Kingdom of Noise

Jucifer releases have never been thought of as "light and airy" but there has always been a balance of the loud grind/death stuff ...

So I've had the pleasure of hearing 2 tracks from the upcoming Soulfly release, Omen . Omen will be my album of the year. Yes, I am bias...

Can't quite remember why I wanted to check out this band but I think it may have been Chris Woodford of Titan suggesting it. If it was h...

Music lost an influential member recently. Peter Steele of Type O-Negative passed away at 48 due to an apparent heart failure. Type O-Negati...

I've been on holidays for the last 2 weeks. I listen to most of my music on breaks from mind-numbing factory work. And if I have the hou...

And rightly so. See, a little while ago I reviewed the new High on Fire album Snakes for the Divine . While I didn't hate it, I was ki...

Abscess - Dawn of Inhumanity : After the first track or so, the best thing about this might be the album art. Robed creatures carrying a gia...

Nominon - Monumentomb : Um, black/death metal. Buzzy guitars. Screechy vocals. Evil sounding. Nothing overwhelming. However, I am listening ...

Destinity - XI Reason to See : This started out pretty promising. Cool epic metal. Reminded me of Amon Amarth and Ex Deo. Impressive vocals,...

Armored Saint - La Raza : Weak. With John Bush's vocals I kept expecting it to be as good as Anthrax but it wasn't even close. Don...

I have to admit that going into this I was pretty skeptical. I haven't been fond of any FF work sans Dino. So with Dino back in the fold...

Impetuous Ritual - Relentless Execution of the Ceremonial Excrescence : Dark atmospheric doom. Best heard in complete darkness. And only 2 s...

I can't remember the album names but: Squash Bowels: Interesting moniker. Pretty good deathgrind. A bit pig squeely at times but I'...

I'll have to admit, on first listen I was less than impressed. That's what shitty speakers will get you. With better audio, I got it...

Dissident Aggressor  (Winner) Judas Priest Track from: A Touch Of Evil - Live [Epic] Set To Fa...

First off, I hate the word no-one. Is it no-one, or noone, or no one? I think it might be no one. I don't now. Anyway, back to the album...

I never thought I'd say that I am disappointed in a project featuring a member of Clutch. But I am. The Company Band is fronted by Clutc...

I thought I'd check this out. Death Metal and weed. What could be bad about that? There isn't really, but there isn't much that...

10. Cannibal Corpse - Evisceration Plague : This one might also fall into the “I don’t care what you think” pile. Some bands just have “it”....

Before I start into my Top 20, it’s disclaimer time. I base these picks on what I like to listen to. Not necessarily based on musicianship a...

Before I publish my Top 20, you should know that there are a couple of glaring ommissions. These would be The Company Band and Javelina. At ...

30. Big Business - Mind the Drift :  Big Business usually ranks higher than this but 2009 was such a great year. Mind the Drift takes me on...

40. Culted - Beyond the Thunders of the Upper Deep : Heavy-ass doom. Manitoba/Sweden collabo portrays bleakness and cold. This would be grea...

I love being Canadian. And I love Canadian Metal. Some Canadian music makes me ashamed (Celine Dion, Anne Murray, Nickelback), some rocks (N...

Did I really used to read Revolver Magazine religiously? I think I did. Why the hell did I do that!!?  I picked up the latest issue with th...

So I've been on vacation/holidays/not working for a couple weeks or so. Therefore, I've been spending less time on the internet. So ...

Insomnium - Across the Dark: a little TOO melodic. Katatonia - Night is the New Day: sissy metal. Kittie - In the Black: would be better if ...

I just finished watching Get Thrashed . It's a documentary about the history of Thrash Metal. It was pretty good. I'm kinda late to ...

I broke the alpha order tonight. I skipped everything from H to L. I wasn't in the mood for anything in that range. I went right to Napa...

#20 Asphyx - Death...the Brutal Way : brutal is the only way I like it. This album is amazing. #19 The Atlas Moth - A Glorified Piece of Blu...