Game Zero are a hard rock band from Italy and this is their debut album.
Game Zero play an entertaining blend of rock and metal, one that sees them adopt a hard rocking edge with melodic vocals. Continue reading “Game Zero – Rise (Review)”
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Palehorse/Palerider – Burial Songs (Review)
This is the debut album from US doom band Palehorse/Palerider.
This is a rich, textured release that combines psychedelic doom, post-rock, and shoegaze to create involving soundscapes. Described as doomgaze, the appellation is apt. Continue reading “Palehorse/Palerider – Burial Songs (Review)”
Half Gramme of Soma – Groove Is Black (Review)
Half Gramme of Soma are a Greek stoner rock band and this is their second album.
After 2014’s highly enjoyable EP Marche au Noir, Groove Is Black is a well-received album by yours truly.
With a voice full Continue reading “Half Gramme of Soma – Groove Is Black (Review)”
Integral – Resilience (Review)
Integral are an Italian death metal/deathcore band and this is their debut album.
This is one for fans of modern aggression that mixes technical, brutal, and melodic death metal with elements of deathcore. This would be enough in its own right – but what’s this? We also get Continue reading “Integral – Resilience (Review)”
Kaledon – Carnagus – Emperor of the Darkness (Review)
This is the tenth album by Kaledon, an Italian power metal band.
This is epic, melodic power metal with an emphasis on high-energy songs and strong choruses. Continue reading “Kaledon – Carnagus – Emperor of the Darkness (Review)”
Arya – Dreamwars (Review)
Arya are an Italian progressive/post-metal band and this is their second album.
Arya play modern progressive/post-metal with some djent and technical influences. However, this description doesn’t tell the complete story at all. Continue reading “Arya – Dreamwars (Review)”
The Thirteenth Sun – Stardust (Review)
This is the debut album from Romanian progressive metal band The Thirteenth Sun.
This is a mix of the progressive versions of both metal and rock, one that manages to do justice to both.
The album has a professional, well-rounded production that shows off the band’s skills. Theirs is a strong, full-bodied sound that allows them the freedom to make the most of their music.
Khaospath – …for the Devil Speaks the Truth (Review)
This is the second album from Khaospath, a Swedish black metal band.
This is an interesting album in a few different ways.
Although it’s undoubtedly raw and aggressive, it also contains a hearty heavy metal influence alongside its more traditional second wave approach. Continue reading “Khaospath – …for the Devil Speaks the Truth (Review)”
Sapien – Laika, Come Home (Review)
Sapien are a stoner/sludge metal band from the UK and this is their latest EP, although at 45 minutes in length, this is essentially an album.
I love how heavy this band are. Oh yes. They have a very beefy Continue reading “Sapien – Laika, Come Home (Review)”
Blackbird Hill – Midday Moonlight (Review)
This is the latest release from Blackbird Hill, a rock band from France.
I decided to listen to this purely on the band’s name and the album cover. Of course, if after pressing play for the first time I didn’t like what I heard, it never would have made it to the review stage, but I did, and it did. Continue reading “Blackbird Hill – Midday Moonlight (Review)”
