Search HM Album Reviews Various Artists Thrashmageddon, Vol. 1 When you download a compilation album, it’s generally safe to assume you’ll receive one or two songs from heavy-hitters, three songs from new bands worth paying attention to, a... HM Album Reviews Lessons American Ghosts Minnesota-based four-piece Lessons has said it formed “in tribute to recapture the early throwback sound of metalcore,” and that’s precisely what the group delivers on its new EP, American... HM Album Reviews Mad Max Interceptor The German melodic hard rock kings have churned out another one since we last spoke with them, the new record and artwork being a not-so-subtle nod to the post... HM Album Reviews Grim Vespers Grim was the name of Thomas Eversole’s one-man black metal project that put out a record way back in 1999 called Scepter of Blood. Eversole has been in and... HM Album Reviews Schematic Color (n.) Inside the Lines Long ago, in a land far off in the depths of Norfolk, VA, there was a seasoned veteran of alt-indie-rock by the name of David Elkins. Best known for... HM Album Reviews Beautiful Eulogy Instruments of Mercy The super group(ish) trio of heavenly hip-hop emcees Braile, Odd Thomas and Courtland Urbano’s second long-player is alt like crazy. (Think “Why?” after absorbing a library of systematic theology... HM Album Reviews Various Artists Glimpses of Grace I’m all for hip-hop based on actual samples, loops and scratches of actually soulful and funky vintage R&B. I’m much more for it than the deluge of sizzyrup-influenced synth... HM Album Reviews Stryper No More Hell to Pay There aren’t many bands as secure in who they are as Stryper. They know who they are as a band, and that confidence shows in both the songwriting and... HM Album Reviews Five Iron Frenzy Engine of a Million Plots Two years ago, Five Iron Frenzy launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a new record, and it was wildly successful. It allowed for Five Iron to deliver their first... HM Album Reviews Impending Doom Death Will Reign Impending Doom’s new album, Death Will Reign, is a shining example of every era from the California-based deathcore masters. This album captures the in-your-face feel of their 2012 release,... HM Album Reviews Corpse Among the Dead This reanimated Corpse hails from Kentucky and unabashedly plays old school death metal – from way back when death was the subject matter, not a particular style. Corpse has... HM Album Reviews False Idle California or Bust False Idle’s California or Bust EP is a collection of acoustic versions of previously released songs by the band. (They come from a combination of the band’s I Refuse... HM Album Reviews Scott Stapp Proof of Life Arguably one of the most intriguing and controversial rock vocalists of the new millennium, the Grammy-winning Scott Stapp releases his first solo offering since 2005 here with Proof of... HM Album Reviews Polyvalent Want Polyvalent: an adjective in which something has different functions, forms or facets, an adjective that not only can matchlessly describe this project, but also feels rightly suiting for this... HM Album Reviews Black Leather State of Freedom Black Leather is the brainchild of Chilean psychotherapist Zvi Tacussis. Therefore, one might slyly suggest that Black Leather – along with Diamoth, Anima Mortuum and his other one-man bands... HM Album Reviews Young Oceans Deluxe You’re going to need one hour, nine minutes and 45 seconds of uninterrupted listening time to fully immerse yourself in Young Ocean’s Advent. Young Oceans, originating from an alternative... HM Album Reviews Lust Control Tiny Little Dots Lust Control, a four-piece punk rock band out of Texas, has brought more than just their namesake to the topic list on their latest release, Tiny Little Dots, covering... HM Album Reviews Safemode Gold Digger Swedish metalcore band Safemode – who leans more towards the punk side of the metalcore genre, but still delivers that familiar metalcore punk – is at their best on... HM Album Reviews Dorean Lives A Cold Fire from the One I Love Dorean Lives’ A Cold Fire from the One I Loved is one of the best rock albums of 2013. Combining almost every element that has made rock famous, Dorean... HM Album Reviews Life as a Ghost Perception Life as a Ghost’s new EP, Perception, may be brief, but it packs its fair share of memorable moments. Oddly, it starts out slow, and the five-song collection takes... HM Album