their sound with razor-sharp precision, As I Lay Dying return with more driving, melodic thrash on their sixth album, Awakened. While the band’s level of technical acumen and intensity isn’t much…
Motörhead – The Wörld Is Ours, Vol. 1: Everywhere Further Than Everyplace Else (2011)
After over 35 years of relentless touring and recording, heavy metal pioneers Motörhead show no signs of slowing…
Motörhead – The Wörld Is Ours, Vol. 2: Anyplace Crazy as Anywhere Else (2012)
Not even a year after the first installment in their new series of live recordings, metal veterans Motörhead released a…
Cradle of Filth – The Manticore and Other Horrors (2012)
Just in time for Halloween 2012, Cradle of Filth’s The Manticore and Other Horrors arrives on store shelves. Their tenth studio album looks much…
Iron Fire – Voyage of the Damned (2012)
Had Queensrÿche never “grown up” beyond, say, 1984, they’d probably sound like Iron Fire, and one needn’t delve too deep into the…
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…
Primal Fear – Unbreakable (2012)
Unbreakable is the ninth studio album by the German heavy metal band Primal Fear. The album was released on 20 January 2012 in Europe,[1] and 24 January in Nort…
Evile – Five Serpent’s Teeth (2011)
Five Serpent’s Teeth is the third album by the English thrash metal band Evile. It was released on September 26, 2011 in Europe and on…
Brainstorm – On the Spur of the Moment (2011)
Whatever its title may suggest, there’s nothing about Germanic heavy metal band Brainstorm that would imply…