Cannibal Corpse – Torture

Okay let’s face it. Death metal legends Cannibal Corpse know exactly how to release an album that is going to keep fans happy. After all these years it would be hard for them to disappoint us and they sure as hell don’t disappoint with this blistering onslaught! Torture kicks off with brutal headbanging riffs, blast beats and blood curdling vocals from one of the finest vocalist in the genre. From More...

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By Ruben Mosqueda On Monday, March 12th, 2012

Adrenaline Mob – Omertá

Contrary to popular belief the modern metal ‘supergroup’ Adrenaline Mob was not the creation of former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy. The truth is that Symphony X singer Russell Allen was working with guitarist More...

By Ruben Mosqueda On Sunday, March 11th, 2012

No Sky Today – No Sky Today

No Sky Today is the creation of guitarist/keyboardist Wayne Findlay (Michael Schenker Group) and vocalist Paul Jones (Robot Lords of Tokyo). They released their self titled effort which is a hybrid that mixes contemporary More...

By Ruben Mosqueda On Monday, February 13th, 2012

Girlschool – Hit And Run Revisited

When a band sets out to recut classic songs from their back catalog it’s usually met with apprehension by the band’s core fan base. When a band sets out to completely re-record and an entire album–that’s More...

By Ruben Mosqueda On Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

Buck Satan & The 666 Shooters – Bikers Welcome Ladies Drink For Free

Let me preface that I’m a huge Al Jourgensen and Ministry fan and I think that Al went out on a high note when he retired on the C-U LaTour. Just a mere two years since Al put Ministry in mothballs that they’re More...

By Ruben Mosqueda On Friday, January 27th, 2012

Scorpions – Comeblack

In 2010 Scorpions announced that they would be disbanding after 46 years in the business. They would embark on a two year farewell tour behind their strongest effort in years, Sting in the Tail. You’d assume More...

By Stephen Thomas Erlewine On Sunday, January 1st, 2012

Korn – The Path Of Totality

Korn remembered who they were just in time to forget it all again on The Path of Totality, an unexpected left turn into dubstep and all manner of dark electronica from the kings of nu metal. Unexpected this move More...

By James Christopher Monger On Saturday, November 19th, 2011

Megadeth – Th1rt3en

Megadeth’s 13th studio album, and first since 2001′s The World Needs a Hero to utilize the talents of bassist/founding member Dave Ellefson, was produced by Johnny K (Staind, Disturbed) and features More...

By Gregory Heaney On Saturday, November 19th, 2011

Steel Panther – Balls Out

Whether or not you’re a fan of Steel Panther’s ridiculously over the top glam metal, you have to appreciate their dedication. For a comedy rock band, they manage to tell a joke with a surprisingly straight More...

By James Christopher Monger On Saturday, November 19th, 2011

Disturbed – The Lost Children

The Lost Children, Disturbed’s first collection of rarities and B-sides, arrived almost two years after Asylum, with which the veteran metal outfit decided to embark on an “indefinite hiatus.” More...

By Eduardo Rivadavia On Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

Saxon – Call To Arms

For much of the 2000s, a revitalized Saxon catered to accepting European power metal audiences with a traditionally rooted but thoroughly modern-sounding heavy metal production; but there’s something different More...

By Stephen Thomas Erlewine On Tuesday, September 13th, 2011

Alice Cooper – Welcome 2 My Nightmare

Alice Cooper may not have had a hit single in two decades but he’s hardly kept quiet during the two decades that separate 1991’s Hey Stoopid and 2011’s Welcome 2 My Nightmare. In addition to his quite good More...