Best Metal Albums of 2013, by Matt Hinch 1. Clutch - Earth Rocker (Weathermaker) I'm unashamed of my total bias towards Clutch. Part of...

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Four years following the release of their second record “The Cancer Empire”, Swedish/American combo Zonaria have returned with another album full of crushing guitar...

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Baroness last album, the blue one, was as close to perfect as sludgemetal will ever get, so the pressure is on to see if...

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Surprisingly, one of the most ferocious and hard-hitting releases coming from Norway this year wasn’t created by a band covered with paint, dripping with...

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Two years on from their much lauded second album “Under Black Skies”, Norwegians Purified In Blood are back with a new effort and minus...

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After the stunning “Songs for Burning Lovers” on Deranged Records, former Cursed vocalist Chris Colohan retakes the offensive once more with Burning Love and...

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This 35-minute slab of brutal death metal isn’t a bad start for Portugal’s Annihilation. “Against the Storm” is tailor-made for fans of Malevolent Creation,...

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Vithr is the first project to emerge from the Demonhood stable, a new label founded by the fellows behind Duplicate Records and Neseblod Records,...

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Fans of the sadly defunct Usurper will be thrilled to know that the former vocalist/guitarist of the Chicago-based band Rick Scythe is back with...

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On their second full-length effort, Los-Angels based thrashers continue to churn out a memorable, aggressive and no-frills thrash metal onslaught that will appeal to...

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Over the past fifteen years France’s Gorod has been busy as heck establishing themselves as one of most consistent and challenging technical death metal...

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Two years on from the release of their critically acclaimed EP “The Moulting”, Mares of Thrace are back with a new album that essentially...

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Drawing inspiration from some of the ugliest bashers in the sludge and doom scene like Sourvein, Rwake and Black Cobra, Biipiigwan’s new EP “Nibaak” is...

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It is curious to note that the best and most feral examples of the classic Swedish d-beat infused death-metal sound comes not from its place...

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Don’t be fooled by the sweet name of Love Sex Machine for this French group offers nothing but filthy and caustic sludge without a single...

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Santiago Alquimista - Lisbon  19/01/2012    Although tonight’s show isn’t exactly crowded, the excitement surrounding these shows is clear to see on the faces...

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On their previous releases, Canada’s 3 Inches of Blood always walk a fine line between goofy, over-the-top heavy-metal and an infectious blend of Judas Priest...

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Following a lacklustre release “Strychnine.213” released in 2008 (by their own admission, I though it was pretty good) Belgium’s Aborted are back with new album...

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While The County Medical Examiners is laying dormant and Cretin is waiting for frontwoman Marissa Martinez to fully attain her womanhood (Marissa was actually born...

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If 2010’s effort “In the Absence of Light” saw Abigail Williams straying from their symphonic black metal roots towards a rawer, fiercer and some might...

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