May 2010 - Metal Review Features and Editorials

LENG TCH'E - Hypomanic Discussion

Belgian grinders Leng Tch'e are set to release their fifth full-length in June, the blistering Hypomanic . Even with a new vocalist, a new drummer and a new record label, Hypomanic is happily just bashing and blasting business-as-usual for these self...

Published Mon, May 31 2010 8:53 AM by Metal Review

Filed under: Napalm Death, Aborted, Leng Tch'e

WINNERS ANNOUNCED: Barren Earth - Curse of the Red River

Peaceville Records wants to hook you up. FInnish melodic death metal supergroup Barren Earth (featuring members of Moonsorrow , Amorphis , Kreator , and Swallow the Sun ) have recently released the full-length follow-up to their critically-acclaimed E...

Published Sat, May 29 2010 9:02 AM by Rev

Filed under: Peaceville, Moonsorrow, Barren Earth, Amorphis, Swallow the Sun, Kreator

Reverend's Bazaar - Lightning Trends of Death

Whew. It's been a rough couple of weeks in the heavy metal realm: Death has been dominating the headlines, the new Nachtmystium blows, and, worse yet, four-fifths of Bang Tango have apparently reunited. (This is the part where I pretend that I didn't...

Published Fri, May 28 2010 1:39 PM by Rev

Filed under: Desaster, Arsis, Ronnie James Dio, Lightning Swords of Death, Slipknot, Death, Metal Blade

Sniff the Goat: Vol.1

Occasional Musings from An Ancient In Regards To: + Doom + Traditional Metal + Power Metal + Raw Black Metal + Why Dave Navarro is a pig There were a number of topics tumbling around the ol' dome to consider as my first subject of discussion for my...

Published Thu, May 27 2010 12:25 PM by Captain

Filed under: Katharsis, Necrofrost, Raw Black Metal, Malign, Truppensturm, Lugubrum, Sniff Goat, Forest, Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult, Urfaust, Tangorodrim

DESTRÖYER 666 - An Interrogation

”So, what do you wanna know?” a giant asks, waking me up from my crapulous haze with a voice from below. I spend a fifth of a second to gain a good grasp of where I am, and, by the looks of it, I’m sitting at the backstage of a club...

Published Mon, May 24 2010 8:54 AM by Metal Review

Filed under: Destroyer 666, Primordial, The Ruins of Beverast, Peter Steele, Ronnie James Dio, Watain, Destruction, Sodom, Displeased, Season of Mist, Enthroned, Deströyer 666

REVOCATION - The Art of Shredding

Dark Recollections About ten minutes away from the sprawling campus of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst is the seemingly cozy neighborhood of Grantwood Drive. Tidy lawns greet all who venture in. As the street winds, the trees gather, until...

Published Wed, May 19 2010 5:05 PM by Rev

Filed under: Metallica, Cannibal Corpse, Revocation, Immortal, Megadeth, Ramming Speed, Gorguts, Exhorder, Pantera

Ronnie James Dio (1942-2010)

On May 16, 2010, Ronnie James Dio passed away after a long battle with stomach cancer. He was sixty-seven years old. It goes without saying that the man was an absolute legend in the realm of heavy metal, and that his undeniable spirit will be wholeheartedly...

Published Mon, May 17 2010 12:54 PM by Metal Review

Filed under: Ronnie James Dio

Reverend's Bazaar (formerly Conventional Metaldom)

Behold, MR Legions: The second edition of this wholly unoriginal Buy or Sell column. As you can see, the title has changed. Sloanan, the backbone of the Now Playing: Movies thread, did me the favor of re-christening the column while winning 12 third-tier...

Published Fri, May 14 2010 2:22 PM by Rev

Filed under: Primordial, Nevermore, Blood Revolt, Axis of Advance, Anthrax

Cruz del Sur Presents: An OVERMASTER Giveaway - WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Italy's Cruz del Sur Music has long been the go-to label for cutting-edge power and trad metal. Slough Feg , Pharaoh , Crescent Shield , Bible of the Devil ...their roster speaks for itself. Their latest addition is Overmaster . These Italian power...

Published Wed, May 12 2010 10:55 PM by Rev

Awesome Sloth's Awesome Songs, Vol. 13: Brainwashed & More

New York's Nuclear Assault inhabited the punkier side of the thrash spectrum, raging with a tightly wound fury that always seemed poised on the edge of complete collapse. With guitarist John Connelly's distinctive vocal style--which I once heard...

Published Tue, May 11 2010 4:18 PM by JW

Epic Giveaway: Diminished Fifth Records' Entire Catalog - WINNER ANNOUNCED!

And the winner is.... SLOANAN Congrats! (And thanks!) We'll be in touch. Thanks to all that entered! More free metal is on the way. Well, there's no way to dance around this introduction: We're giving one lucky MR reader the entire Diminished...

Published Wed, May 5 2010 7:20 PM by Rev

Filed under: Iron Giant, Diminished Fifth Records