By Andrew Bansal
Led by Belgian vocalist, founder and sole-surviving original member Sven de Caluwé, deathgrind masters Aborted are ready to release their seventh full-length studio album “Global Flatline”. It’s the first full-length release to feature Eran Segal and Mike Wilson on guitar, J.B. Van Der Wal on bass and Ken Bedene on drums. Continue reading “Album Review: Aborted – Global Flatline [9 out of 10]”
By Andrew Bansal
Corrosion Of Conformity are finally ready to release their long-awaited self-titled studio album. This will be their eighth full-length studio release overall, and the first since “In The Arms Of God” which was released in 2005. But more importantly, the legendary ‘Animosity’ line-up of vocalist/bassist Mike Dean, guitarist Woody Weatherman and drummer/vocalist Reed Mullin are coming together to record as a trio for the first time in over ten years. Continue reading “Album Review: Corrosion Of Conformity – Corrosion Of Conformity [9.5 out of 10]”
By Andrew Bansal
Los Angeles’ very own stoner metal trio Behold! The Monolith are ready to release their second full-length album “Defender, Redeemist”. It will be the band’s third overall release, following the 2008 self-titled debut EP and the 2009 self-titled full-length. Continue reading “Album Review: Behold! The Monolith – Defender, Redeemist [10 out of 10]”
By Andrew Bansal
French atmospheric black metal band Alcest are ready to release their third full-length studio album titled “Les Voyages De L’Âme”, which translates to “Journeys Of The Soul”. After seeing the band open for Enslaved last October in a very intimate setting at Hollywood’s Troubadour, I was curious to see what they’d do on their next album. And now that I’ve listened to this album a few times, I can safely say that it’s musically quite close to what I expected from it. Continue reading “Album Review: Alcest – Les Voyages De L’Âme [10 out of 10]”
Average Rating: 2.25/10
1. By Andrew Bansal
Metallica recently played four unreleased songs from the Death Magnetic sessions during their 30th anniversary celebration at the Fillmore in San Francisco. The songs were sent to Fan Club members for free, and subsequently made available for the general public to purchase digitally on iTunes and other outlets, as the “Beyond Magnetic EP”. And now, the band has decided to release this EP on CD format. Continue reading “Review: Metallica – Beyond Magnetic EP [2.25 out of 10]”
By Andrew Bansal
Over the past 42 years since their inception, British rock legends UFO have been one of the most prolific bands going around, with as many as 20 studio albums to their name. But despite having already provided us with such an abundance of classic, unforgettable music, they refuse to live on past glory and continue to release new material on a consistent basis. Their 21st studio album “Seven Deadly” is the next step in their musical journey, and not a bad one at all. Continue reading “Album Review: UFO – Seven Deadly [9.5 out of 10]”