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Latest Metal Reviews

To date we have reviewed 185 releases. Here are our latest metal reviews:

Rise of the Tyrant cover image - Click to read review of Rise of the Tyrant by Arch Enemy

Arch Enemy - Rise of the Tyrant

CD

"Fredrik Nordström and Chris Amott throw their talent into the line-up with Angela Gossow's new and improved vocals to reveal an Arch Enemy that the world has not seen for years."

Rated 3.5 out of 5 skulls

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Dominion VIII cover image - Click to read review of Dominion VIII by Grave

Grave - Dominion VIII

CD

"Sure, the death metal genre might be overpopulated with weak bands at the moment, but when an album this solid is released, it proves the genre still deserves our attention."

Rated 4.0 out of 5 skulls

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Bobaflex - Tales From Dirt Town

CD

"Bobaflex rates high on the interestingness scale and is recommended if you like your music to blur the genre lines."

Rated 4.0 out of 5 skulls

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Recent Reviews

Published Artist Release Name Reviewer Rating
5-8-08 Vayden Children Of Our Mistakes (re-release) (CD) PorcupineTreeFan Rated 3.0 out of 5 skulls
5-4-08 Moonspell The Butterfly Effect (CD) xFiruath Rated 4.0 out of 5 skulls
5-4-08 Korpiklaani Korven Kuningas (CD) ahapaxlegomenon Rated 4.0 out of 5 skulls
5-4-08 Hardingrock Grimen (CD) xFiruath Rated 4.5 out of 5 skulls
5-2-08 Kalmah For The Revolution (CD) ahapaxlegomenon Rated 3.0 out of 5 skulls
5-2-08 Crom Hot Sumerian Nights (CD) Cynic Rated 3.0 out of 5 skulls
4-29-08 Nile Ithyphallic (CD) ahapaxlegomenon Rated 4.5 out of 5 skulls
4-29-08 Somnom Ballistic Demo (Demo) Cynic Rated 3.0 out of 5 skulls
4-29-08 Arsonists Get All The Girls The Game Of Life (CD) psythe Rated 4.0 out of 5 skulls
4-27-08 Samael Reign of Light (CD) xFiruath Rated 4.5 out of 5 skulls
4-27-08 Novembers Doom The Pale Haunt Departure (CD) xFiruath Rated 3.0 out of 5 skulls
4-27-08 Testament The Formation Of Damnation (CD) hadumaster Rated 4.0 out of 5 skulls
4-25-08 Impaled Nazarene Manifest (CD) ahapaxlegomenon Rated 3.5 out of 5 skulls
4-25-08 Blasphemous Creation Shadows Of Evil (Demo) ahapaxlegomenon Rated 2.5 out of 5 skulls
4-24-08 Dethklok The Dethalbum (CD) RememberMetal? Rated 3.5 out of 5 skulls
4-23-08 Fair To Midland Fables From A Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True (CD) darkstar Rated 3.0 out of 5 skulls
4-22-08 Borknagar Empiricism (CD) xFiruath Rated 4.0 out of 5 skulls
4-22-08 Dub Trio Another Sound Is Dying (CD) psythe Rated 4.5 out of 5 skulls
4-18-08 Overkill Live At Wacken Open Air 2007 (DVD) Cynic Rated 3.0 out of 5 skulls
4-16-08 The Sword Gods Of The Earth (CD) Carlos Rated 4.0 out of 5 skulls
4-16-08 In Flames A Sense of Purpose (CD) hadumaster Rated 4.0 out of 5 skulls
4-13-08 Heaven Shall Burn Iconoclast (Part 1: The Final Resistance) (CD) metal_dad Rated 4.0 out of 5 skulls
4-10-08 Tiles Fly Paper (CD) PorcupineTreeFan Rated 3.5 out of 5 skulls
4-7-08 Hayaino Daisuki Headbanger’s Karaoke Club Dangerous Fire (CD/EP) Carlos Rated 4.0 out of 5 skulls
4-6-08 In This Moment Beautiful Tragedy (CD) deathbringer Rated 3.5 out of 5 skulls
4-3-08 Grief of War A Mounting Crisis...As Their Fury Got Released (CD) Cynic Rated 3.5 out of 5 skulls
4-2-08 Chthonic Relentless Recurrence (reissue) (CD) deathbringer Rated 4.0 out of 5 skulls
3-31-08 Ascension Of The Watchers Numinosum (CD) PorcupineTreeFan Rated 3.0 out of 5 skulls
3-30-08 Julian's Lullaby I Can Hear You Thinking (Promo CD) opeiya Rated 1.0 out of 5 skulls
3-26-08 Various Artists Pagan Fire (CD) Cynic Rated 4.0 out of 5 skulls
3-26-08 Ventflow An Education In Aggression (CD/EP) Diamond Oz Rated 4.5 out of 5 skulls
3-25-08 Cavity Laid Insignificant (reissue) (CD) Carlos Rated 4.0 out of 5 skulls
3-24-08 Children of Bodom Blooddrunk (CD) darkstar Rated 4.0 out of 5 skulls
3-24-08 Obituary Xecutioner's Return (CD) goatlady Rated 4.0 out of 5 skulls
3-18-08 Protest The Hero Fortress (CD) hadumaster Rated 3.5 out of 5 skulls
3-17-08 Nortt Galgenfrist (CD) Cynic Rated 3.0 out of 5 skulls
3-8-08 Ekotren Light The Fire (CD) Diamond Oz Rated 2.0 out of 5 skulls
3-8-08 Meshuggah obZen (CD) PorcupineTreeFan Rated 4.5 out of 5 skulls
3-6-08 Dark Mass Dark Mass Medium (CD) Cynic Rated 2.5 out of 5 skulls
2-28-08 Winds Of Plague Decimate the Weak (CD) opeiya Rated 3.5 out of 5 skulls
2-27-08 Death Angel Killing Season (CD) hadumaster Rated 2.0 out of 5 skulls
2-25-08 Pain Live Is Overrated (DVD) psythe Rated 4.0 out of 5 skulls
2-22-08 Warbringer War Without End (CD) Cynic Rated 4.0 out of 5 skulls
2-21-08 Chosen Fragment (Piece III) (CD/EP) psythe Rated 3.5 out of 5 skulls
2-19-08 Various Artists Change! (DVD Audio) metal_dad Rated 1.0 out of 5 skulls
2-16-08 Byzantine Oblivion Beckons (CD) psythe Rated 4.0 out of 5 skulls
2-14-08 Proudflesh Proudflesh (CD) psythe Rated 2.5 out of 5 skulls
2-10-08 Direwolf Beyond the Lands of Human Existence (CD) Cynic Rated 4.5 out of 5 skulls
2-8-08 Sworn Enemy Manaical (CD) metal_dad Rated 4.0 out of 5 skulls
2-5-08 Electric Wizard Witchcult Today (CD) Cynic Rated 4.0 out of 5 skulls

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