Search HM Album Reviews There is No Tomorrow The Cult of Celebrity Polish group There Is No Tomorrow made its first official release back in October with The Cult of Celebrity, a six-track EP. The three-piece metalcore band formed in 2010,... HM Album Reviews Barren Cross Birth Pangs This old metal band has defied its age and captured a performance that is worthy of the ages. Recorded at Switzerland’s Elements of Rock Festival in 2012, Barren Cross... HM Album Reviews Silent Planet lastsleep (1944-1946) All new metalcore bands: listen to this EP. It is, hands down, one of the best five-song releases I’ve ever heard, a perfection of the metalcore genre. In fact,... HM Album Reviews The Infantry No Escape, No Morale Chock-full of bass drops, tuned-down guitars and heavy-duty growls, No Escape, No Morale isn’t for the faint of heart. The Infantry, a five-piece from Mansfield, Ohio, didn’t pull any... HM Album Reviews June and the Well June and the Well June and the Well bring us a self-titled album of light rock I might expect to hear on the local mainstream radio station, if not for the slight indie... HM Album Reviews Saving Grace The Urgency One thing I always loved about Pantera’s The Great Southern Trendkill was that it started off with the guttural scream of a pissed off man and nothing but ear-splitting... HM Album Reviews Subtle City Let//Go Let//Go screams into your ears from a self-titled with all the intensity that draws people into metal. Energy pours forth from the rapid-fire drumming and furious vocals, shaking the... HM Album Reviews Pocket Vinyl Death Anxiety Pocket Vinyl is a unique group, with husband-and-wife duo Eric Stevenson and Elizabeth Jancewicz as the foundation. The self-proclaimed “piano slam rock” group tours full time, primarily around the... HM Album Reviews Day of Vengeance Crutchless Mixing genres is often hard to do, and in metal, it happens more often than you’d think. (I’m speaking of bands employing the electronic/hardcore bands, which are all the... HM Album Reviews Signum Regis Exodus I am not positive as to whether the band claims to be Christian in nature, but this release is of interest for two reasons. First, the album is, as... HM Album Reviews Solamors Depravity's Demise Solamors is the brainchild of ex-Becoming the Archetype member Alex Kenis. He recruited ex-ex-Becoming the Archetype vocalist Jason Wisdom and drummer Travis Turner (who played with Kenis before BTA... HM Album Reviews This Divided World The Missing Pages When a group joins the “core” genres, there is a proverbial checklist of things they must do: breakdowns, double bass, breakdowns, maybe some keyboard work, melodic choruses … What... HM Album Reviews The Letter Black Rebuild Three years after its first full length, worship-band-come-rock-group The Letter Black has followed up its critically-acclaimed debut with Rebuild. The group has expanded on some of the elements of... HM Album Reviews Adelaide Shipwrecks Adelaide (not to be confused with the now-defunct English band of the same name) brings some heaviness with their second EP, Shipwrecks, but the lack of well-written lead parts... HM Album Reviews Couriers Decidious Couriers describes itself as post-hardcore, and while that certainly can be seen as accurate, it shows just how heavy modern post-hardcore has become – clean vocals do not steal... HM Album Reviews Revival Hymns Pauhu Revival Hymns doesn’t say a lot, and they don’t need to. Their record, Pauhu, is a speak-softly-carry-a-big-stick kind of thing. If you’re a fan of My Epic’s latest, Behold,... HM Album Reviews BLOODGOOD Dangerously Close It has been more than 20 years since the last BLOODGOOD album, so I wasn’t sure what to expect from it. Would it be fast and powerful like the earlier... HM Album Reviews Still Remains Ceasing to Breathe When a band breaks up, it often means that the members will be taking a break for a few years. This is luckily the case with one of the... HM Album Reviews Cheisrah Deafbreed Cheisrah is an independent metalcore band from Bangalore, India, and their debut record, Deafbreed, has sex appeal: wonderful artwork; great album name; effective, professional photography. And while the final... HM Album Reviews My Epic Behold It has been three years since we’ve had a full-length album from Charlotte, North Carolina’s My Epic. (The band did give us an outstanding