CANDLELIGHT REDDemons EP Imagen (2012)Rating: 6.5/10 Pennsylvania-based Candlelight Red continue the momentum gained from their digital only debut, The Wreckage (2011), with a new EP entitled Demons. Having toured alongside bands like Sevendust (whose drummer, Morgan Rose, produced this EP), Saving Abel, 10 Years and Egypt Central, the band also landed a slot on this […]

KORPIKLAANI – Predator’s Saliva Anthony Morgan August 2012 Korpiklaani (l-r): Matti Johansson, Juho Kauppinen, Tuomas Rounakari, Jonne Järvelä, Jarkko Aaltonen and Kalle Savijärvi Lahti, Finland-based folk metal outfit Korpiklaani participated in the qualifying stages of the Eurovision Song Contest during 2011, hoping to emulate the success of fellow metal countrymen Lordi who won the event […]

IN THIS MOMENTBlood Century Media (2012)Rating: 6/10 There have been many changes in the In This Moment camp since the release of their last album, A Star-Crossed Wasteland (2010). With new members in tow (rhythm guitarist Randy Weitzel and drummer Tom Hane), the Los Angeles, California-based band embark upon the release of Blood, their fourth […]

ROB ZOMBIEMondo Sex Head Spinefarm (2012)Rating: 7.5/10 As Zombie often does during downtimes, a compilation (remix) album is in order! Mondo Sex Head features dance and dubstep dominated versions of the whole catalogue, from White Zombie’s first hits through material from Hellbilly Deluxe 2 (2010). For the most part, these are pretty laid back versions […]

DORORaise Your Fist In The Air EP Nuclear Blast (2012)Rating: 7.5/10 While she likely needs no introduction to any fan of metal or hard rock, the one-time frontwoman of Warlock returns with an all new EP to whet appetites before her next full-length. The album features three new songs as well as a recording of […]