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 […]
September 26, 2014 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: ISENGARD • 0 Comments
Once upon a time in Norway, there was the ever-(and still is)-ambitious young true Heavy Metal heart of one, Fenriz. He, and his greatest and most consistent partner throughout the years flying a most blackened flag has been the infamous Nocturno Culto, having made Black and Death and Doomy, Thrashy, Crusty, Grinding albums for 30 […]
September 19, 2014 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: death metal, grindcore, Heavy Metal, Micawber, Viral • 0 Comments
31 minutes and 51 seconds of ghoulish, brutish nasty Death Metal. It is loud, played and produced well and clearly. Micawber hail from the West of the U.S.A. The band has made 3 excellent EPs before debuting with “Viral”. I have no idea what their band name means nor exactly how to pronounce it. Nor […]
September 16, 2014 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: Extreme Metal, grindcore, Rediscovering The Dead, Sewn Shut • 0 Comments
Selfmadegod from Poland have a real worthy collection of grindcore Eps and whatnot from the amazing Sewn Shut. Put ’em all together and there is new stuff too. How time and dust has buried them along with most of my memories of the year 2005 I haven’t a clue, though. I do know that these […]
September 15, 2014 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: Brutal Death Metal, EP, Goregrind, Parfumerie • 0 Comments
Surely, to be reminded of 1988 CARCASS’s delicious debut LP with the front cover of this delectable EP by Grinding Death Metallers, Parfumerie is anathema enough. The band name is also delectably incomprehensible as it looks like it was drawn with one finger and a pool of blood. (That means if I wear the T-shirt, […]
King Diamond – “Dreams Of Horror” 2014 LP
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 […]
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