SIX REASONS TO KILL – Perfect Metal Architects? Anthony Morgan January 2011 Forming in 1999 in Koblenz, Germany, Six Reasons To Kill’s discography includes the following to date; Kiss The Demon (December 2000, Alveran Records), Reborn (July 2005, Bastardized Recordings) and Another Horizon (June 2008, Bastardized Recordings). On December 11th, 2010, it was revealed that […]

ONSLAUGHTSounds Of Violence AFM (2011)Rating: 9/10 You were never expecting an album with a title like that to be quiet, were you? Onslaught have been around for so many years, and having caught them a couple of times live it’s safe to say that it’s criminal they’ve never risen to thrash star status. Hopefully, Sounds […]

KATANGA – Children Of The Darkened Moon Anthony Morgan January 2011 Formed in 1998, Greifswald, Germany-based melodic gothic rock act Katanga issued inaugural EP Leben in 1999 with the Batflight EP arriving a year later. Debut full-length Darkchild surfaced in 2006 through Rabazco Records. On November 18th, 2010, it was publicly announced that Katanga had […]

WILDSTREETWildstreet II …Faster …Louder EP Self-released (2011)Rating: 7/10 There are a whole host of bands at the moment attempting to reinvent the wheel by bringing back the 80s style of hair metal. A majority of these bands are falling flat on their faces with their terrible hair, false attitude and cheap imitation, but New Yorker’s […]

TIMES OF GRACEThe Hymn Of A Broken Man Roadrunner (2011)Rating: 9/10 What happens when the guitarist of a prominent metalcore band suffers great physical pain? What about when the former vocalist for said metalcore band goes through the darkest moments of his life? They write a record of beauty, hope, and peace. Adam Dutkiewicz (Killswitch […]