Illimitable Dolor – Leaden Light
Leaden Light drops in mid-March and will send tidal wave ripples throughout the known (metal) world.
Amiensus/Oak Pantheon – The Gathering II
This time, each band offers a track to the release, as they did last time, but in addition, they sandwich a collaborative track in the middle. Big picture, this split is everything I’d hoped it would be.
Soen – Lotus
First comes the head bobbing. Then the aggression. Followed by falling in love with it.
Green Death – Hallowmass
Band – Green Death Album – Hallowmass Country of Origin – USA Genre – Thrash Metal Release Date – October 19, 2018 Label – Combat Records Author – Hayduke X Sometime in the mid-90’s, thrash metal got boring. Either bands...
Front Line Assembly – Wake Up The Coma
Band – Front Line Assembly Album – Wake Up The Coma Country of Origin – Canada Genre – Industrial Release Date – February 8, 2019 Label – Metropolis Records Author – Hayduke X Way back in the mid-90’s, I went through a...
Bane – Esoteric Formulae
Band – Bane Album – Esoteric Formulae Country of Origin – Serbia/Canada Genre – Blackened Death Metal Release Date – November 30, 2018 Label – Black Market Metal Label Author – Hayduke X The three old ladies sat in a rough...
Vanquishor – Shadows of Exile
From rhythm to leads, hammering bass to ballistic drums, growls and beyond, the entire serving is delicious!
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