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NAILS – “Every Bridge Burning” (Review)

Much of extreme metal can be long-winded, overly complicated, and nigh pretentious. The hardcore side of metal is more straightforward, relying on transparent punishment to get their point across. No…

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6 min

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FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE – “Opera” (Review)

A joyous day, Italian symphonic technical death metal band Fleshgod Apocalypse are back after six years to bestow upon us yet another record to their ever-expanding catalog. The new record,…

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2 min

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DARK TRANQUILLITY – “Ending Signals” (Review)

Look, I firmly believe Europe is the reigning birthland of metal and its many sub-genres. Its many zeitgeists only influence and inspire nuanced flavors distorted guitar riffs and double-bass sections,…

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3 min

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OCEANS OF SLUMBER – “Where Gods Fear to Speak” (Review)

Cammie Gilbert-Beverly has one of the most expressive and impressive voices in modern metal. Together with drummer and husband Dobber Beverly, she has steered Houston, Texas’s Oceans of Slumber to…

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5 min

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NILE – “The Underworld Awaits Us All” (Review)

There can be no conversation in the Technical Death Metal world made complete without mentioning South Carolina’s demigod Nile. Nile has been putting out records for almost as long as…

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5 min

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GAEREA – “Coma” (Review)

Look, I will freely admit that I am a Gaerea fanboy. I was hooked on their particular brand of modern melodic black metal since their debut EP Unsettling Whispers. In…

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5 min

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OCEANO – “Living Chaos” (Review)

I would like to think of myself as the resident deathcore nerd. Around the Metal Wani camp, I have named myself the “deathcore guy” and have reviewed several deathcore records.…

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4 min

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HAMMERFALL – “Avenge The Fallen” (Review)

I may or not be a spoiled power metal fan. Let’s face it bands and albums bombarded me in the mid to late nineties. I might not have been the…

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6 min

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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS – “Pirates II: Armada” (Review)

Ahoy matey! Let’s round up our crew and join the Jolly Roger while adventure awaits us on the open seas! The seamstress and her gang, Visions of Atlantis, are back…

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4 min

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CROWNSHIFT – “Crownshift” (Review)

Crownshift are the newest Finnish melodic death metal band set to take the world by storm. While most of the promotional material heralds Crownshift as an act comprised of members…

Album Reviews

NAILS – “Every Bridge Burning” (Review)

FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE – “Opera” (Review)

DARK TRANQUILLITY – “Ending Signals” (Review)

OCEANS OF SLUMBER – “Where Gods Fear to Speak” (Review)

NILE – “The Underworld Awaits Us All” (Review)

GAEREA – “Coma” (Review)

OCEANO – “Living Chaos” (Review)

HAMMERFALL – “Avenge The Fallen” (Review)

VISIONS OF ATLANTIS – “Pirates II: Armada” (Review)

CROWNSHIFT – “Crownshift” (Review)

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