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What I loved about Volbeat was the clear collision of rockabilly meets Metallica. Michael Poulen is a monster singer and a polished guitar player. However, in recent years Volbeat had become more mainstream and gone were the chuggah riffs that domin…

If you are paying attention to the metal scene in Texas, then you are probably aware of the putrid thrash that @skourge manifests. Hailing from Houston, Texas, the band is made up of mostly Erik Hester (bass), Jacob Duarte (guitar), and …

Frozen Souls returns with a grotesquely sinister offering of human remains that death metal fans can sink their necrophilic teeth into.Invisible Tormentor boasts the album off with riffing reminiscent of hardcore, but Chad Green makes it chillingly …

Swedish band Imminence has released a single called “Jaded.” With four studio albums out already, this is a great sign of what’s ahead for the highly anticipated 5th album. Berg’s vocals on the song, like always, are unreal. …

How many of you wake up and roll your eyes about the day ahead? Mortgage. Inflation. Narcissistic people. Kids. Bills. Shithead neighbors. Family. Work. Your dog shitting on your flowers. It all adds up.Militarie Gun is a post hardcore band that und…

My favorite band to masterfully do covers has always been @typeonegativeofficial. Over the years, @thebandghost have pulled off epic covers including; If You Have Ghosts (Roku Erikson), Waiting For The Night (Depeche Mode) and Its a S…

If you're looking for an album that'll get you pumped, look no further than Clutch's PA Tapes (Live in Nashville) album. Recorded during their 2022 tour, this album showcases the raw power and energy that only a live Clutch show can hammer.Right f…

The mysterious, masked men from London are at it again with another top-notch release.Take Me Back To Eden’s album opener Chokehold sucks you in with a raspy, gravelly musical intro under spacious, beautiful vocals that lulls you into a soothi…

Heart Of A Coward brings another level of heavy with their 2023 singles “Decay” and “This place only brings death.” A thick, in-your-face production perfectly balances crushing riffs and savage vocals with layers of industria…

I really like this band Hauch out of Germany. Check out the EP with 4 really good tracks @ https://hauch1.bandcamp.com/album/lehmasche. Each track delivers a different vibe.The guys are extremely talented and have at times that Black Sabbath sound. …

Attention to all Metal Heads. Check out the newly released EP by Frayed Ends BC called Belfast HC. This EP has everything you want in a Progressive Metal Band. Give a listen to the four thunderous songs. I say thunderous as Eddie Cross is just that …

The future of #crossoverthrash is that of pikes and battle axes. The proof is in this two track beast from Inhuman Nature and Ninth Realm.“Take Them By Force” is a health serving audio beheadings from Inhuman Nature. Gunfire ri…

The latest single Urian from German progmetal mavens The Hirsch Effekt is nothing short of masterful. The talent in this trio is damn near overwhelming and it shows in this latest track. The vocals provided by guitarist Nils Wittrock and bassist Ilj…

The third release from Dissentient is technical, broad, complicated and beautiful. And this record is HEAVY. If this current collection is representative of their past work I have been seriously missing out. This record scratches so many musical i…

Some people hear voices in their heads. For Trevor William Church, I believe life, books, movies, all implant songs in his head. Between his bands Haunt and Beastmaker, he puts albums out almost every 6 months. Each time the quality improves and the…

Drain is young, not dumb, but full of a shit ton of BLECH! Holy shit, are these guys taking the world by storm with Living Proof. Mostly #hardcore, but also another part #crossoverthrash, these Santa Cruz destroyers are here to stay.Sammy Cia…

I was searching some music and stumbled upon this band. Oak Pantheon is for real and honestly a mysterious gem. The Absence, most recent album delivers in all fashions. The dynamic in this band is impressive. I love the fact they incorporate metal, …

Enforced is a manufacturer of fist punching riffs. As babies (At The Walls) they beat their parents. As teenagers (Killgrip), they pummeled their pansy ass classmates. As adults, they unleashed War Remains and they are kicking the door in to take ov…

The opening title track on Frostbitt’s 2023 release MACHINE DESTROY comes at you like a lumbering armored truck outfitted with a chain gun. Powerful and steadily frantic, it sets the tone for the album.There’s a metric shit ton of talent…

I have to say this before I write this review. I love Power Trip. Whenever I introduced Power Trip to friends, I said they are “modern Metallica at their Master of Puppets phase!”What I meant was, the best was yet to come before Riley Ga…

Check out the single “Everything” from upcoming Album “Truth Killer” by Sevendust. 7/28 is the release of Album as I can’t wait for new material from these guys. Hope you like the single as much as I do. Good sign for…

There are few things I like more then the words rowdy and noisy. Both are operative with Geld.With Currency I hear a combo of Power Trip meets Converge. Riffy, noisey, raw! This track rumbles at a frantic pace. No Al Smith other then a stank belch a…

Our good friend @dfrost.jpg turned us onto Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol and damn are we glad he did.Occasionally you happen across new music that turns your wheels. Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol 2022 release Doom Wop not o…

For those of you into progressive metal who don’t know Carbomb, you absolutely should. They’re doing things musically that are so progressive and out there they should probably be illegal. Since 2002 the band has been taking heavy music …