Tag Archives: Mike SOS

SOS Metal Reviews: Through The Eyes of The Dead, Fozzy, Enthroned, Gamma Ray, and more…

Posted on April 18, 2010 by gearsofrock

THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD: SKEPSIS South Carolina’s Through the Eyes of the Dead have endured a revolving door’s worth of lineup changes in their short span, yet have held enough together to unleash a seething 10-track death collection … Continue reading →

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SOS Metal Reviews: Orphaned Land, Mnemic, AM Conspiracy, and more…

Posted on March 13, 2010 by gearsofrock

ORPHANED LAND: THE NEVER ENDING WAY OF ORWARRIOR Israel’s Orphaned Land dazzles the senses and gives a bang for your buck with their latest 15-track offering. This unit’s multi-faceted metallic approach contains an abundance of ingrained native musical influences with … Continue reading →

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SOS Metal Reviews: Baroness "Blue Record," Skeletonwitch "Breathing The Fire," Manegarm, and more…

Posted on February 12, 2010 by gearsofrock

BARONESS: BLUE RECORD Baroness follows up their stunning previous effort THE RED ALBUM with another colorfully titled endeavor BLUE RECORD. Despite taking discernible steps away from their comfort zone this time around, most notably by choosing burgeoning producer John Congleton … Continue reading →

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SOS Metal Reviews: Nile "Those Whom The Gods Detest," Scar Symmetry, Slayer, and more…

Posted on January 8, 2010 by gearsofrock

NILE: THOSE WHOM THE GODS DETEST Those Whom The Gods Detest is the sixth studio endeavor from South Carolina’s technical death metal mavens Nile. Blisteringly brutal as previous works while maintaining the band’s trademarked Middle Eastern influence both lyrically and … Continue reading →

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SOS Metal Reviews: Austrian Death Machine "Double Brutal," Whiplash, Evile, and more…

Posted on December 6, 2009 by gearsofrock

AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE: DOUBLE BRUTAL When will it end? Tim Lambesis returns with his brand of Arnold Schwarzenegger impersonation metal with Austrian Death Machine’s double album aptly titled Double Brutal. The first disc contains 13 new metal jams served with … Continue reading →

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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: 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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SOS Interview: Tim Williams of VOD & Bloodsimple

Posted on March 9, 2009 by gearsofrock

By Mike SOS ____________ When catching up with VOD and Bloodsimple vocalist Tim Williams in early 2009, we talked about the return and immediate future of seminal unit VOD, where that leaves Bloodsimple in the mix,  lamented over the NYC … Continue reading →

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