Friday, April 5 2013
Neaera: Ours Is the Storm
The German upstarts give one of their finest performances to date as they continue to surpass most of their older, more experienced contemporaries.
Friday, February 10 2012
Five Finger Death Punch: American Capitalist
The most popular metal band in America makes the most unnecessary blunders to spoil what is otherwise a pretty good third album.
Wednesday, October 26 2011
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster: IV
Amid a return to their highly-favored early sound, the Southern metalcore group has decided to expand their vocal styles as well. These two things together will leave you feeling somewhat perplexed.
Friday, October 14 2011
Falling in Reverse: The Drug in Me Is You
After returning from two years of incarceration, scene bad boy Ronnie Radke is back in action in the form of his new post-hardcore outfit Falling in Reverse. One thing is clear – he’s pissed.
Monday, September 26 2011
Oh, Sleeper: Children of Fire
Children of Fire shows that Oh, Sleeper, like the majority of Christian metal bands, can do well even when they're for the most part sticking to the trappings of metalcore.
Tuesday, July 5 2011
Unearth: Darkness in the Light
The rest of modern metal would do well to heed this latest clinic by Unearth on the lost art of consistency.
Thursday, January 13 2011
Death Angel: Relentless Retribution
It's never a bad idea to try new things, but the changes on Death Angel's sixth album sometimes are a little too drastic.
Thursday, August 5 2010
Norma Jean: Meridional
After four albums of not being able to pick a style, Norma Jean settle for using a little bit of everything, and it works surprisingly well.
Tuesday, July 27 2010
Haste the Day: Attack of the Wolf King
The Indiana metalcore quintet is still going strong despite losing more members. But they're starting to lose their core sound as well.
Friday, July 16 2010
Parkway Drive: Deep Blue
The Australian group is still flying high on their third album, but it falls far short of their previous success.
