Devil to Pay – Fate is Your Muse
Hellbound Metal: In any case, they might have flown under the radar for some time, but this album proves that if you sleep on this Indy outfit, well, payback is a bitch. 😉
Reviews – Audio
Rob Zombie – Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor
Hellbound Metal: If listeners were uncertain of what to expect from Rob Zombie now, seven years after his music began to struggle and movies clearly began to take up more of his time,the singer spells out what they’re going to get pretty clearly from the moment “Teenage Nosferatu Pussy” explodes to open Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor, his fifth album.
Revelation – Inner Harbor
A new album is always a welcome sight from this longstanding Maryland doom trio
Call Of The Void – Dragged Down a Dead End Path
Dragged Down a Dead End Path does exactly as the title suggests. Call of the Void drags the listener, kicking and screaming, toward a gruesome end in a shallow, lonely grave they had to dig themselves.
Enforcer – Death By Fire
This is a great record to listen to loud over your speakers or even better, on vinyl with your headphones on.
Harangue – Battle Not With Monsters
Harangue has delivered a concise EP filled with a sense of controlled anarchy. The energy level flogs the listener into submission and begs for repeated spins. It’s also that energy that’s sure to make their live performance a bruising affair. Battle not with moshers?
Satan – Life Sentence
Common law never sounded so exceptional!
Orange Goblin – A Eulogy for the Fans
Man, I dunno if they’ll get a full hour when they open for Clutch on these shores, but this seems like a pretty decent precursor of things to come.
Ne Obliviscaris – Portal of I
Overall, this album is a triumph. Its complexity may make it a little hard for some people to swallow, but Portal of I is a hugely ambitious and multifaceted debut which is not only a great achievement for the band, but also sure to become a seminal album of the genre.
Anciients – Heart of Oak
Put even simpler, this is lumber, beard, and weed metal, homegrown with Columbian ocean/mountain/sky pride.