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Album Reviews

  • Naberus – Hollow

    Melbourne’s Naberus have released their massive new album Hollow. Since unleashing Reveries and it’s 2016 follow up The Lost Reveries, Naberus stand as having produced some of the catchiest, most memorable tracks out of Melbourne’s thriving heavy scene. This...

    • Posted 7 years ago

  • Plini – Sunhead

    During a recent discussion with guitarist Plini Roessler-Holgate, I made a point of sharing a thought; name-checking Ian Moss (Cold Chisel) and blues/ rock legend Kevin Borich, Plini has rather quickly achieved a status occupied by very few. I’ll...

    • Posted 7 years ago

  • Tarja – Act II

    Symphonic metal queen Tarja Turunen returns with Act II, her third live album following up 2012’s Act I. With such an experienced artist it’s no surprise that things are well produced, and Act II delivers on all expectations. While...

    • Posted 7 years ago

  • Deafheaven – Ordinary Corrupt Human Love

    When ‘blackgaze’ kingpins Deafheaven broke largely in 2013 through their landmark release, Sunbather, the band finally dragged the maudlin corpse of black metal into the sunlight. It was an episode that many may have anticipated would only last the...

    • Posted 7 years ago

  • Follow The Cipher – Follow The Cipher

    The brainchild of former Sabaton contributor Ken Kängström, Follow the Cipher present their self-titled debut album after nearly four years in the works. In an attempt to differentiate themselves from the hordes of symphonic power metal bands, Follow the...

    • Posted 7 years ago

  • Stryper – God Damn Evil

    The godfathers of Christian metal, Stryper, are back again with twelfth album God Damn Evil. While the yellow-and-black striped bumblebee outfits (a reference to the Bible passage Isaiah 53:5 where their name is taken from) have been exchanged for...

    • Posted 7 years ago

  • Skeletal Remains – Devouring Mortality

    The third album in the career of a band can often be a defining moment and one which is an indication of how much longevity is left within an artist or a band. Master of Puppets, Reign in Blood,...

    • Posted 7 years ago

  • Devin Townsend Project – Ocean Machine: Live in Plovdiv

    I love Devin Townsend. I love orchestral music. I love it when orchestral music is juxtaposed with powerful rock and metal music. When you put all of these things together, it’s going to be a (wet) dream for a...

    • Posted 7 years ago

  • Destroyer Attack – Solve Et Coagula

    Hailing from Ecuador, Destroyer Attack have returned with their second album Solve Et Coagula, following up 2014’s Ejecución en nombre de su dios. With the new album comes something of a new style, and Destroyer Attack has shifted away...

    • Posted 7 years ago

  • Engulf – Gold and Rust

    Engulf‘s Gold and Rust is the second EP in a series of three, following on from last year’s Subsumed Atrocities, all the work of one Hal Microutsicos. As with the previous EP, Gold and Rust is another promising step in...

    • Posted 7 years ago
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