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  • Testament – Brotherhood of the Snake

    Ever since Dark Roots of Earth came out in 2012, fans of thrash metal giants Testament have been keenly awaiting another new album. That moment finally came late in 2016. It also marked bassist Steve DiGiorgio’s first appearance with...

    • Posted 9 years ago

  • Mantra – Laniakea

    France has exploded with metallic brilliance over the last 10 to 15 years, and Mantra are yet another Gallic act who are making a very strong statement with their output. This band wears their influences reasonably openly upon their...

    • Posted 9 years ago

  • Kadinja – Ascendancy

    The scene is absolutely awash with djenty progressive metal acts at the moment, and many of them are exceptionally good – you simply have to be good to play this style of music convincingly, to have an absolute grasp...

    • Posted 9 years ago

  • Disperse – Foreword

    I rate this Polish act’s last album Living Mirrors among my favourite albums of all time, by anyone. So anticipation for the follow-up was possibly unreasonably high. Does it live up to the precedent set by that masterpiece? Let’s...

    • Posted 9 years ago

  • Gone is Gone – Echolocation

    You might think, looking at the illustrious pedigree of the members of this ‘supergroup’ (including members of Mastodon, Queens of the Stone Age and At the Drive-In), that Echolocation would be a stoner rock fan’s wet dream. However, this...

    • Posted 9 years ago

  • Sepultura – Machine Messiah

    It’s hard to believe that in the thirty plus years that Seputlura have been active, the four years between 2013’s “The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be The Heart” and the upcoming “Machine Messiah” is the longest gap...

    • Posted 9 years ago

  • Boris the Blade – Warpath

    Warpath is a highly appropriate title for this album, the new album from this Melbourne-based extreme act destroys all in its path, leaving nothing but smoking carnage in its wake. That said, this band have developed and honed their...

    • Posted 9 years ago

  • Stormtide – Wrath Of An Empire

    In the perpetual wait for Wintersun’s Time II record, it seemed difficult to find similar bands in today’s metal climate that matched the uncanny and oriental-flavoured, epic melodic death metal of that band. That was, until Melbourne’s Stormtide appeared with...

    • Posted 9 years ago

  • In Flames – Battles

    In Flames are not only a source of ingenious music but also of constant debate. With arguably one of the most diverse collection of albums to their credit, the Swedish outfit continue to shock, surprise and delight their fans,...

    • Posted 9 years ago

  • Nightwish – Vehicle of Spirit

    Nuclear Blast were kind enough to send me an advanced copy of Nightwish‘s new gargantuan (on paper) live DVD. Vehicle of Spirit contains the full shows from Wembley and Tampere in 2015, as well as a mixed bag of...

    • Posted 9 years ago
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