Lizzies – On Thin Ice
all-female Madrid-based quartet wears their hard-rocking roots on their denim-clad sleeves, infused with a sizable dose of punkified piss and vinegar.
Lifelost – Dialogues From Beyond
The riffs are dissonant ear worms that savagely burrow through your brain with the menace of Herbert’s Sandworms. They don’t so much sit in the back of your subconscious as tear through it to make it their nest.
Aeolian – Silent Witness
production is lush and powerful, the playing flawless throughout, and the songs are as melodic and dynamic as they are fast and pummeling.
Wild – Sin Piedad
Fans of classic melodic speed metal such as Painkiller-era Judas Priest, German legends Accept, Running Wild and Helloween, Vicious Rumors, and late-’80s Riot will go “Wild” over this
Witchfyre – Grimorium Verum
Band – Witchfyre Album – Grimorium Verum Country of Origin – Spain Genre – Heavy Metal Release Date – August 8th, 2018 Label – Fighter Records Author – Johnny The Fox The Grimorium Verum = an 18th-Century grimoire, or textbook...
Iron Hunter – Mankind Resistance
Band – Iron Hunter Album – Mankind Resistance Country of Origin – Spain Genre – Heavy/Power Metal Release Date – July 13th, 2018 Label – Fighter Records Author – Johnny The Fox The only ambiguity associated with a band such as...
Nasty Surgeons – Infectious Stench
There’s Carcass worship aplenty here though, with waves of grinding riffs, old school guitar tones, a rhythm section that gives the whole thing a little headbanging groove, and filth laden vocals that wash over you like used formaldehyde.
Green Desert Water – Vortex
From start to finish, this album is for those who like to rock hard and ride easy.
Toundra – Vortex
The album starts off strong and finishes even stronger. It is energetic without being exhaustive.
Ataraxy – Where All Hope Fades
One of the best death doom albums you’ll hear this year and by far the best album of their career