Significant Point - Into the Storm (Album Review) March 1, 2021

Into the Storm
by Significant Point

Japan has some truly great heavy metal bands, and while the amount remains modest many of the newcomers have been able to capture the same passion as long running acts like Loudness. One name you might not have come across yet is Significant Point, who are celebrating a decade of existence this year...

Moonsorrow Tier List March 1, 2021

Ranking Moonsorrow
by Moonsorrow

Ranking the albums of epic heathen metal band Moonsorrow Best to Worst Tier List style. Moonsorrow is a Finnish band providing an incredible fusion of folk metal, progressive metal, and black metal; in the process delivering a top notch discography of massive-sounding albums. SUBSCRIBE to our Tre...

Vektor/Cryptosis - Transmissions Of Chaos (Album Review) Feb. 27, 2021

Transmissions Of Chaos
by Vektor

Review of the new 2021 split Transmissions Of Chaos from progressive thrash metal bands Vektor and Cryptosis. Vektor is a band originally from Arizona but currently based out of Philadelphia, previously making serious waves with their last album Terminal Redux in 2016. Cryptosis is a brand new band ...

Best Metal Albums February 2021 Feb. 27, 2021

Best Metal Albums February 2021
by Metal Trenches

Running down the best new metal albums of February 2021 from death metal to progressive and symphonic metal. SUBSCRIBE to our Trench Talk Podcast on iTunes, Castbox, YouTube, and BitChute.You can also like and follow us on the social media of your choice with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, an...

Iotunn - Access All Worlds (Album Review) Feb. 26, 2021

Access All Worlds
by Iotunn

Iotunns debut full-length has been a long time coming, but the Danish metal band has made sure the wait has been worth it. Formed in 2015, they released an EP titled The Wizard Falls in 2016 only for their original vocalist/bassist to leave a year later. In the time that has passed since that change...

Architects Tier List Feb. 26, 2021

Ranking Architects
by Architects

Ranking the albums of Architects from Best to Worst Tier List style. Architects is a legendary metalcore and djent band about to drop their 9th album For Those That Wish To Exist in 2021. SUBSCRIBE to our Trench Talk Podcast on iTunes, Castbox, YouTube, and BitChute.You can also like and follow u...

Korpse - Insufferable Violence (Album Review) Feb. 26, 2021

Insufferable Violence
by Korpse

Dutch brutal death metal/slam band Korpse has been putting their stamp on the genre since 2013, providing listeners with material that hit as hard as it possibly could. A few years have passed since the last time the group put out material in the form of a remixed and remastered version of their deb...

Best Blackened Thrash Metal Albums For Dummies Feb. 26, 2021

Blackened Thrash Metal For Dummies
by Metal Trenches

Running down and reviewing 5 of the best blackened thrash metal albums that I would recommend to a newcomer in the genre; as well as a bonus recommendation for a new release. On the same week that Vektor releases their much anticipated 2021 album, I might add. SUBSCRIBE to our Trench Talk Podcast...

Valdaudr - Drapsdalen (Album Review) Feb. 25, 2021

Drapsdalen
by Valdaudr

If youve followed Blood Red Throne and guitarist Dd for any period of time, youre more than likely familiar with how busy the Norwegian musician keeps himself. In addition to writing heavy hitting death metal with his main band, Dd has explored groove metal with Zerozonic and black metal with Cobalt...

Swarm of Flies Interview Feb. 25, 2021

Swarm of Flies Interview
by Swarm of Flies

Interview with Ken Wohlrob, creator of Swarm of Flies. Swarm of Flies is a collective band featuring musicians from Eternal Black, Rollins Band, Fire Party, Shadow Witch, End of Hope, Witch Taint, Reign of Zaius, Thunderbird Divine, and Clamfight. Their newest single "Wendigo" was released digitally...

Evergrey - Escape Of The Phoenix (Album Review) Feb. 25, 2021

Escape Of The Phoenix
by Evergrey

Review of the new 2021 Evergrey album Escape Of The Pheonix via AFM Records. This is the 12th album from the Swedish progressive metal band who have been cranking out quality material since all the way back in 1995. The band has enjoyed increased notoriety and success with 2016s The Storm Within and...

Empyrium - Über den Sternen Album Review Feb. 24, 2021

Über den Sternen
by Empyrium

Empyrium left a significant impression on listeners throughout the mid-90s and early 2000s with material that bridged the gap between neofolk, doom, and earlier folk/black metal albums from bands like Ulver. Each of their albums would explore fairly different territory, with the metal side of the sp...

Moonspell - Hermitage (Album Review) Feb. 24, 2021

Hermitage
by Moonspell

Review of the new 2021 Moonspell album Hermitage via Napalm Records. MOONSPELL is a Portuguese gothic metal band originally formed in 1992, this especially notable now with them approaching their 30th anniversary. Hermitage is the group's 13th studio album following 2017's 1755. Says lead singer Fer...

Sinira - The Everlorn Album Review Feb. 24, 2021

The Everlorn
by Sinira

Theres something about the frigid tonality and soaring melodies that have a rougher edge to them that continue to make the melodic variants of black metal so appealing. Newcomer Sinira clearly feels this same way, as the one-man band from Texas takes on the fast paced yet atmospheric take on the sou...

Los Males del Mundo - Descent Towards Death Album Review Feb. 23, 2021

Descent Towards Death
by Los Males del Mundo

Los Males del Mundo formed in Argentina as a collaboration between Cristian Yans (ex-Eroica) and Dany Tee (Acathexis, Downfall of Nur), with Nikita Kamprad from Der Weg Einer Freiheit joining later as a guest bassist and producer. Chances are good if youve been following black metal releases over th...

Summoning The Lich - United In Chaos Feb. 23, 2021

United In Chaos
by Summoning The Lich

Review of Summoning The Lich and their new 2021 album United In Chaos via Prosthetic Records. Freshly joined to the Prosthetic roster based only on a very well recieved self-titled demo, this is the debut full length for the St Louis, Missouri-based melodic death metal band band, taking campy inspir...

Black Totem - II: Shapeshifting Album Review Feb. 23, 2021

II: Shapeshifting
by Black Totem

Black Totems been lurking in the underground since 2008, but this years II: Shapeshifting is the first time Ive come across the Finnish deathrock/punk band. As the album titles use of numerals and bluesy guitar work might indicate, this is a group that takes a significant amount of influence from Sa...

Manuel Barbará Interview Feb. 22, 2021

Manuel Barbará Interview
by Manuel Barbará

Interview with Manuel Barbar on his new album Moonrise. Manuel Barbar is a New Jersey based musician and composer with a passion for progressive metal and contemporary classical music. He is a graduate from Berklee College of music where he earned a degree in Guitar Performance and Composition. Tren...

Durbin - The Beast Awakens Album Review Feb. 22, 2021

The Beast Awakens
by Durbin

Most people likely know James Durbins name from his American Idol run nearly a decade ago, where he proudly flew the flag for hard rock and heavy metal on the show and did covers of Muse and a performance with Judas Priest. While he ultimately finished fourth, Durbin went on to release some solo rec...

Epica - Omega (Album Review) Feb. 22, 2021

Omega
by Epica

Review of Epica and their new 2021 album Omega via Nuclear Blast Records. Omega is the eighth full-length studio album from this Dutch symphonic metal band, originally formed nearly 2 decades ago back in 2002. This new effort represents the final part of the metaphysical trilogy initially begun with...
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