Category Archives: SOS Metal Update

SOS Metal Reviews: The Black Dahlia Murder "Deflorate," Leaves' Eyes, Midnight Fistfight, and more…

Posted on November 12, 2009 by gearsofrock

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER: DEFLORATE The Black Dahlia Murder returns with a terse homage bountifully bursting with Swedish metal influence with their unique blackened thrash twists embedded within on their 10-track, 34-minute collection Deflorate. Showcasing swift jabs of focused aggression … Continue reading →

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SOS Metal Reviews: Arch Enemy "The Root Of All Evil," Behemoth, GWAR, & More…

Posted on October 4, 2009 by gearsofrock

ARCH ENEMY THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL Metal mavens Arch Enemy have excavated some of their favorite cuts from the first three non-Angela albums, rehearsed (and in some instances rehashed) the hell out of them and went to the studio … Continue reading →

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SOS Metal Reviews: Voivod "Infini," Sonata Arctica, Danko Jones, Goatwhore, and more…

Posted on September 13, 2009 by gearsofrock

VOIVOD INFINI Finishing up where Katorz left off, the final round of posthumous musical output from deceased guitarist Denis “Piggy” D’Amour has arrived in the form of Infini, a 13-track collection dutifully piecing together the remainder of the compositional odds … Continue reading →

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SOS Metal Reviews: Napalm Death "Times Waits For No Slave," Death By Stereo, Minsk, Warbringer, and more…

Posted on September 1, 2009 by gearsofrock

NAPALM DEATH TIME WAITS FOR NO SLAVE Pioneering grindcore unit Napalm Death continue their trademark trail of wreckage, willfully destroying everything in their way with lethal rounds of speed and a rabid sense of aggression on Time Waits For No … Continue reading →

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SOS Metal Reviews: Necrophobic "Death to All," Sworn Enemy, Delain, Unholy, and more…

Posted on August 26, 2009 by gearsofrock

NECROPHOBIC DEATH TO ALL With song titles like “For Those Who Stayed Satanic” and “Celebration of the Goat,” it’s pretty evident what to expect from Necrophobic’s no-frills eight-track audio sacrifice to Satan Death To All. Blistering black metal a la … Continue reading →

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SOS Metal Reviews: Tim Ripper Owens "Play My Game," Blood Red Throne, We Insist!, Charetta, and more…

Posted on August 17, 2009 by gearsofrock

TIM RIPPER OWENS PLAY MY GAME After providing vocals for the most notable metal bands in the world for well over the past decade, Tim “Ripper” Owens finally steps out as a solo artist on his 12-track debut PLAY MY … Continue reading →

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Review: Endstille – Verfuhrer [2009]

Posted on July 28, 2009 by gearsofrock

Warmongering German black metal squad Endstille attack once again with VERFUHRER, a scathing and abrasive nine-track affair. Incessantly blasting your skull with pounding percussion and decaying your ears with blood-curdling vocal rasps, this maliciously militant outfit doles out diabolical doses … Continue reading →

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Review: Deceiver – Thrashing Heavy Metal [2009]

Posted on July 27, 2009 by gearsofrock

There’s nothing deceptive regarding the 10-track lean and mean high-grade meets lo fi old school assault Sweden’s Deceiver lays on the ears, as this trio’s tumultuous din captures the darker nuances of the golden age of thrash without sounding rehashed … Continue reading →

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Review: Arise – The Reckoning [2009]

Posted on July 26, 2009 by gearsofrock

Swedish death thrash outfit Arise provide 10-tracks of straight from the textbook Gothenburg-style metal on THE RECKONING. Despite this nimble quintet’s far from groundbreaking delivery, the spot-on fury (“No Memory of Light”) and enormous arsenal of breakneck riffs and melodic … Continue reading →

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Review: Orcustus – Orcustus [2009]

Posted on July 24, 2009 by gearsofrock

An authentic blast of malefic black metal arrives from the depths of depravity courtesy of Norwegian troupe Orcustus, whose eponymous full-length debut comes some seven years after this troupe’s initial introduction. Serving a barrage of vintage buzzsaw riffs (“Jesus Christ … Continue reading →

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