Reviews Sleep Now Cast Out From the first few measures of Cast Out, Dallas-based hardcore quintet Sleep Now establishes its raw, in-your-face M.O. “Hate Bitten” packs aggressive shouts, buzz-saw riffs and a touch of... HM Album Reviews Versus Angels We're Only Human Versus Angels debut EP came out almost a year ago, but is just now gaining momentum through their single, “Just Alright.” The band was brought together by He is... HM Album Reviews Icon for Hire Icon for Hire Two years ago, Icon for Hire exploded onto the rock-and-roll scene when the band’s debut album, Scripted, had Tooth & Nails’ highest-selling first week of any debut in the... HM Album Reviews Of Eyes that See Empty Shadows When you read a band’s list of musical influences, you can usually assume you will hear bits and pieces of those artists within their music, and this is true... HM Album Reviews Thousand Foot Krutch Made in Canada If you’ve been a fan of Christian rock music for more than a decade, chances are you’ve seen Thousand Foot Krutch in concert, probably have an album or two... HM Album Reviews Living Sacrifice Ghost Thief I’m glad Living Sacrifice is back, and I don’t think I’m alone in that sentiment. It’s been three years since we’ve gotten a new studio album from the classic... HM Album Reviews Close Your Eyes Line in the Sand Line In The Sand, Close Your Eyes’ third album from Victory Records, didn’t fall short of anything with this release; die-hard fans have a lot to look forward to.... HM Album Reviews Color Me Valiant SinnerServantSon With its second EP, six-piece Color Me Valiant has delivered one of the most honest, well-rounded metalcore releases of the past several years. The Richmond, Va.-based outfit is a... HM Album Reviews Dustin Kensrue The Water and the Blood Last year, Dustin Kensrue announced he was moving north to be a worship leader at Mars Hill Bellevue, just outside Seattle. Earlier this year, Kensrue put out a more... HM Album Reviews Krig Decay's Beholder I’ve been eagerly following each new release from this Brazilian death metal band for some time, and Decay’s Beholder does not disappoint. This time around, the band found a... Page 13 of 21« First«...5...111213141516...20...»Last »
HM Album Reviews Various Artists Thrashmageddon, Vol. 1 When you download a compilation album, it’s generally safe to assume you’ll receive one or two songs from heavy-hitters, three songs from new bands worth paying attention to, a...
HM Album Reviews Lessons American Ghosts Minnesota-based four-piece Lessons has said it formed “in tribute to recapture the early throwback sound of metalcore,” and that’s precisely what the group delivers on its new EP, American...
HM Album Reviews Mad Max Interceptor The German melodic hard rock kings have churned out another one since we last spoke with them, the new record and artwork being a not-so-subtle nod to the post...
HM Album Reviews Grim Vespers Grim was the name of Thomas Eversole’s one-man black metal project that put out a record way back in 1999 called Scepter of Blood. Eversole has been in and...
HM Album Reviews Schematic Color (n.) Inside the Lines Long ago, in a land far off in the depths of Norfolk, VA, there was a seasoned veteran of alt-indie-rock by the name of David Elkins. Best known for...
HM Album Reviews Beautiful Eulogy Instruments of Mercy The super group(ish) trio of heavenly hip-hop emcees Braile, Odd Thomas and Courtland Urbano’s second long-player is alt like crazy. (Think “Why?” after absorbing a library of systematic theology...
HM Album Reviews Various Artists Glimpses of Grace I’m all for hip-hop based on actual samples, loops and scratches of actually soulful and funky vintage R&B. I’m much more for it than the deluge of sizzyrup-influenced synth...
HM Album Reviews Stryper No More Hell to Pay There aren’t many bands as secure in who they are as Stryper. They know who they are as a band, and that confidence shows in both the songwriting and...
HM Album Reviews Five Iron Frenzy Engine of a Million Plots Two years ago, Five Iron Frenzy launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a new record, and it was wildly successful. It allowed for Five Iron to deliver their first...
HM Album Reviews Impending Doom Death Will Reign Impending Doom’s new album, Death Will Reign, is a shining example of every era from the California-based deathcore masters. This album captures the in-your-face feel of their 2012 release,...
