Chris Gatto

Chris Gatto

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Blood Thirsty

Sanguine River Absolution

Blood Thirsty is the continuation of a side project of Derek Corzine (Whisper from Heaven, Syringe, Bloodline Severed) he had with Rev. James Rich back in the ’90s. This...

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Brutal Cross

At War

Brutal Cross is the extreme metal one-man band of Polish ex-pat Tomasz Sulowski, currently residing in Ireland. At War marks Brutal Cross’s third outing, following 2011’s Trilogy and 2012’s...

News 23 Mar 14 Dan and Lauren Smith

Dan and Lauren Smith’s newest project seeks funding

Desperate Times

Featuring A Hill To Die Upon

The ever-deliberate A hill to die upon are desperate. Heaven’s Metal’s Chris Gatto finds out why.

News 18 Feb 14 Metal Blessing Radio

Metal Blessing Radio launches Kickstarter to compile the ultimate Christmas metal collection

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Elgibbor

The Path of Suffering

Poland’s Fire is no stranger to the black metal scene, having played in multiple bands over the years. Elgibbor, taking the Hebrew name for “Almighty God,” is Fire’s long...

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Lament

Left Behind

Mexico’s premier underground death metal band, Lament, marks its 20th anniversary with this limited run EP of seven songs. The band has become increasingly progressive since their death metal...

Bloodgood

Dangerously Close to a Comeback

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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Hortor

Dios de Dioses

This review is specific to the extremely limited, Spanish-language release from these Mexican black metal kings, as Bombworks is set to release the full-length record later this year. Black...

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Death Requisite

Second Death

Death Requisite has been trolling around in the swamp since 1999, looking for gators to eat, I suspect. These Florida death metalers’ Second Death EP is a thriller that...

News 11 Sep 13 A Hill To Die Upon

A Hill to Die Upon launch Indiegogo to fund third release

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XINR

Beyond Woodward

This hard-working metal band from Oregon should have been one of the pioneers of Christian metal in the early ’80s along with Saint, Bride, Leviticus and Messiah Prophet. Instead,...

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Grace and Thieves

Shepherd of the Wolves

Equal parts hard punk, old school hardcore and crossover thrash, Salem, Ore.’s Grace and Thieves spits out a four-song EP (available on gatefold CD or 7” vinyl) that would...

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Dehumanizer

The Incomplete Man

Peruvian death metal band Dehumanizer was formed in 2003 by guitarist Cesar Gutierrez, so they’ve taken a decade to stabilize their lineup and refine their sound for their debut,...

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Trouble

The Distortion Field

Chicago’s doom masters Trouble have been always been of interest to the Christian metal audience due to the overt spiritual lyrical content of their early albums and a pre-Tourniquet...

Extolling the Name of God

With their first release in over eight years, Extol sheds its own skin

At the Metal Helm

Jason Butz, left, and Jeremy Thurmond make up the MetalHelm duo

Still metal after all these years

Twenty years later, Deuteronomium is still more metal than you

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Pylon

The Harrowing of Hell

The original album from these Swiss doomsters was only released on vinyl last year and reviewed by our resident ultimaniac Scott Waters. Roxx Productions decided to make this rare...

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Tourniquet

Antiseptic Bloodbath: Voiceless

American legend Tourniquet was best described by another writer years ago: “Consider Emerson, Lake, and Palmer—with power tools.” They’ve always been known as a technical band. In their latter...

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Pyrithion

The Burden of Sorrow

I’m going to call this three-song EP a blue chip demo for a couple of reasons. First, the band is going to sell units based on name recognition of...

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Glen Kaiser and Joe Filisko

Live

Those of us who have missed Rez since their retirement from the business have consoled ourselves with the fact that frontman Glenn Kaiser usually has some kind of blues...

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Ultimatum

Heart of Metal: 20 years of Ultimatum

There is a single disc available by this title. It contains a best of Ultimatum.

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Ted Kirkpatrick

Spoken tales of a tortured genius

Tourniquet madman Ted Kirkpatrick pondered how he could share his love for the writings of Edgar Allan Poe.

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Disciple

O God Save Us All

Singer Kevin Young is quickly closing in on 20 years of metal ministry as Disciple.

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