Metal Review Features and Editorials

Exclusive Stream: Pharaoh's Bury The Light

Metal Review — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:06:00 GMT

The headline kinda says it all, does it not? On February 24th, Cruz del Sur Music will release Pharaoh 's Bury the Light to a ravenous throng of knowing diehards. The rest of the public? Well, they have some catching up to do. If you count yourself...(read more)

Titular Homogeneity - Masque of the Red Death

LoneWatie — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:24:00 GMT

So many horror fiction writers have served to inspire heavy metal music. Lovecraft gets the obvious nod, but the works of Edgar Allan Poe, too, have had a great impact on the genre. He was, after all, America's first Master of the Macabre. A critical...(read more)

Awesome Sloth - The Headless Cross

JW — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:14:00 GMT

The Sloth will admit that, for an unduly long time, he ignored Black Sabbath 's post-Dio output, and he will readily concede now that doing so was a mistake. While the Ian Gillan-fronted Born Again sports some good tunes (with a bit of a dated sound...(read more)

They Come In Twos: New Ufomammut Releases

TheSlayerM — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:38:00 GMT

Just in case you weren't paying attention, we at MetalReview think Ufomammut is a killer band . Besides the fact that they've received very high scores from our esteemed reviewers, their records were also featured in several year-end lists, thus...(read more)

Staff Infections - February 2012

Metal Review — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:08:00 GMT

In compiling the MR staff playlists for February, two things were readily apparent. First, there was a whole lot of Napalm Death going around, undoubtedly in anticipation of their upcoming Utilitarian warhead . While the crew latched on to a scattershot...(read more)

Pit Therapy - Kings of Hardcore

Konrad — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:35:00 GMT

It should be no secret that we here at MetalReview want nothing to go undiscovered. Due to the fact that we're faced with sorting through so much music, it's become inevitable that classics might have to wait years before they'll ever become...(read more)

RIP Mark Reale of Riot (1955-2012)

Metal Review — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:46:00 GMT

On January 25, 2012, Riot founder / guitarist / mastermind Mark Reale tragically lost his lifelong struggle with Crohn's Disease. The band issued the following statement: "To friends and fans of Mark Reale and Riot , We are deeply saddened to...(read more)

Occupy Awesomeness: Napalm Death Trailer

JW — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:21:00 GMT

I've said this about 200 times during the last few years, but nevertheless, the truth warrants repetition: Napalm Death 's last few albums have absolutely been among their best -- just killer collections of destructive death / grind with increasingly...(read more)

Reverend's Bazaar - A Post-Pirate Era?

Rev — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:50:00 GMT

No, we're not writing a premature obituary for Swashbuckle and Alestorm (or Blackguard , for that matter , but it's not clear if they're supposed to be pirates or gigolos). Although gimmick metal should feel free to take a bath in hydrochloric...(read more)

How to Dismantle an Atomic Covers Album

Danhammer Obstkrieg — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:41:00 GMT

Who knows what it is about California's Bay Area that graces its musicians with such a fecund environment, so let's just check one off in the "don't know, don't care" column and thank the stars, tides, and whatever else for that...(read more)

Coming Back To Shred: New Overkill Album Soon

JW — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:40:00 GMT

The massive, thrashtastic Ironbound was my #1 album two years ago (and it remains the only perfect score I've awarded as a reviewer), so this is some seriously good news to kick off my Monday: " Overkill has announced their next full length entitled...(read more)

Poison Tongues: Pig Destroyer

trezevant — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:34:00 GMT

In this bimonthly column, staff writer Doug Moore takes a very close look at extreme metal lyrics. Some will be serious, some will be silly, but they'll all go under the microscope. Pig Destroyer is one of my favorite bands. I bought Prowler in the...(read more)

The Underground Church: Vol. 1

Captain — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:18:00 GMT

Another year and another whack at a new editorial. Greetings, fellow squirrely metallers. Those of you who knew of or possibly even read the rather short-lived Haunting the Obscure that stretched to an impressive two issues in 2011, I have decided to...(read more)

On The Horizon: A Look Ahead At 2012

Metal Review — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:00:00 GMT

With the last of 2011's year-end wrap-ups all but entirely behind us (and this time we mean it... or do we?), it's time to face the future, folks -- last year was a great year for metal, with some truly stellar releases, and this coming year is...(read more)

Riffology 101: Balls to the Wall

Achilles — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:07:00 GMT

Welcome, ladies and gentlemen to Riffology . In this course we will examine great riffs in metal history and attempt to discern the nature of said greatness. Course requirements include good ears and a strong neck. For our first lesson, I have selected...(read more)