Metal Reviews

Speglas / Time, Futility and Death delivers an impactful punch

Extreme Metal
Swedish melancholic dark-rock/DeathMetal outfit Speglas, masterminded by Isak Rosemarin, return with their second EP, Time, Futility and Death. @speglas @pulverised

Lee Aaron / Elevate shows that class is permanent

Metal Reviews
Lee Aaron - Elevate is another rich seam of radio-friendly rockers which continues the form that she's been demonstrating since her return to music in 2016. @leeaaron.music Photo: @inglisnomad @metalvillerecords

Last In Line / A Day In The Life EP shows what we have been missing

Metal Reviews
A Day In The Life EP, it finally feels like Andrew Freeman, Vivian Campbell, Vinny Appice and Phil Soussan might finally have a chance to re-ignite some well-deserved momentum. @lastinlineofficial @earmusic

No fall likely as Rome continues to surprise with album number 17

Metal Reviews
Taking a punt on a band you've heard of but never paid much attention to a joy of this hobby. Having spent time with Hegemonikon, the desire now? A Deep dive.

Tuk Smith / Ballad Of A Misspent Youth packed with perfectly performed earthy grit

Metal Reviews
Tuk Smith and The Restless Hearts. The quality of the compositions makes Ballad Of A Misspent Youth so enjoyable. Perfectly performed, it is packed with powerful anthems that work in whichever setting you can think of. Words: @hutchie224 @tuk.smith

Vinnie Moore / It may be last orders for UFO, but there remains plenty of gas in Moore’s tank

Metal Reviews
Double Exposure. Vinnie Moore / It may be last orders for UFO, but there remains plenty of gas in Moore's tank. Photo: @rock_pixs @vinnie_moore_guitarist Words: @hutchie224

Devin Townsend / Lightwork is the perfect antidote to lockdown fever

Metal Reviews
Devin Townsend has never been afraid to wear his heart on his sleeve, and with Lightwork, that's the lasting effect. It's a healing album, and it's beautiful. @dvntownsend

The Offering / Seeing the Elephant provides much food for thought

Metal Reviews
The Offering - Seeing the Elephant (Century Media) An album that provokes and questions in all the right places. Clever, Progressive Metal, diving deep will reap rewards. @theofferingbandofficial @centurymediarecords

Sodom / Teutonic thrash veterans celebrate 40 years of noise in their unique fashion

Metal Reviews
Sodom – 40 Years At War – The Greatest Hell Of Sodom (S.P.V. / Steamhammer). You don't have a music career that long if you're not doing what you do very well indeed. @sodom_band_official

Vio-Lence / Legendary Bay Area thrashers roll back time with reissue of 1988 masterpiece

Metal Reviews
Vio-Lence – Eternal Nightmare (Metal Blade Records). A stellar package to celebrate one of the most revered Thrash Metal albums of all time. A trip down memory lane never felt so good. Words: @hutchie224 @vio_lence_band @metalbladerecords

Ugly Kid Joe returns with their finest album to date

Metal Reviews
Ugly Kid Joe - Rad Wings Of Destiny (Metalville). Over three decades since their formation, Ugly Kid Joe returns with their finest album to date. @uglykidjoeofficial Words: @brian_boyle_72

Abduction / Black Blood is a Black Metal work of utter brilliance

Extreme Metal
Album Review - Abduction - Black Blood (Candlelight Records). An ambitious, irresistibly engaging listen, with six tracks that span a weighty forty-five minutes. @candlelightrec @abduction616

Skid Row / Grönwall adds special chemistry meaning the gang is certainly all here

Metal Reviews
Skid Row are back with The Gang's All Here, their first full-length studio album since 2006, and they're stronger than ever. @officialskidrow Photo: @shannonwilk_ Words: @taylorcamphotos

Joe Lynn Turner goes thoroughly badass on Belly Of The Beast

Metal Reviews
Here is a singer who has utterly re-invented himself and shown what an absolute hugely talented singer and songwriter he is. What vision he has as well. @joelynnturnerofficial Photo: Agata Nigrovskaya

October Drift / Like Leonard Cohen with amps that go to eleven

Metal Reviews
October Drift - I Don't Belong Anywhere (Physical Education Recordings). Quirky, oddball and a bit left of centre, October Drift are a band you need in your life. @octoberdrift Words: @brian_boyle_72

Lacuna Coil bring a fresh and contemporary feel to Comalies

Metal Reviews
Comalies. Third album by Italians Lacuna Coil has been overhauled and they have really done a great job in bringing the album to life with a vibrant production. Words: @hutchie224 @lacunacoilofficial @centurymediarecords

Disgraceland, from the more sophisticated end of punk, release Warthog

Metal Reviews
Warthog definitely comes from the more sophisticated end of punk. Hugely engaging and addictive listen, lyrically well thought out, making a lot of valid points

Lamb Of God / Omens is their most ferocious release to date

Metal Reviews
Album Review - Lamb Of God - Their ninth studio album, Omens, is as hardcore as it gets and probably Lamb Of God's most ferocious release to date. @lambofgod @nuclearblastrecords Words: @danybass18 Photo: @inglisnomad
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