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 interesting and different release from Darkness Shall Rise Productions. For the first time ever, they release a compilation on LP/CD/3-MC box and digital gathering the three demos from melodic death metal pioneers – Desultory. […]
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 […]
Leprous is a highly productive band and 15 years into their recording career the band is ready with their eighth full-length studio release entitled Melodies Of Atonement. The last couple of releases were somewhat dividing amongst […]
Sarke is a pioneer Norwegian metal act who was founded more than 15 years ago. It started out as an one-man band, but was later joined by musicians from bands such as Dimmu Borgir, Satyricon, […]
More than three years have passed since The Dead Daisies released Holy Ground, their first album since parting ways with singer John Corabi and bassist Marco Mendoza. The two were replaced by legendary singer/bassists Glenn […]
June 21st was the day when Northern Hemisphere turned towards darker times again, but it was also the date for the release of the debut album from Sweden’s Abysmal Winds. It’s entitled Magna Pestilencia and […]
This review comes a little late, but it’s not long time ago that this CD landed on my doorstep. Thus, now I can devote myself to the 2024 EP entitled Apparitions. It’s a six-tracker release […]
Pâenil Era is a Romanian post-black metal solo project of Erwin Weber, initially founded in 2012 under the moniker of Signatura Rerum. According to the the mastermind behind the project itself, it’s ‘symbolizing a broken […]
This time it’s not because of my laziness or lack of interest in the music that I first write a review of the material released at the end of 2023. The truth is that I […]
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 […]
Permanently on the lookout for new blood, Denny from Darkness Shall Rise Productions has released this Digipak-CD w. 8-page booklet – all available on CD, MC, two separate MLPs and Digital. We are talking of […]
In 2020 Little Rock, Arkansas-based combo Terminal Nation released their debut full-length Holocene Extinction. Since releasing the first album, the band’s current formation is Chase Turner (bass & vocals), Stan Liszewski (vocals), Tommy Robinson (guitar), […]
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. […]
From Lexington, Kentucky hails Misanthropik Torment. A couple of years ago we have presented this American duo to our readers, but for those still unfamliar with this duo, I can tell that Misanthropik Torment is; […]
Older metallers would know that Canada have always had a great reputation when it comes to thrash metal with iconic acts as Annihilator, Exciter, Razor, Sacrifice, Voivod etc. Founded in 2018, a female-led four piece […]
I am pleased with Austrian-based Running Wild Productions for providing high-quality metal releases from non-English (typically German speaking) metal acts. Next in line is a death/thrash band from Vorarlberg, Austria. The band consisting of; Tankred […]
Harmonize Oracle is an epic, dark and power metal band from Nicosia, Cyprus. Moniker for the band, Harmonize Oracle reflects the deeper meaning and philosophy behind their music. The band currently consists of; Panayiotis Takkides […]
Formed 10 years ago in one of the most beautiful cities on earth (and largest city in Türkiye) Istanbul, Persecutory are a black metal quartet who ‘spreads the majestic and satanic spirit of black metal […]
Belgian quartet Tim’s Favourite have been active for more than 25 years, where they released their debut back in 2003 entitled, Noises from the Dark Room. Six years later their sophomore full-length Geometry for the […]
What’s the point of releasing live albums anno 2024? Taking into the consideration that there is an amateur recording of just about any live performance on YouTube, which despite dreadful quality perhaps does serve as […]
Dyscordia are a Belgian (Kortrijk-based) melodic heavy metal band featuring veteran musicians who have played with Gwyllion, Double Diamond, Artrach, and others. Current band line-up consists of; Piet Overstijns (vocals), Stefan Segers (vocals & guitars), […]
Archive photo: Zoran www.sonic-shot.com Three decades have passed since Therapy? released their landmark breakthrough album Troublegum and, as the case is with so many other bands these days, the occasion is being marked on the […]
Self-released, and distibuted by Bad Dog Promotions, A Game of Whispers is is debut full-length album by Age of Distraction. A natural question that arises now; who are Age of Distraction? It’s a relatively new […]
Fabulae Dramatis is a female-led progressive metal quartet hailing from Belgium. The band consists of Isabel Restrepo (vocals), Daniel Diaz (guitars), Teo Dimitrov (drums) and Marco Felix (bass). A proper band that has released two […]