Heavy, meaty grooves. The first track “A.I.” is right out of the Black Sabbath heavy metal forge. Sparks of Orange Goblin and Nebula mixed in the metal alchemy. A slow, sludge, pumping mechanical drumbeats. A […]

All music reviews are subjective. On that note, all the sub-genres of heavy metal, speed/thrash metal, I’m a harsh critic. An unfair situation for modern speed metal bands. Why? My early teens, I was there […]

Music fans, serious music fans love an obscure band. Here you go. Tetsuo, an Italian post-punk/hardcore quintet. Their 2024 Spring release is a six-song set titled, Dots. Interesting album art, intriguing band bio. Alright you […]

A long time waiting on this heavy rock set by the New York Hudson River Valley quartet. Their 2016 debut Sun Killer album is a retro rising bullet on my hot album chart. It’s 2024, […]

Tennessee and stoner rock so far have been a sweet pair. When Wyndrider’s latest album landed in my promo stack, it moved to the top. Stoner rock sounds, check. From the Tennessee Appalachian mountains, check. […]

Shock the Algorithm is a trio from Greece. A polished, tight band. Very unpunk in a lot of ways, and that makes it punk rock. “Eat the rich” and all that business. Several of the […]

My Metal Revolution inbox brims with publicists digitally elbowing one another, record labels touting their next release in lengthy word salad emails. It’s a good “problem” to have. More new music than I can remember […]

I am a harsh critic…when it comes to Thrash metal.  It’s the metal genre I grew up listening to, back in the day (late 80’s). First listen, meh.  Not into it so much. Then…as every […]

Another self-released album. 2024 has been possibly the best year for self-released albums I can think of, and that’s a good thing. Record labels have their benefits, I know I worked for a few back […]

Breaking out of the legendary London heavy metal scene, Thrasherwolf is the next band to watch on the UK metal scene. Classic, unfiltered 1980s style raw thrash metal. The London quartet fit right into the […]