Evergrey - Escape Of The Phoenix (Album Review) Feb. 25, 2021

Escape Of The Phoenix
by Evergrey

Review of the new 2021 Evergrey album Escape Of The Pheonix via AFM Records. This is the 12th album from the Swedish progressive metal band who have been cranking out quality material since all the way back in 1995. The band has enjoyed increased notoriety and success with 2016s The Storm Within and...

Empyrium - Über den Sternen Album Review Feb. 24, 2021

Über den Sternen
by Empyrium

Empyrium left a significant impression on listeners throughout the mid-90s and early 2000s with material that bridged the gap between neofolk, doom, and earlier folk/black metal albums from bands like Ulver. Each of their albums would explore fairly different territory, with the metal side of the sp...

Moonspell - Hermitage (Album Review) Feb. 24, 2021

Hermitage
by Moonspell

Review of the new 2021 Moonspell album Hermitage via Napalm Records. MOONSPELL is a Portuguese gothic metal band originally formed in 1992, this especially notable now with them approaching their 30th anniversary. Hermitage is the group's 13th studio album following 2017's 1755. Says lead singer Fer...

Sinira - The Everlorn Album Review Feb. 24, 2021

The Everlorn
by Sinira

Theres something about the frigid tonality and soaring melodies that have a rougher edge to them that continue to make the melodic variants of black metal so appealing. Newcomer Sinira clearly feels this same way, as the one-man band from Texas takes on the fast paced yet atmospheric take on the sou...

Summoning The Lich - United In Chaos Feb. 23, 2021

United In Chaos
by Summoning The Lich

Review of Summoning The Lich and their new 2021 album United In Chaos via Prosthetic Records. Freshly joined to the Prosthetic roster based only on a very well recieved self-titled demo, this is the debut full length for the St Louis, Missouri-based melodic death metal band band, taking campy inspir...

Los Males del Mundo - Descent Towards Death Album Review Feb. 23, 2021

Descent Towards Death
by Los Males del Mundo

Los Males del Mundo formed in Argentina as a collaboration between Cristian Yans (ex-Eroica) and Dany Tee (Acathexis, Downfall of Nur), with Nikita Kamprad from Der Weg Einer Freiheit joining later as a guest bassist and producer. Chances are good if youve been following black metal releases over th...

Black Totem - II: Shapeshifting Album Review Feb. 23, 2021

II: Shapeshifting
by Black Totem

Black Totems been lurking in the underground since 2008, but this years II: Shapeshifting is the first time Ive come across the Finnish deathrock/punk band. As the album titles use of numerals and bluesy guitar work might indicate, this is a group that takes a significant amount of influence from Sa...

Manuel Barbará Interview Feb. 22, 2021

Manuel Barbará Interview
by Manuel Barbará

Interview with Manuel Barbar on his new album Moonrise. Manuel Barbar is a New Jersey based musician and composer with a passion for progressive metal and contemporary classical music. He is a graduate from Berklee College of music where he earned a degree in Guitar Performance and Composition. Tren...

Durbin - The Beast Awakens Album Review Feb. 22, 2021

The Beast Awakens
by Durbin

Most people likely know James Durbins name from his American Idol run nearly a decade ago, where he proudly flew the flag for hard rock and heavy metal on the show and did covers of Muse and a performance with Judas Priest. While he ultimately finished fourth, Durbin went on to release some solo rec...

Epica - Omega (Album Review) Feb. 22, 2021

Omega
by Epica

Review of Epica and their new 2021 album Omega via Nuclear Blast Records. Omega is the eighth full-length studio album from this Dutch symphonic metal band, originally formed nearly 2 decades ago back in 2002. This new effort represents the final part of the metaphysical trilogy initially begun with...

Blackout Transmission - Sparse Illumination Album Review Feb. 19, 2021

Sparse Illumination
by Blackout Transmission

When I need a breather from some of the most intense metal out there, shoegazes and psychedelic rock are perfect genres to turn to with their dense layers of shimmering melodies and warmer tones. LA based Blackout Transmission is able to channel this type of sound throughout their debut full-length ...

Architects - For Those That Wish To Exist Feb. 19, 2021

For Those That Wish To Exist
by Architects

Review of the new 2021 Architects album For Those That Wish To Exist via Epitaph Records. Architects is a UK metalcore band formed in 2004. Originally influenced by mathcore groups like The Dillinger Escape Plan. This is their 9th studio album. SUBSCRIBE to our Trench Talk Podcast on iTunes, Cast...

Valse Noot - Utter contempt Album Review Feb. 19, 2021

Utter contempt
by Valse Noot

While noise rock was generally associated with the United States in the 1990s, in recent years France has seemed to be the country to go to for the genre. More recent examples that Ive reviewed like Watertank and Untitled With Drums have started to incorporate a bit more alternative rock and even so...

A Scent Like Wolves Interview Feb. 18, 2021

A Scent Like Wolves Interview
by A Scent Like Wolves

Chris talks to Pennsylvania based metalcore/post hardcore band A Scent Like Wolves. Mystic Auras is a concept album that sets out to uncover the things we desire and why we are drawn to them. Lyrical content on the release ranges from the plights of socioeconomic status quo, depression, the stigma o...

Trial (Swe) - Sisters of the Moon EP Review Feb. 18, 2021

Sisters of the Moon
by Trial (Swe)

It often seems like Sweden has more active heavy metal bands than almost any other country out there, and they have the quality to back up the numbers. Trial (Swe) made a name for themselves over three full lengths that took a significant amount of King Diamond and Mercyful Fate influence and then i...

Szary Wilk - Wrath Album Review Feb. 17, 2021

Wrath (2021)
by Szary Wilk

From the early 90s to present day, Poland has had a strong presence in black metal and one could easily keep busy reviewing long-running and new bands releasing material in the country every year. One of the relatively newer acts is Szary Wilk, released a demo in 2018 and have followed it up with a ...

The Scalar Process - Coagulative Matter Album Review Feb. 17, 2021

Coagulative Matter
by The Scalar Process

Review of The Scalar Process and thier new album Coagulative Matter via Transcending Obscurity Records. The Scalar Process is a French technical death metal band recommended for fans of bands such as Coexistence, The Zenith Passage, Beyond Creation, The Faceless, Inferi, and arguably above all else,...

Gravesend - Methods of Human Disposal Album Review Feb. 17, 2021

Methods of Human Disposal
by Gravesend

Gravesend seemed to materialize out of thin air last year, but they made a strong first impression with the fourteen-minute Preparations for Human Disposal demo that continuously pummeled listeners with black/death metal and grind bordering on what sometimes gets categorized as war metal. While the ...

Suffering Hour - The Cyclic Reckoning (Album Review) Feb. 16, 2021

The Cyclic Reckoning
by Suffering Hour

Review of SUFFERING HOUR and their new 2021 album The Cyclic Reckoning via Profound Lore Records. SUFFERING HOUR is a blackened death metal power-trio from Forest Lake, Minnesota. Forming initially as a tech-thrash band under a different name, the band shifted their sound more towards the world of c...

Kickin Valentina - The Revenge of Rock Album Review Feb. 16, 2021

The Revenge of Rock
by Kickin Valentina

Atlantas Kickin Valentina has been finding the sweet spot between the 80s and 90s glam and hard rock of LA and the bluesy riffs of some of the most well-known rock acts since 2012. After two successful EPs and full-length Imaginary Creatures the band found themselves looking for a new singer, which ...
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