acoustic EP, Broken Voices, in... HM Album Reviews A Feast for Kings Hell on Earth In a genre soaked with amateurs unable to create a unique sound, A Feast for Kings has attempted to create something well-rounded and diverse. Although the group has definite... HM Album Reviews The Way I Keep Falling “I Keep Falling” will show you The Way. Punk influences peek out as the high-speed rock kicks into high gear from the first track. A youthful enthusiasm shows through... HM Album Reviews Under the Weather When Character Was King Fusing pile driver post-hardcore riffs with poppy, Mae-esque melodies, Alto, Georgia’s Under the Weather have delivered a satisfying release with When Character Was King. The six-track record (not counting... HM Album Reviews Elevation Worship Only King Forever The three-song EP from Elevation Worship is a teaser to their full-length album under the same title, Only King Forever, which is being released on January 14. The worship... HM Album Reviews Citizens Repeat the Sounding Joy Citizens has managed to effectively pack a myriad of genres — punk, indie, blues, pop — into one five-song Christmas EP that’ll warm your heart like a steaming mug... HM Album Reviews Everything in Slow Motion Phoenix Hands has always been known for their hard hitting, experimental rock, a similar vein to Between the Buried and Me. Screams are prevalent in most of their music, and... HM Album Reviews Dead Words There Must Be Someone Out There Out of the Dallas/Fort Worth area comes punk band Dead Words, striking all the right chords and punchy snares needed to make this record a hit. With hints of... HM Album Reviews Kings and Daughters The Lion Kings and Daughters debuts themselves to the world with a five-track EP, complete with brutality and intensity to set your ears ablaze. The Lion wastes no time in launching... HM Album Reviews Keyoung Left Handed Son If someone mentioned spoken-word music in 2004, thoughts would have jumped to Bradley Hathaway; if they mentioned spoken-word music in 2010, it’d be Listener. But now? Now, it should... 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... Page 12 of 21« First«...5...101112131415...20...»Last »
HM Album Reviews There is No Tomorrow The Cult of Celebrity Polish group There Is No Tomorrow made its first official release back in October with The Cult of Celebrity, a six-track EP. The three-piece metalcore band formed in 2010,...
HM Album Reviews Barren Cross Birth Pangs This old metal band has defied its age and captured a performance that is worthy of the ages. Recorded at Switzerland’s Elements of Rock Festival in 2012, Barren Cross...
HM Album Reviews Silent Planet lastsleep (1944-1946) All new metalcore bands: listen to this EP. It is, hands down, one of the best five-song releases I’ve ever heard, a perfection of the metalcore genre. In fact,...
HM Album Reviews The Infantry No Escape, No Morale Chock-full of bass drops, tuned-down guitars and heavy-duty growls, No Escape, No Morale isn’t for the faint of heart. The Infantry, a five-piece from Mansfield, Ohio, didn’t pull any...
HM Album Reviews June and the Well June and the Well June and the Well bring us a self-titled album of light rock I might expect to hear on the local mainstream radio station, if not for the slight indie...
HM Album Reviews Saving Grace The Urgency One thing I always loved about Pantera’s The Great Southern Trendkill was that it started off with the guttural scream of a pissed off man and nothing but ear-splitting...
HM Album Reviews Subtle City Let//Go Let//Go screams into your ears from a self-titled with all the intensity that draws people into metal. Energy pours forth from the rapid-fire drumming and furious vocals, shaking the...
HM Album Reviews Pocket Vinyl Death Anxiety Pocket Vinyl is a unique group, with husband-and-wife duo Eric Stevenson and Elizabeth Jancewicz as the foundation. The self-proclaimed “piano slam rock” group tours full time, primarily around the...
HM Album Reviews Day of Vengeance Crutchless Mixing genres is often hard to do, and in metal, it happens more often than you’d think. (I’m speaking of bands employing the electronic/hardcore bands, which are all the...
HM Album Reviews Signum Regis Exodus I am not positive as to whether the band claims to be Christian in nature, but this release is of interest for two reasons. First, the album is, as...