HM Album Reviews Corpse Among the Dead This reanimated Corpse hails from Kentucky and unabashedly plays old school death metal – from way back when death was the subject matter, not a particular style. Corpse has...
HM Album Reviews False Idle California or Bust False Idle’s California or Bust EP is a collection of acoustic versions of previously released songs by the band. (They come from a combination of the band’s I Refuse...
HM Album Reviews Scott Stapp Proof of Life Arguably one of the most intriguing and controversial rock vocalists of the new millennium, the Grammy-winning Scott Stapp releases his first solo offering since 2005 here with Proof of...
HM Album Reviews Polyvalent Want Polyvalent: an adjective in which something has different functions, forms or facets, an adjective that not only can matchlessly describe this project, but also feels rightly suiting for this...
HM Album Reviews Black Leather State of Freedom Black Leather is the brainchild of Chilean psychotherapist Zvi Tacussis. Therefore, one might slyly suggest that Black Leather – along with Diamoth, Anima Mortuum and his other one-man bands...
HM Album Reviews Young Oceans Deluxe You’re going to need one hour, nine minutes and 45 seconds of uninterrupted listening time to fully immerse yourself in Young Ocean’s Advent. Young Oceans, originating from an alternative...
HM Album Reviews Lust Control Tiny Little Dots Lust Control, a four-piece punk rock band out of Texas, has brought more than just their namesake to the topic list on their latest release, Tiny Little Dots, covering...
HM Album Reviews Safemode Gold Digger Swedish metalcore band Safemode – who leans more towards the punk side of the metalcore genre, but still delivers that familiar metalcore punk – is at their best on...
HM Album Reviews Dorean Lives A Cold Fire from the One I Love Dorean Lives’ A Cold Fire from the One I Loved is one of the best rock albums of 2013. Combining almost every element that has made rock famous, Dorean...
HM Album Reviews Life as a Ghost Perception Life as a Ghost’s new EP, Perception, may be brief, but it packs its fair share of memorable moments. Oddly, it starts out slow, and the five-song collection takes...
HM Album Reviews Sleep Now Cast Out From the first few measures of Cast Out, Dallas-based hardcore quintet Sleep Now establishes its raw, in-your-face M.O. “Hate Bitten” packs aggressive shouts, buzz-saw riffs and a touch of...
HM Album Reviews Versus Angels We're Only Human Versus Angels debut EP came out almost a year ago, but is just now gaining momentum through their single, “Just Alright.” The band was brought together by He is...
HM Album Reviews Icon for Hire Icon for Hire Two years ago, Icon for Hire exploded onto the rock-and-roll scene when the band’s debut album, Scripted, had Tooth & Nails’ highest-selling first week of any debut in the...
HM Album Reviews Of Eyes that See Empty Shadows When you read a band’s list of musical influences, you can usually assume you will hear bits and pieces of those artists within their music, and this is true...
HM Album Reviews Thousand Foot Krutch Made in Canada If you’ve been a fan of Christian rock music for more than a decade, chances are you’ve seen Thousand Foot Krutch in concert, probably have an album or two...
HM Album Reviews Living Sacrifice Ghost Thief I’m glad Living Sacrifice is back, and I don’t think I’m alone in that sentiment. It’s been three years since we’ve gotten a new studio album from the classic...
HM Album Reviews Close Your Eyes Line in the Sand Line In The Sand, Close Your Eyes’ third album from Victory Records, didn’t fall short of anything with this release; die-hard fans have a lot to look forward to....
HM Album Reviews Color Me Valiant SinnerServantSon With its second EP, six-piece Color Me Valiant has delivered one of the most honest, well-rounded metalcore releases of the past several years. The Richmond, Va.-based outfit is a...
HM Album Reviews Dustin Kensrue The Water and the Blood Last year, Dustin Kensrue announced he was moving north to be a worship leader at Mars Hill Bellevue, just outside Seattle. Earlier this year, Kensrue put out a more...
HM Album Reviews Krig Decay's Beholder I’ve been eagerly following each new release from this Brazilian death metal band for some time, and Decay’s Beholder does not disappoint. This time around, the band found a...
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