Xisuma's Musical Journey

  A few weeks on from discovering Crossover Thrash outfit Doomsday , a new record drops! In fact, Never Known Peace is their debut "ful...

    Having recently unearthed a modern scowling scene of Groove laden Thrash, tinged in Death and Crossover, Doomsday stuck me as pick of th...

  Ever evolving, plunging deeper into metallic influences, Knocked Loose follow up their debut Laugh Tracks with this menacing beast of a ...

This entry in the journal is less "review" and more of a footnote for myself and any of you reading who are fans of CKY . Former b...

  Laying the ground work for this post, yesterday I wrote of The Audio Injected Soul , a now timeless record from the latter of my formative...

  Here lies an ecstatic throw back to the days of youth. Discovered through Nuclear Blast Records magazine, this Danish outfit captivated ou...

  Competently entertaining yet lacking a defining feature, 3TEETH returns, armed with a force of subdued aggression that gets wrapped up in...

  Yes, that 96 Quite Bitter Beings, CKY 's best known song! Taking on its classic name to signify his artistic intent, Deron Miller went...

    Fond for a touch of nostalgia and youthful memories, I thought I'd give this overlooked Camp Kill Yourself record another try. Rele...

 On initial exposure, a singular overt obvious influence and echoes of October Rust 's Gothic glory hung overhead, looming like a curse....

Flying on the spirited shoulders of front man Rob Flynn, Machine Head 's one soul surviving member, a renewed lineup embark on a mission...

  Breaking from lengthy absences between their prior two efforts, Slipknot storm back onto the scene with haste and inspiration afoot. Reest...

  "We are Damageplan and we have a plan for damage". A cheesy pun and awful introduction to this wrangle of young Metalheads who i...

   Four years back Ritual failed to make a lasting impression with me. Prior to its release Max had caught my ear again with Cavalera Consp...

With a so called Pantera union on the mind, my attention naturally wandered to the legendary Texans final output. Reinventing The Steel is ...

Reminded of thee band who helped shape Pantera 's sound, it was time to revisit an old record I only knew of briefly upon learning about...

  If anyone had a claim on Pantera 's era defining sound, these neighboring Louisiana's had the framework for a new metallic approac...

Sophomore albums can be tricky and after soaring high on their debut The Goat , the trio return with a mixed bag of treats. As the Pure Evil...

  Having enjoyed the relative mediocrity of lead single On The Run , the bands newest and eight full length offers little more than the same...

  Although not their original, long time vocalist of Cannibal Corpse , Corpsegrinder, has stepped out on his own with this solo effort. Pres...