Artillery – The Face of Fear
blistering speed metal – a plethora of tempos, moods, and melodies create a balanced listening experience
Chrome Waves – A Grief Observed
Its strengths lie in the quality of the recordings and arrangements, and particularly in the amount of time and space given to each song to build and develop ideas to their conclusion
O.R.k. – Ramagehead
a deep spiraling void of whirring desolation and weighty atmosphere.
Dark Helm – Hymnus De Antitheist
a magnificent display of technical prowess
Discarnatus – Condemned to Darkness
intensely vicious, savagely raw, and pretty weird.
The Wizard Union Collective EP- Roundup
groovy spaced-out trip with ranting vocals and a sing-along chorus
Soen – Lotus
First comes the head bobbing. Then the aggression. Followed by falling in love with it.
Texas Metal Outlaws – Texas Metal Outlaws
an intrepid, merry band of about two dozen veterans of the Texas Metal scene have united to present a sort of “all-star” tribute to all things old-school metal.
Sacral Rage – Beyond Celestial Echoes
the Athens-based quartet play fast in the vein of classic ‘80s speed metal and thrash acts, but they also take the listener on a veritable musical roller coaster