Writer Archive: Ben Westerman
Hail the Villain – Population: Declining
Hailing all the way from Oshawa, ON, comes Hail the Villain, a four-piece band that’s bound and determined to take over the rock world! The band...
Kingdom of Sorrow – Behind the Blackest Tears
Kingdom of Sorrow, a side project formed by Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed) and Kirk Windstein (Down, Crowbar), is set to release a new album titled Behind the...
Bullet For My Valentine – Fever
Having been a fan of Bullet For My Valentine (BFMV) since the release of their debut album, The Poison, I was absolutely excited to get a hold of their...
The Letter Black – Hanging on by a Thread
As a music reviewer, sometimes it’s necessary to step out of my usual comfort zone with music, and allow my ears to hear something completely different....
Anew Revolution – iMerica
Four-piece metal band Anew Revolution is launching their latest metal assault on your ears on May 18th, 2010 titled iMerica. Made up of Joey Duenas (Ex-Unloco...
Saving Grace – Unbreakable
New Zealand quartet Saving Grace and their sophomore release, Unbreakable, have arrived to root out evil in the world with their heavy brutality. These...
The Fallen Within – Intoxicated
From Athens, Greece comes a six-piece metal band by the name of The Fallen Within, and with them they bring their debut album, Intoxicated. Having not...
The Resurrection Sorrow – Hour of the Wolf
From New York City, comes a four-piece band ready to take up the ranks in the metal scene by the name of The Resurrection Sorrow. Having never heard of...
Taking Dawn – Time to Burn
For those of us old enough to remember back to the hard rock/metal days of the 80′s, you know, bands like Skid Row, Cinderella, Bullet Boys, Ratt,...
Subhuman – Profondo Rozzo
Demolishing everything in its path on its way to the top of death metal ranks, comes a band out of Italy, known as Subhuman. Ready for a strong dose of...
INCITE – The Slaughter
Coming at you from Phoenix, Arizona comes INCITE, which will hit you like a wrecking ball to the face. They’ve released their debut album, The Slaughter,...
Deadwalk – Scandalous
Deadwalk, a 5-piece, hardcore metal band out of Montreal, Quebec has released their full-length debut album, Scandalous. First off, Deadwalk consists of...
BlackHole – Dead Hearts
From across the pond in London, comes a heavy metal band (according to the label, but I’ll get to that in a minute) named BlackHole, and their debut...
The World We Knew – To The Wolves
Hailing from Long Island, New York comes a 5-piece, straight-edge, metalcore band named The World We Knew. If you’re unfamiliar with these guys,...
Unset – Remains of a Dream
Straight out of sunny San Diego, California, comes a group of hard-rocking guys, known as Unset, with their debut album, Remains of a Dream. This album...
Mammal – The Majority
Coming out of Melbourne, Australia, is Mammal and they’ve brought with them The Majority. This is not my typical flavor of music at all, and in fact,...
Survivors Zero – CMXCIX
CMXCIX is the debut album from a five-piece, Melodic Death Metal band from Finland, Survivors Zero. Survivors Zero is the brainchild of Sami Jamsen, and...
Hands – Creator
Out of Fargo, North Dakota comes a four piece, post-hardcore metal band named Hands. It’s hard to completely nail this band down to one particular genre...