Thrown Into Exile – Self Titled EP Review
Metalcore has been making one hell of a comeback (well..maybe not so much for As I Lay Dying). Killswitch Engage’s latest record shattered all expectations I had about the group, even with Jesse back on vocal duties. Tear Out The Heart’s debut release featured a plethora of songs that I can be spinning all day without worrying about them sounding stale. Just recently, I received a submission from Thrown Into Exile, a metalcore group that is making huge waves in the metal community in the few short years that they have been together. Currently an unsigned band hailing from Los Angeles, Thrown Into Exile have accomplished a lot in a mere 2 years. They just released a self titled EP, won the “Road To Mayhem” contest last summer, and now will be TOURING on this year’s Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival alongside metal legends Mastodon, Children of Bodom, Behemoth, and more! At the rate the five piece ensemble is going, the future looks very bright for them. Continue Reading
Pyrithion – The Burden Of Sorrow Review
I am a fan of almost every metal genre, but death metal is by far my favorite one of them all. There are very few other types of metal that can even come close to replicating death metal. The aggressive overall nature of the music sends such a rush throughout my body. Just recently, Tim Lambesis (As I Lay Dying, Austrian Death Machine) created yet another band. Upon finding out about the news, I was ecstatic. Finding out that Tim was starting up a death metal ensemble was NOT something that I was expecting to hear. Continue Reading
Bring Me The Horizon – Sempiternal Review
Bring Me The Horizon (BMTH) is one of those bands that people love to hate. A lot of this negative attitude comes from Oliver Sykes, their vocalist, and the fan base of teenage girls that he has attracted to the group’s fan base. The band, however, has been progressing since day one, and over their last few releases, we have seen a great deal of change. The band parted ways with their deathcore roots after their first full-length release, “Count Your Blessings”. “Suicide Season” was the follow up to said album, and fans were dismayed to find that Oli had ditched the majority of his high-pitched screaming and relied more on his lower range while moving into a more original sounding type of yelling (for lack of a better term). Continue Reading (Written by: Alex Zarek)
Jungle Rot – Terror Regime Review
Wisconsin is home to some of the finer things in life. There are the Green Bay Packers, copious amounts of Wisconsin cheese, and a heavy metal scene unlike any other city. With artists likeLuna Mortis, Lazarus A.D., and Victory Records‘ own Jungle Rot, the state is thriving with metal enthusiasts. Since Jungle Rot’s debut Victory release, “Kill On Command”, I have been very excited to see how they could possibly one up themselves after that production (please note that I have been an avid fan of theirs for years prior to “Kill On Command”). Continue Reading