As most of you already know for better or worse, the Swedish metal machine Sabaton have been creating war-themed hymns since 1999 to the delight of fans and detractors alike. Sabaton is not everyone’s cup of tea but for many folks they are an entertaining and greatly talented lot. I fall somewhere in the middle…
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Bandcamp Bonanza: Four More Random Things to Check Out in 2022 (and One To Ignore)
For laughs sometimes I go to the Metal section on the main page on Bandcamp, and randomly poke around. It is organized and updated continuously to always show the latest releases first, so there is always something new to check out there. Huge big-name bands, one-shot demos from broken up bands, mainstream acts, underground groups,…
Vio-Lence – “Let The World Burn” Review
“Let The World Burn” is the latest release from thrash legends, Vio-Lence, released March 3rd, 2022 on Metal Blade Records. Marching over to Metal-Archives.com, it also appears to be the newest material since 1993’s “Nothing To Gain”. You can say it’s been awhile. Thrash Legends Mark Their Return I have a confession to make: I…
Crowbar “Zero And Below” Review
The sun rises, the sun sets; the tides ebb and flow. Like death and taxes, some things are inevitable – and inevitably reliable. Along those lines, you can always rely on Crowbar‘s Kirk Windstein to bring a 55-gallon drum of sludge to anything he touches. Is that reliability a help or hindrance for their 12th…
Preview: Wacken Metal Battle 2022 @ Brick by Brick (25-26 FEB 2022)
The Wacken Metal Battle USA is part of an international competition where ultimately one independent metal band is selected to play the infamous international Wacken Open Air festival. The mighty Brick by Brick is once again hosting a two-night battle of the bands, with only two of the twelve bands moving on the Finals…! SDMetal.org‘s…
Immolation – “Acts Of God” Review
Robert Vigna Immolation has been creating high quality death metal since 1988 with their first full length, “Dawn Of Possession” released in 1991. Ten full length records later, Immolation have stuck to their tried and true formula for their latest metal of death, “Acts Of God“, released February 18, 2022. Let’s discuss. I have listened…
Voivod “Synchro Anarchy” Review
So it’s no secret that I’m a Voivod fanboy. They have been my favorite metal band longer than some of you have been alive lol! And yeah, I even have Voivod in the coveted back patch position on my metal vest. Can I post a truly fair review of their latest platter? All systems go…!…
Tymo “The Art of a Maniac” Review
Tymo is a rather unknown oddly named Western Canadian Thrash Metal band that has been around off and on since `14. With several releases under their bullet belt, their newest album hit the streets yesterday. With an odd “Aliens meets zombie Bob Ross” art fetish, well, let’s see what these Canucks are all aboot, eh?…
Damn The Machine: Self-Titled (1993) and “Day One” (2021)
Of the various post-Megadeth projects that Chris Poland was involved in, Damn The Machine is perhaps his most perplexing effort. The fact that it came out on a mainstream music label in 1993, and it’s 1991 “Day One” demo was then re-released in October 2021, is also a bit perplexing. A forgotten prog-metal gem from…
Bandcamp Bonanza: Four Random Things to Check Out in 2022 (and One To Ignore)
For laughs sometimes I go to the Metal section on the main page on Bandcamp, and randomly poke around. It is organized and updated continuously to always show the latest releases first, so there is always something new to check out there. Huge big-name bands, one-shot demos from broken up bands, mainstream acts, underground groups,…
