2020 Album Review Archives

Marko Hietala – Pyre Of The Black Heart (Album Review)

Dara PattersonDara PattersonJanuary 24, 2020

While being best known for his work as bassist and vocalist of Nightwish, there is much more to Marko Hietala than meets the eye. A multi-talented musician and songwriter, at long last he is set to to deliver his debut solo album, Pyre Of The ... Read More

Davey Suicide – Rock Aint Dead (Album Review)

Dara PattersonDara PattersonJanuary 23, 2020

Taking shape in the strange land of California, Hollywood to be exact, Davey Suicide is an anomalous Hard Rock band with something to say, and they will make sure you hear it. A band with a long history, while Davey Suicide was birthed into existence ... Read More

Jorn – Heavy Rock Radio II: Executing the Classics (Album Review)

Adrian BreemanAdrian BreemanJanuary 22, 2020

Legendary Norwegian Rock Vocalist Jørn Lande is no stranger to covers, and Heavy Rock Radio II: Executing the Classics, the latest collection under his eponymous band Jorn, is due out Friday, January 24th through Frontiers Music s.r.l.. In a slight departure from his earlier cover ... Read More

Konvent – Puritan Masochism (Album Review)

Adrian BreemanAdrian BreemanJanuary 22, 2020

Fresh off a successful four-song demo, Konvent are set to release Puritan Masochism, their debut album, on Friday, January 24th through Napalm Records. Based in Denmark, the band deals with colossal Death/Doom Metal, taking the slow, determined path to absolute pain and destruction. Set to ... Read More

Mortiis – Spirit of Rebellion (Album Review)

Adrian BreemanAdrian BreemanJanuary 22, 2020

The dark mind of Mortiis is set to release Spirit of Rebellion, the outfit’s return to Dark Dungeon Music, on Friday, January 24th through Omnipresence Production / Dead Seed Productions. Billed as a re-imagining of the 1994 classic Ånden som Gjorde Opprør (literally, “the spirit ... Read More

Annihilator – Ballistic, Sadistic (Album Review)

Vito TanziVito TanziJanuary 20, 2020

Savage Thrash Metal from the Great White North, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada’s Annihilator have been slaying melodic Heavy Metal riffs since 1984. At the tail end of the 1980s, Annihilator released their debut album, 1989’s Alice in Hell, and would go on into the 1990s to ... Read More

2020 Album Review

Marko Hietala – Pyre Of The Black Heart (Album Review)

Davey Suicide – Rock Aint Dead (Album Review)

Jorn – Heavy Rock Radio II: Executing the Classics (Album Review)

Konvent – Puritan Masochism (Album Review)

Mortiis – Spirit of Rebellion (Album Review)

Annihilator – Ballistic, Sadistic (Album Review)

Marko Hietala – Pyre Of The Black Heart (Album Review)

Davey Suicide – Rock Aint Dead (Album Review)

Jorn – Heavy Rock Radio II: Executing the Classics (Album Review)

Konvent – Puritan Masochism (Album Review)

Mortiis – Spirit of Rebellion (Album Review)

Annihilator – Ballistic, Sadistic (Album Review)

Interview – HIM’s Ville Valo

Interview – Tucker Rule of Thursday & L.S. Dunes

Interview – Tom Berenger

Missy Higgins – The Second Act (Album Review)

Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice (Movie Review)

LL Cool J – The FORCE (Album Review)