EXODUSLet There Be Blood Zaentz (2008)Rating: 9.5/10 For those unfamiliar, Exodus are and have likely always been one of the best kept secrets of the thrash metal genre. In thrash circles the band are credited alongside Metallica as the birth of the genre, followed by bands such as Slayer, Heathen and Testament. In my youth, […]

ABIGAIL WILLIAMSIn The Shadow Of A Thousand Suns Candlelight (2008)Rating: 9/10 After the explosive debut EP, entitled Legend (2006), Arizona’s Abigail Williams disbanded, citing personal differences. To the chagrin of many, North America’s best hope for symphonic black metal legitimacy worldwide was gone before it ever had a chance to succeed. Thankfully the band were […]