Exmortus are a very heavy formation from California. After some self-released EP’s, the band released two full lengths via Heavy Artillery Records, In Hatred’s Flame (2008) and Beyond The Fall Of Time (2011). Recently Exmortus signed to Prosthetic’s roster in order to release their third full studio album, Slave To The Sword, which lasts for fifty minutes.
Greek band Disharmony was originally formed in the capital city of Athens in 1997. They self-released two demos (Harmony Realms and When Purity Withers), but due to internal and personal issues, the band split up after the release of the second demo, in 2000.
French act Dirge is about to celebrate its twentieth anniversary (!). A first result of this upcoming party is the release of the band’s sixth album, Hyperion, which was recorded and mixed by original member Marc T., and mastered by Nicolas Dick (known as well from Kill The Thrill, and collaborating on this album as guest too, by the way, besides Lycia’s Tara Vanflower and Milena Rousseau of Miroda-fame).
Heavy hardcore noise-punk a la Unsane, Buzz-oven, Hammerhead and Jesus Lizard, from this French duo on this 10-song outing, as the majority of the music by Carne lies buried under a powerful onslaught of gritty vocals and a treacherous stomp of beats.
Butcher Babies is an American metal band from Los Angeles, California founded in 2010. Their linu-up is: Carla Harvey – vocals, Heidi Shepherd – vocals, Henry Flury – guitars, Jason Klein – bass and Chris Warner – drums. They making some horror metal but never less I think the two front girls are nice to see if you don’t know what I mean just google their name and you will see it. Some tape can hide the nipple but not the gate, I don’t know it hurts if pull it off.
Blackbird is a band coming from South-West Germany. To cut a long story short. If you’re into bands like AC/DC, Krokus, Airbourne, and want to have a good time, you definitely should buy this album.
It’s pure no-nonsense rock’n’roll from start to end. The vocals sound like a mix between Brian Johnson and Udo Dirkschneider. Of course not all songs are equally good, but isn’t this type of music meant to have fun? In which case it doesn’t do any harm if some songs sound alike.
Neck Deep is a Welsh quintet whom with “Wishful Thinking” present us there debut album.
If you’ve been around for a while, you might remember that Jack Starr back in the eighties was a member of Virgin Steele, but quite unexpectedly left the band in 1983, just after they had released ‘Guardians Of The Flame’.
Most of House Of Lords albums are good, if not very good. And this new album is no exception on that rule. Of course it brings us nothing new, since the band, or their mastermind James Christian stick to the same recipe.
Since their reunion in 2005, Foreigner has become a very successful unit again, despite only founder Mick Jones remained from the legendary line-up. However with Kelly Hansen he has found not only someone who could match the warm timbre of Lou Gramm but also improve and add his own identity to the vocals of the many classic songs the band has produced in their 40 years of existence. Of course many best of albums have passed the revue but this time a live registration with mainly the ballads was a first.
