album review
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2026 Massacre Records The supergroup Death Dealer unleashed its fourth full-length album, (fifth release overall) the metal monster named ‘Reign of Steel,’ January 23rd through Massacre Records. The album had been awaiting release for a few years, and now the time is right for this behemoth to go out into the world and chop some…
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Arising Empire Records When a band titles a record ‘Reinvention’, expectations are naturally high. It’s a bold declaration, and in many ways, THE VEER UNIONlives up to it. With this upcoming release on Arising Empire Records, the band delivers a fresh twist on their familiar sound. While it may not eclipse the raw urgency of…
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OV SULFUR‘Endless’Century Media Records Photo credit: Anabel DFlux Deathcore may never completely shake its reputation as metal’s knuckle-dragging lowest common denominator. But there are certainly a fair number of bands that have broken free of the flagship curb-stomp breakdown/piglet stuffed into a garbage disposal vocalizing/chock-a-block, extremity for extremity’s sake compositional traits that leave so many…
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TAILGUNNERMidnight BlitzNapalm Records Vampires!Conquests!And a lot of blood! Not that heavy metal had ever prided itself on being neat and orderly in the first place, but if there’s one upcoming band in the scene that’s ready to clean up well in 2026, it’ll likely be TAILGUNNER, the fiery UK quintet whose powerful and unabashedly traditionally…
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Frontiers Music Srl The first song, “When The Cold Wind Blows,” starts off slow and heavy and then quickly picks up the pace after a minute in. Musically and lyrically, it’s a Power Metal song. “When the cold wind blows, frozen hearts will slow, and the nights go on forever. Stories will be told, ghostly…
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This is the latest release for KREATOR and it releases on January 16th via Nuclear Blast records. Check out this review done by Shane Lee from Vulgar Display of Gaming BELOW and let us know if you’re excited for new KREATOR! For more on where to pick up the album be sure to check out…
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Silver Lining Music Photo by Hugo L. Casanova on Unsplash So I had to go back and re-visit what has to be 1 of the most monumental and influential debut albums, as well as the demo that essentially broke open the door and peaked Brian Slagel’s ear all those decades ago enough to include them, typo on all,…
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Anthem Records It hasn’t been easy for fans or collectors to get their hands on the 1982 self-titled debut by Canadian rockers CONEY HATCH. You won’t find it streaming on Apple Music or Spotify. You might find pieces of it on YouTube, but the quality is not that great. Your favorite local record shop may…
