No Nonsense Metal Reviews

  CANNIBAL CORPSE: VIOLENCE UNIMAGINED       Violence Unimagined, the fifteenth full length release from renowned Death-Metal pioneers, Cannibal Corpse is precisely what you would expect from a band as experienced and as far into their career as they are. The album is unapologetically fast, furious and formidable, it is also one of their greatest triumphs to date.    Steeped in their signature instantly identifiable sound, Violence Unimagined is a blistering assault of concentrated Death-Metal, beautifully produced and presented by latest recruit, Eric Rutan. If any fans did have any unfounded concerns that having the mastermind from fellow Death-Metal veterans Hate Eternal in the band would somehow force them to deviate from the classic Cannibal Corpse sound that we all know and love, then they can rest assured. Having Eric in the band wielding the guitar and in the producers seat has not significantly impacted the bands style, if anything the addition of another excellent musician ha

  BURNING WITCHES:  BURNING WITCHES + BURNING ALIVE    No, Burning Witches debut album released back in 2017 is not Wheels Of Steel, The Number Of The Beast or Speelbound. No, the album is not going to change the game completely and reshape the music world as we know it. What this fine example of modern Heavy Metal has and will continue to achieve however, is to advance the already catapulting upwards trajectory of this brilliant young band into minds and hearts of Metalheads across the globe.    Flawlessly produced by Destruction frontman and all round Metal legend, Schmier, Burning Witches is a crisp and clean tome of pure Metal. Primarily traditional Heavy Metal in sound and style but with a decent injection of Thrash speed and riffing, this album will easily appease any fan of post 2000 Judas Priest and Iron Maiden, as well as more recent Destruction or Accept.    Burning Witches are armed with the full Heavy Metal arsenal here on their debut. The album is practically bursting at t

  PRIMAL FEAR feat TARJA TURUNEN: I WILL BE GONE    Following on from the 2020 release of their thirteenth studio album, Metal Commando, German Power/ Heavy Metal powerhouse Primal Fear have released what is possibly their most interesting yet potentially dangerous material of pure artistic exploration to date.    Of course, such a statement sounds very severe and altogether a touch too serious, but the idea of a highly regarded Heavy Metal band releasing an EP structured around a reworked ballad may not be very well received in some quarters. If on the other hand, you are a fan of the band and aren't too precious about music always being hard and fast then chances are you will find this fine example of musical expression a highly enjoyable listen.     For this very unique endeavour Primal Fear have recruited Finnish angelic vocalist and globally renowned singer, Tarja Turunen for an extremely powerful and tear inducing rendition of the slow number from Metal Commando, " I Wil

  Memoriam: To The End     This is  Old-School Death-Metal done the right way. As any fan of the band will be aware of by now, Memoriam is comprised of veteran musicians with such pedigree and experience earned with some of Death-Metal's most renowned acts, but that requires no further explanation here. Within the space of 5 pivotal and turbulent years, Memoriam have displayed a pace of working utterly anomalous in today's musical age. The superb new full length, To The End, marks the bands fourth album to date and is unquestionably their most defining release so far.    Unlike most extreme Metal bands, Memoriam have undeniably become heavier and more serious with each album, meaning that To The End is without a doubt their most crushing album yet. The album showcases a Memoriam far more concise, experimental and with a much grander sound than previously heard. Like 2019's magnificent Requiem For Mankind, To The End is produced by maestro Russ Russell, who manages to shape