ALTER BRIDGE's "Alter Bridge (2026)" Is ALTER BRIDGE As ALTER BRIDGE Cosplaying ALTER BRIDGE... ALTER BRIDGE

Alter Bridge’s self-titled 2026 album lands with all the weight, hooks, and groove you could want from the veteran quartet.

Album ReviewTom McKayJanuary 10, 2026Alter Bridge, Alter Bridge 2026, Hard Rock, Alternative Metal, Alt-Metal, Blues, Rock, Radio Metal, Myles Kennedy, Mark Tremonti, CreedComment

Sardonic Allegiance Make Black Metal Melodic Again (Without Ruining It) With "Coast II"

Due out January 9th via Crossfirecult Records

Album ReviewTom McKayJanuary 7, 2026Sardonic Allegiance, Sardonic Allegiance 2026, Coast II, Coast I, Melodic Black Metal, Black Metal, Melodic MetalComment

Metal Robot's TOP 10 BEST Metal Albums of 2025

It’s time to countdown the Top 10 BEST Metal Albums of 2025!

Krigsgrav Return with Blackened Doom "Stormcaller" <REVIEW>

Due out September 19th via Willowtip Records

Album ReviewTom McKaySeptember 17, 2025Krigsgrav, Krigsgrav 2025, Stormcaller, Blackened, Doom Metal, Blackened Doom MetalComment

Mono Inc.’s Darkness Delivers Goth Comfort, Not Risks

Germany’s gothic rock veterans Mono Inc. are back with their 13th studio album, Darkness.

Album ReviewTom McKayAugust 18, 2025Mono Inc, Mono Inc 2025, Darkness, gothic rock, gothic metal, German gothic metal, German metalComment

Grand Cadaver’s "The Rot Beneath" – Four Tracks of Pure Swedish Death Metal Glory

Update: accepting donations for my neck related hospital bills now

BABYMETAL’s “METAL FORTH” is Great… But It’s Not Really BABYMETAL

BABYMETAL’s METAL FORTH is awesome… but it’s basically a collaborative playlist. Here’s why their own album barely feels like theirs.

Album ReviewTom McKayAugust 9, 2025BABYMETAL, Babymetal, Metal Forth, METAL FORTH, Kawaii Metal, Japanese Metal, Poppy, Slaughter to Prevail, Bloodywood, Electric Callboy, Polyphia, Spiritbox, Tom MorelloComment

'Iron Gauntlet' by GAM – Blackened Death Metal Worth Your Attention

Swedish blackened death metal act Gam unleash Iron Gauntlet—a tight, punishing 19-minute EP full of tremolo fury, death metal stomp, and just enough groove to keep the underground faithful hooked.

Album ReviewTom McKayJuly 30, 2025Gam, Gam 2025, Iron Gauntlet, Swedish metal, Blackened death metal, Black Metal, Death Metal, Swedish Black Metal, Swedish Death Metal, EP review, Underground metal, 2025 metal releases, Metal album reviews, Extreme metalComment

Slaughter to Prevail’s GRIZZLY Is Deathcore’s New Apex Predator

Slaughter to Prevail’s GRIZZLY is a brutal, chaotic, and unexpectedly creative evolution of modern deathcore.

Album ReviewTom McKayJuly 21, 2025Slaughter to Prevail, GRIZZLY, Slaughter to Prevail 2025, Deathcore, Russian metal, Alex Terrible, Metal album review, Sumerian Records, Nu-deathcoreComment

EchoSoul’s “Time of the Dragon” is Power Metal with Teeth

EchoSoul’s Time of the Dragon blends power metal, prog, thrash, and melodeath into a bold, genre-bending album that’s heavier than originally expected as a newbie.

Album ReviewTom McKayMay 15, 2025EchoSoul, EchoSoul 2025, Time of the Dragon, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Melodic Death MetalComment