T&N – Into The Fire Yet Again Anthony Morgan November 2012 T&N (l-r): Brian Tichy, George Lynch, Jeff Pilson and Mick Brown Pic: Alex Solca In early 2011, guitarist George Lynch contacted erstwhile Dokken bandmate Jeff Pilson with the express purpose of co-authoring material for a future Lynch Mob album. Jeff agreed to participate, and […]

OTEPSounds Like Armageddon Victory (2012)Rating: 5/10 OTEP is one of those band’s you either love or hate. Frontwoman Otep Shamaya is easily one of the most polarizing figures in heavy music and the Los Angeles band’s crunchy stop and start guitar and drum work and not-so-distant from rap rock vocals make them the last of […]

ISISTemporal Ipecac (2012)Rating: 8/10 Isis was one of those bands that straddled the line between art and devastation, much like The Melvins, Godflesh and Neurosis, yet strangely not like them at all. For more than a decade the American combo brought their heavy themes and fluid sounds to the masses, becoming one of the most […]

DAVEY SUICIDEPut Our Trust In Suicide EP Standby (2012)Rating: 5/10 Declaring that “The name Suicide is a constant reminder that unless we kill ourselves, there is no ceiling for what we are capable of”, Davey Suicide makes his official debut. Having toured with artists like Static–X and Blood On The Dance Floor, the goth-tinged, industrial […]

ALL THAT REMAINSA War You Cannot Win Razor & Tie (2012)Rating: 7/10 When it comes to metalcore, Massachusetts quintet All That Remains are one of the most exciting acts out there. While many people may contest that the band closely copies bands like Killswitch Engage and Shadows Fall, the fact is that all of the […]

GEOFF TATEKings & Thieves Inside Out Music (2012)Rating: 4/10 Longtime Queensrÿche frontman Geoff Tate is no stranger to the solo album, his self-titled debut being released way back in 2002. His second solo effort, Kings & Thieves, comes just months after his announced split with his former band. This is a time where he needs […]

TIAMATThe Scarred People Napalm (2012)Rating: 9/10 The mighty Tiamat return with The Scarred People, their first album in nearly four years, and as has been the case with the Swedish band’s releases in the new millennium, this one lays out a huge slab of mid-tempo, atmospheric, goth rock tinged with the occasional pop melody and […]