El Caco - Hatred, Love & Diagrams
Review by Doc Godin
7.9
Just because Tool only release an album once in a blue moon, doesn't mean you can't dig on some very similar tunes in the meantime. Not strictly a Tool knock off, but damn close enough to have an incredibly accessible appeal, especially to fans of those heavy prog-rock legends.

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Stangala - Boued Tousek Hag Traou Mat All
Review by BitterCOld
7.5
Can you blow me where the pampers is? Can you BLOW me where the PAMPERS is?* They know… they know… Holy crap, sorry about that. Just listening to the latest from Stangala gave me one hell of a contact high. This trio of Frenchmen apparently loves to run around in druid cloaks, consume mass quantities of hippie lettuce (and maybe fistfuls of magic mushrooms and other recreational pharmaceuticals) before picking up their instruments and groove to...

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Nekromantheon - Rise, Vulcan Spectre
Review by Doc Godin
6.9
If only...If only Teutonic thrash didn't already exist. Yeah, this album is pretty outrageous when it comes to being relentless and energetic, but it's lack of creativity really turns things pretty hum-drum pretty fast.

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Steelwing - Zone Of Alienation
Review by MoraWintersoul
 
Rating in words: appropriately nostalgic, suitable for rocking out in a ridiculous fashion. Steelwing, Steelwing, how happy you make me. They were one of the supporting bands on a Sabaton tour in late 2010 which had Belgrade as one of the dates, and friends of mine who went to the show have spent a good chunk of 2011 trying to persuade me to check them out. And I stubbornly ignored their suggestions for some stupid reason. When I finally gave a listen...

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Liberteer - Better To Die On Your Feet Than Live On Your Knees
Review by Doc Godin
9.2
Dear every other grind album yet to come out in 2012; you can fuck right off. Love, Doc

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Collapse Under The Empire - Shoulders & Giants
Review by wormdrink414
8.2
Collapse Under The Empire is an instrumental post-rock group that incorporates subtle aspects of electronica into their music. The result is sometimes eerie and sometimes unsettling but, for the most part, is pretty; songs on this seem like they were built for those days when all you want to do is follow a flock of birds through a field toward some mountains by yourself. It is, above all else, a dreamy, relaxing listen. Nevertheless, this is post;...

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Rhope - Turning Maybes Into Reality
Review by wormdrink414
7.6
We've got a grower on our hands here. After a first listen to the clean vocals on this, you'll probably start poking convulsively at the power button on your computer. I'm speculating, of course... but you will. They have a kind of whiny ring to them that, at least initially, doesn't seem to work with the rapid riffing at all. They sort of shock the system. But that's about all that's off putting about them, really....

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Aborted - Global Flatline
Review by Baz Anderson
9.0
Aborted really have pushed the boat out with Global Flatline, and even if the only down-side is that most of the Coronary Reconstruction EP finds its way onto this album too, they are totally re-recorded and much faster, heavier and bloody brutal. There'll always be someone who finds the effort to whinge and moan about a band deviating from their original sound, but Global Flatline will emphatically put a boot into these faces with its much...

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Supported event

Power Prog & Metal Fest 2012 (PPM)

Belgium, Mons (Lotto Mons Expo)
06-08 April 2012

Accept
Blind Guardian
Rhapsody Of Fire
Epica
Sonata Arctica
(+25)
http://www.ppmfest.com
Staff pick
Liberteer - Better To Die On Your Feet Than Live On Your Knees
Civil War Grind

Awesome grind built on great, bouncing riffs, a few melodic leads here and there, some catchy chanting...and...banjo & trumpet?

