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Author: Damian Cousins

Damian "The Maestro" Cousins is an avowed lover of heavy metal and the band KISS. A die-hard Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Dallas Mavericks fan, you can usually find him watching games with his autistic son, Corey. He is also a 5-time Fantasy Football champion. Damian previously served as Founder and Publisher of Amps and Green Screens. He contributes music reviews to THE ROCK FATHER Magazine.

Rivers of Nihil Deliver a Relentless Masterclass in Metal Mayhem

LET'S TALK ABOUT SAX, BABY!Music
The Pennsylvania quartet drops a self-titled sonic sledgehammer that’s equal parts crushing, cinematic, and unexpectedly soulful. Man, oh man — y’all aren’t ready for this...

Album Review: EXECUTIONIST’s Sacrament of the Sick Is a Savage Debut

HEAVY!Music Reviews
So... Sacrament of the Sick is the debut album from EXECUTIONIST — and believe you me, det’s a guud wonn (read that in your...

Album Review: GAME OVER’s ‘Face the End’ Is a Thrash-Fueled Ripper

HEAVY!Music Reviews
Damn, yo. I love thrash metal. It’s my favorite, right behind death and black metal, in the canon of what gets my blood pumping...

Album Review: Haters Gonna Hate, ARCH ENEMY Gonna Dominate

HEAVY!Music Reviews
Look, I know some of you have had issues with ARCH ENEMY for years. Guess what? No one cares. That said, let’s take a look...

Album Review: ALLEGAEON Unleashes a Monster with ‘The Ossuary Lens’

HEAVY!Music Reviews
Roughly a decade ago, I got an email from a rep at Metal Blade Records (oh hey, Carine!). She asked if I’d be interested...

Album Review: ADE — ‘Supplicium’

HEAVY!Music Reviews
OK!! So, let's go with this new ADE album, Supplicium (Time to Kill Records), yeah? I got into these guys when my dear friend...

Album Review: AVERSED — ‘Erasure of Color’

THIS RIPS!Music Reviews
So, the first thing I want to talk about with the new AVERSED album, Erasure of Color (M-Theory Audio), is Sarah Hartman's vocals. She...

Album Review: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE — ‘This Consequence’

GLORIOUS METAL!Music Reviews
So, I have a love/hate/love relationship with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE (cue the AIC song now). I went all in with 2004's The End of Heartache...

Album Review: WHITECHAPEL — ‘Hymns in Dissonance’

HEAVY!Music Reviews
While I haven't been on board the WHITECHAPEL train as long as most of you, I have really come to dig their music for...

Album Review: DREAM THEATER — ‘Parasomnia’

PULL ME UNDER!Music Reviews
It took me a little while to dig into the latest DREAM THEATER record, Parasomnia, but when I was finally able to, it reminded...

Album Review: HAZZERD — ‘The 3rd Dimension’

THIS RIPS!Music Reviews
I've been on this HAZZERD train since I first heard them in 2017. Uncompromising, heavy, and brutalizing thrash metal is one of the few...

EP Review: EX DEO — ‘Year of the Four Emperors’

EPIC!Music Reviews
EX DEO is the project of KATAKLYSM frontman Maurizio Iacono. Released this month through Reigning Phoenix Music, the new EP Year of the Four Emperors is equal...
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