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UNWRITTEN LAW – SWAN (Track-by-track Advance Album Review)

If you need solid proof that the great pop-punk comeback of 2011 is in-progress, look no further than UNWRITTEN LAW. Their first set of all-new material in...

NEURAXIS – ASYLON (Album Review)

Canadian tech-metallers NEURAXIS last hit the scene with their 2008 release THE THIN LINE BETWEEN. Since that time, their last founding member has moved...

DARKEST HOUR – THE HUMAN ROMANCE (Album Review)

From the moment I laid eyes on the morbidly beautiful cover for THE HUMAN ROMANCE, the seventh studio album from Washington D.C.'s DARKEST HOUR,...

MACABRE – GRIM SCARY TALES (Album Review)

There's times I think that being from Chicago (and possibly the Midwest in general) causes a large portion of the population to graviate toward...

DEVILDRIVER – BEAST (Album Review)

DEVILDRIVER are back with their fifth album for Roadrunner Records (out February 22), and while it lacks innovation, the band serves up another heaping...

TESSERACT – ONE (Advance Album Review)

On their debut full-length entitled ONE, UK-based TESSERACT have crafted an intriguing collection of progressive metal that weaves their heavy playing between a thick...

THE WARRIORS – SEE HOW YOU ARE (Album Review)

It's not often this situation presents itself, but with THE WARRIORS are a band on their fourth studio album - and I haven't heard...

EMMURE – SPEAKER OF THE DEAD (Album Review)

In the vast sea of modern hardcore, it's hard to stand out, much less find an original sound. While comparisons to other bands will...

BOB WAYNE – OUTLAW CARNIE (Album Review)

Aside from essentially having two first names, BOB WAYNE and CHARLIE DANIELS have a lot in common. Both share an affection for the banjo...

THE GEORGIAN SKULL – MOTHER ARMAGEDDON, HEALING APOCALYPSE (Advance Album Review)

They baited, hooked, and lured me in with the promise of an album carrying the influence of BLACK SABBATH, LED ZEPPELIN, THIN LIZZY, CLUTCH,...

TUCK FROM HELL – THRASHING (Album Review)

As a serious entry into the new wave of thrash metal, TUCK FROM HELL's debut album THRASHING is a head-scratcher. As a comedy album,...

BAYSIDE – KILLING TIME (Advance Album Review)

One of the buzz bands of the early-mid 2000's explosion of emo-driven rock, BAYSIDE first my radar with their first two releases on Chicago's...

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