November 23, 2014 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: Heavy Metal Reviews, Mortuary Drape, Spiritual Independence • 0 Comments
Mortuary Drape are a band from Italy that pretends reality is one long Halloween. Yet there is nothing goofy at all about them. Equal parts Black and equal parts Death and yet at the point where being together 27 years has made them now, after a 10 year absence, an amazing band that deserves your […]
November 23, 2014 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: Agonia Records, Heavy Metal Reviews, Untrodden Corridors Of Hades, Varathron • 0 Comments
The scene in Greece for Black Metal is prefaced by these bands, all who have passed into legend: Rotting Christ, Septic Flesh, Thou Art Lord, Necromantia, Nightfall and Varathron. The ’90’s brought this bunch into sharp focus. They each were quite different, with separate endearing qualities to each, yet undeniably with a feel for the […]
November 23, 2014 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Birthday, brooklyn, Manilla Road • 0 Comments
The 2014 road to World Domination for the stalwart and stoked Manilla Road has seen the band go from tour stops starting July 3rd in Lima, Peru onward through Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Cyprus, Romania, England, Scotland, Malta, and finally, American shores, to ceaselessly lead up to this triumphant full stop in the […]
November 17, 2014 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: Dreams Of Horror, Heavy Metal, KING DIAMOND, Reviews • 0 Comments
The King is back! A triple bypass operation behind him, King Diamond, age 58, has signed with Metal Blade records for three albums. Guitarist, Andy La Rocque is on board and the studio in which they will record in Sweden has been enhanced. And the money is bountiful, too. To whet everyone’s appetite for the […]
November 17, 2014 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: DEATHHAMMER, Evil Power • 0 Comments
Do you have $6.66? If you do, and you like Black Metal you may want to pony up that money and clip it over to Hell’s Headbangers. The reason being that DEATHHAMMER has put out their third album this year of 2014. DEATHHAMMER proudly proclaim in the Metal Archives, online, that they are an interesting […]
November 17, 2014 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: Heavy Metal, IMPLODE, Reviews, Slayer • 0 Comments
“I’m pretty sure God still hates us all”: This line stood out in the new song that is available to anyone that clicks on the download link. Just give ’em your email . Sure! The reason that line stands out is because Slayer’s “God Hates Us All” studio album was released on September 11th, 2001. […]
October 30, 2014 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: Judas Priest, Redeemer Of Souls • 0 Comments
The mighty Priest chugs on with an album that is more Ozzy than when at last Priest recorded. And for good reason. Richie Faulkner is the new boy on guitar and the tagteam that he creates with Glenn Tipton has changed the musical dynamic of the U.K. outfit to the point where even the leather-clad […]
October 23, 2014 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: Concert Review, King Crimson • 0 Comments
Though they are an indelible part of the 21st century, they are not exactly schizoid. Longtime fans of the well-known progressive rock outfit King Crimson were probably on their way to becoming schizoid upon hearing that the band would be coming to New York City for four sold out shows at the Best Buy Theater […]
September 26, 2014 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: BloodBomb, Treat Her Gently, Vulgar Display of GoreGrind • 0 Comments
This is nasty, sexist, racist, try-hard-to-offend-in-a-modern-world-that’s-heard-it-all via samples and Grindcore tug-a-long songs. I kinda like the band name for some stupid, unknown reason my brain won’t tell me now. The band is officially known to play Australian Brutal Death Metal/Goregrind. Neither SINISTER nor CANNIBALISTIC INFANCY is BloodBomb in any way resembling. There is no attempt […]
Graveland – “Thunderbolts of the Gods” 2013 LP (No Colours Records)
November 30, 2014 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: Graveland, Heavy Metal Reviews, Thunderbolts of the Gods • 0 Comments
Celebrating 20 years of recorded history, this year of 2014, Rob Darken — the mainframe focus of Graveland — has taken the band exactly where it seemed they were headed. The majestic strains of Quorthon that there is to be no more recordings by (RIP), has had the Q-throne resuscitated by the Polish juggernaut that […]