“I wanted to make the heaviest and craziest music I ever have” is how Monte Pittman described one of the intents behind his new album, Inverted Grasp of Balance, going on to add, “I really feel that it’s an album… Read More ›
Metal Blade Records
Standing before the jaws of time: talking Exumer and Raging Tides with Mem V. Stein
Following the release of Exumer’s ferocious and thrilling new album The Raging Tides, a fearsome and virulent proposition which confirmed the US Thrashers as one inimitably uncompromising force of sound and energy, we grabbed the opportunity to steal a slab… Read More ›
Blood Divisions – Self Titled
Blood Divisions, band and EP is the coming together of a host of metal’s talented for a two track encounter that without sending excitement into overload provides one very satisfying offering. The self-titled proposal will also see a portion of… Read More ›
Scaling reasoning: talking Abiotic and Casuistry with John Matos
Gripping eras and attention with its first touch, it is fair to say that Casuistry, the new album from progressive death metallers Abiotic, has grown into one fiercely fascinating and increasingly compelling proposition. The Miami quintet’s debut album… Read More ›
Between the Buried and Me – Coma Ecliptic
It is tempting to call the Between the Buried and Me music a kaleidoscope of sonic and inventive hues yet that suggests a randomness which certainly does not apply to their persistently compelling and dramatic explorations. In saying that… Read More ›
New roars and creative chapters: talking Armored Saint with Joey Vera
There is no doubting that the new album from Armored Saint was one of the most highly anticipated albums of 2015, and in turn no surprise certainly to fans, that it showed the band like all the best… Read More ›
Armored Saint – Win Hands Down
Some things are at their pinnacle straight away and some just get better and more potent with age. Taking Win Hands Down as evidence, Armored Saint is definitely one of the latter, the release for us the most inventive and… Read More ›
Bold silences and whispering landscapes: talking Native Construct with vocalist Robert Edens
You can expect to be impressed by a flood of releases across a reviewing year but to be actually startled is a less regular occurrence but something that Quiet World, the debut album from US progressive metal trio Native Construct… Read More ›
Native Construct – Quiet World
If Quiet World is the kind of thing the members of Native Construct come up with whilst heavily involved with their college studies, then their future not only looks rosy but the music scene is destined to some real greatness… Read More ›
Abiotic – Casuistry
As much as it is swiftly fascinating, Casuistry from US progressive death metallers Abiotic is a challenging proposition, testing in its ferociously busy landscape with a technical prowess to match, and at times approaching overwhelming ears with that same creative… Read More ›
The RingMaster Review 