HM Album Reviews Solamors Depravity's Demise Solamors is the brainchild of ex-Becoming the Archetype member Alex Kenis. He recruited ex-ex-Becoming the Archetype vocalist Jason Wisdom and drummer Travis Turner (who played with Kenis before BTA...
HM Album Reviews This Divided World The Missing Pages When a group joins the “core” genres, there is a proverbial checklist of things they must do: breakdowns, double bass, breakdowns, maybe some keyboard work, melodic choruses … What...
HM Album Reviews The Letter Black Rebuild Three years after its first full length, worship-band-come-rock-group The Letter Black has followed up its critically-acclaimed debut with Rebuild. The group has expanded on some of the elements of...
HM Album Reviews Adelaide Shipwrecks Adelaide (not to be confused with the now-defunct English band of the same name) brings some heaviness with their second EP, Shipwrecks, but the lack of well-written lead parts...
HM Album Reviews Couriers Decidious Couriers describes itself as post-hardcore, and while that certainly can be seen as accurate, it shows just how heavy modern post-hardcore has become – clean vocals do not steal...
HM Album Reviews Revival Hymns Pauhu Revival Hymns doesn’t say a lot, and they don’t need to. Their record, Pauhu, is a speak-softly-carry-a-big-stick kind of thing. If you’re a fan of My Epic’s latest, Behold,...
HM Album Reviews BLOODGOOD Dangerously Close It has been more than 20 years since the last BLOODGOOD album, so I wasn’t sure what to expect from it. Would it be fast and powerful like the earlier...
HM Album Reviews Still Remains Ceasing to Breathe When a band breaks up, it often means that the members will be taking a break for a few years. This is luckily the case with one of the...
HM Album Reviews Cheisrah Deafbreed Cheisrah is an independent metalcore band from Bangalore, India, and their debut record, Deafbreed, has sex appeal: wonderful artwork; great album name; effective, professional photography. And while the final...
HM Album Reviews My Epic Behold It has been three years since we’ve had a full-length album from Charlotte, North Carolina’s My Epic. (The band did give us an outstanding acoustic EP, Broken Voices, in...
HM Album Reviews A Feast for Kings Hell on Earth In a genre soaked with amateurs unable to create a unique sound, A Feast for Kings has attempted to create something well-rounded and diverse. Although the group has definite...
HM Album Reviews The Way I Keep Falling “I Keep Falling” will show you The Way. Punk influences peek out as the high-speed rock kicks into high gear from the first track. A youthful enthusiasm shows through...
HM Album Reviews Under the Weather When Character Was King Fusing pile driver post-hardcore riffs with poppy, Mae-esque melodies, Alto, Georgia’s Under the Weather have delivered a satisfying release with When Character Was King. The six-track record (not counting...
HM Album Reviews Elevation Worship Only King Forever The three-song EP from Elevation Worship is a teaser to their full-length album under the same title, Only King Forever, which is being released on January 14. The worship...
HM Album Reviews Citizens Repeat the Sounding Joy Citizens has managed to effectively pack a myriad of genres — punk, indie, blues, pop — into one five-song Christmas EP that’ll warm your heart like a steaming mug...
HM Album Reviews Everything in Slow Motion Phoenix Hands has always been known for their hard hitting, experimental rock, a similar vein to Between the Buried and Me. Screams are prevalent in most of their music, and...
HM Album Reviews Dead Words There Must Be Someone Out There Out of the Dallas/Fort Worth area comes punk band Dead Words, striking all the right chords and punchy snares needed to make this record a hit. With hints of...
HM Album Reviews Kings and Daughters The Lion Kings and Daughters debuts themselves to the world with a five-track EP, complete with brutality and intensity to set your ears ablaze. The Lion wastes no time in launching...
HM Album Reviews Keyoung Left Handed Son If someone mentioned spoken-word music in 2004, thoughts would have jumped to Bradley Hathaway; if they mentioned spoken-word music in 2010, it’d be Listener. But now? Now, it should...
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...
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