Cult Leader: Nothing For Us Here
Borne of hard times, Nothing For Us Here, Cult Leader's debut EP for Deathwish, doesn’t lose a drop of the nihilism that made Gaza's music so overwhelming and startlingly ferocious.
Dean Brown
Dean Brown is a Contributing Editor at PopMatters, and a staff writer for Metal Hammer, Terrorizer Magazine, and Iron Fist Magazine. He has also written extensively for The Quietus and has had bylines at VICE, Decibel, and other music publications. Twitter: @reus85
Twilight: III: Beneath Trident’s Tomb
Twilight have slammed the tomb shut and are hostile to all visitors, leaving a disconnect between the listener and the songs outside of “Oh Wretched Son” and “A Flood of Eyes”.
Sabbath Assembly – “I, Satan” (video) (Premiere)
PopMatters premieres the video for "I, Satan", taken from Sabbath Assembly's portentous third album Quaternity, set for release on the 28th of March.
Conan: Blood Eagle
Conan have created six songs which are as brutally archaic and animalistic as the meaning behind their new album’s title.
Mixtarum Metallum VIII: 2014’s Metallic Dawn
The first edition of Mixtarum Metallum this year covers ten laudable metal albums released in January and February 2014 that we haven’t covered yet. So, without further ado, it’s time to get back to business.
Morbus Chron: Sweven
Although it retains aspects of the old school death mauling that brought Morbus Chron to the Boss HM-2 pedal-laden table, Sweven is much more expansive and experimental.
Killswitch Engage: 29 January 2014 – Dublin, Ireland
The first gig of a tour can sometimes mean the band will sound a bit blunt around the edges, but not even severe jetlag can put a stop to Killswitch Engage.
Messenger – “Somniloquist” (video) (Premiere)
PopMatters premieres the video for "Somniloquist", taken from Messenger's genre-defying debut album Illusory Blues, set for release on the 28th of March.
Lvcifyre: Svn Eater
Svn Eater is like being cast into the blazing bowels of the beyond where Morbid Angel are Satan’s house band and they only play the “hits”, i.e. nothing after Domination.
Grand Magus: Triumph and Power
Triumph and Power is exactly what we’ve come to expect from Grand Magus -- and if you approach this album hoping for anything other than pure heavy metal made for any decade, you’ve found yourself on the wrong longboat destined for Vahalla.
Behemoth: The Satanist
The Satanist is a definitive statement for the individual and for renewed strength resulting from waging war against adversity, and it is by far the most focused, ruthless and powerful album of Behemoth's 23 year existence.