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Picked by: Doc Godin
Thumbs up: wormdrink414, Mr. Doctor
 
Metal Storm T-shirts Are Back! 03.02

More good news from Metal Storm - the t-shirts are back after 5 years of absence! As before, we offer 6 basic types - regular/sleeveless/longsleeve for men/ladies. All t-shirts are black Fruit Of The Loom. The front side image is the MS logo with a faint background (view in higher resolution). The back side is blank. New t-shirts are printed once a month, based on paid orders during that month. Getting the t-shirt should take somewhere between 1-6 weeks. Collecting orders, printing and shipping is handled by Barry Anderson - if you have any questions, please contact him by PM or e-mail. The... (by Ivan)   Read more ››
 
Metal Storm Awards 2011 - Now Open! 01.02

Metalstormers, the time is here once more. The Metal Storm Awards 2011 are now open! Throughout January we have been painstakingly working to provide you with a run-down of our nominations for what we feel are the best albums of 2011. It is now your job to check out the cream of the crop, and vote for your favourites. This is the eighth year of the Metal Storm Awards, and as always you have the month of February to cast your judgement. This year however, we have introduced a couple of new categories; Melodic Black and Djent/Math metal, and also split up a few of the categories that were coupled... (by Ivan)   Read more ››
 
Weeping Silence - New Album In The Works 04.02

Maltese gothic/doom metallers Weeping Silence have entered the studio again in December 2011 and 2012, this time at Spine Splitter Studio, to record their most recent material, which also features male backing vocals. The album features Anders Jacobsson of Draconian as a guest vocalist, it is being produced by Brett Caldas-Lima at Tower Studios in France and the band plans to release it this year. There are also a number of shows planned for this year. (by Amun)   Read more ››
 
Talamyus - Streaming Songs From Latest Release 04.02

Canadian viking metallers Talamyus are streaming online several songs from their latest output Raven's Call To Annihilation on the band's Reverbnation page. The album was released last year through PRC Music. (by Cynic Metalhead)   Read more ››
 
Black Sabbath - Bill Ward Out Of The Reunion 03.02

Bill Ward posted a lengthy message onto his Facebook yesterday stating that he is unable to continue with the Black Sabbath album and reunion tour, until a "signable" contract is drawn up that "reflects some dignity and respect toward me as an original member of the band". (by Baz Anderson)   Read more ››
 
Clandestine Cuts Vol. 2, #1 - Demo and EP Spotlight 03.02

Are you having fun voting for Clandestine Cut of the Year in the 2011 Metal Storm Awards? Remember, YOU picked those nominations, so congratulate yourself on excellent taste in metal. And if you hear some great new music today, vote in the poll below this article and look for theses demos and EPs next year in the Metal Storm Awards for 2012. (by Lyrinan, BloodTears, Mr. Doctor, Marcel Hubregtse, Troy Killjoy)   Read more ››
 
Machine Head plus guests - The Eighth Plague Tour, Denver, CO, 15th January 2012 27.01

Now I knew that Machine Head is a popular band and Darkest Hour as well as Suicide Silence always draw crowds in Denver, but frankly I didn't expect this. Holy crap! The show at the Summit Music Hall, smack in downtown Denver, CO was just a few tickets shy off being totally SOLD OUT! Nice surprise, in part since all of the bands did play in Colorado last year. Doors was originally scheduled for 6pm but since one of the openers (Rise To Remain out of England) jumped off the bill last minute, everything got pushed back an hour or so. I was wondering if the mass amount of people would make it... (by D.T. Metal)   Read more ››
 
Progventure Parts 2&4: Pure Reason Revolution - The Final UK Tour 06.01

It was sometime in August that the devastating announcement came about Pure Reason Revolution disbanding after a coming final tour in the UK. As a consolation a promise was made to play their magnificent début album The Dark Third in its entirety at those shows. My favourite band giving their farewell tour... and playing my favourite album in full. No matter what, I had to be there for at least one show. I just had to see it with my own eyes, had to hear it with my own ears, had to experience it live. (by Ivor)   Read more ››
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Alkonost - Stone Heart Blood (2007)

Like "Pesni Vechnogo Dreva", "Stone Heart Blood" is composed of re-recorded old songs like new songs of Alkonost discography. One more time the Russian combo is back with a lovely album of dark Folk Metal mixed with Doom and Pagan music. I don't know how they do that but every time that this combo release an album, the track list is full of beautiful songs composed of amazing touching melodies. If you still don't know Alkonost "Stone Heart Blood" is highly... (by Jeff)   Read more ››

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