1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (475+ words) Nihil Admiral – The Axes, the Flesh Hooks and the Spits Review Angry Metal Guy From the gritty production to the grainy, snowbound album art, The Axes could only be raw black metal. And as you might expect from a name…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (427+ words) Jess By The Lake – Human Review Angry Metal Guy As with Jess and the Ancient Ones, Lempinen is the star of Jess By The Lake, and her performance on Human engrosses with affecting dynamism. ‘My own voice finally sounded familiar…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (597+ words) A Night In Texas – The Darkest Side of Humanity Review Angry Metal Guy Featuring a new vocalist after the departure of their longest-running lead, Sam Cameron quickly shows that he is no slouch. If The Darkest Side of Humanity has…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (551+ words) Season of Melancholy – In Sleep Review Angry Metal Guy After a slew of singles to foreshadow the release of In Sleep, a clear focus on accessibility and immediacy sharpens. Bridging the gaps between Mana-era Unto Others, AFI, Dead or Alive,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (638+ words) Airbourne – Airbourne Review Angry Metal Guy As on prior outings, Airbourne delivers reliably raucous tunes that wear their inspirations on the sleeve. “Gutsy” leads off Airbourne with a rowdy anthem that never fails to get my fists pumping and the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (580+ words) Gorod – The Ember Gone Review Angry Metal Guy Pivoting from Gorod’s recent theses of celestial bodies and the mythologies they inspire,1 The Ember Gone finds the French quintet examining more recent and pressing matters surrounding man’s role in ecological disasters....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (557+ words) Xenith – To No Avail Review Angry Metal Guy There’s no doubting the At the Gates inspiration, as Xenith play a tenaciously melodic form of death metal that races forth with spunk and zip. Opener “Take Me Back Where I Belong…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (565+ words) Shabti – Haze, Cacophony, and White Light Review Angry Metal Guy Shabti wastes no time playing their hand, coming out the gates of “Ambrosia and Lambs Blood” sprinting at full speed. It’s immediately clear that Haze, Cacophony, and White Light leans…...

3+ week, 7+ hour ago   (574+ words) Rushadicus – Night of the Jick Beast Review Angry Metal Guy We may need to broaden our conception of genius. I listened closely to Night of the Jick Beast, and neither of the above definitions seems to apply. This leaves open…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (591+ words) Noveria – Becoming After Review Angry Metal Guy And smile they have. Striking a sweet spot between Symphony X and Dream Theater, with touches of Pagan’s Mind, Becoming After finds Noveria sounding like a band reborn. Talent has never been in…...