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MetalReviews Gets An Upgrade
27 Nov 2013

Tonight, we made an update to the site and forums that was a long time in coming. This update gets rid of a few annoying things about the site (scroll bars anyone?), adds some readability updates, and updates the forums to a newer version.

This is the first upgrade we've had time to do in a while, but it definitely won't be the last. We're going to make the site more mobile-friendly, add more content in the future, and probably do some more design changes to make it easier to read and find reviews once we've got some more of the kinks out.

We appreciate all our loyal readers' feedback while we make these changes -- if you see something that doesn't work or have an improvement you really have a hard time living without, please let us know on the contact form or in the forums and we'll take a look when we get a moment.


DEICIDE: 'In The Minds Of Evil' Release Date Announced
03 Sep 2013

Florida death metal veterans DEICIDE will release their new album, "In The Minds Of Evil", on November 26 via Century Media Records. The CD was recorded at AudioHammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with producer Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM, AUGUST BURNS RED, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, ALL THAT REMAINS, WHITECHAPEL, DEVILDRIVER).

"In The Minds Of Evil" track listing:
01. In The Minds Of Evil
02. Thou Begone
03. Godkill
04. Beyond Salvation
05. Misery Of One
06. Between The Flesh And The Void
07. Even The Gods Can Bleed
08. Trample The Cross
09. Banished By Evil
10. Kill The Light Of Christ
11. End The Wrath Of God

DEICIDE drummer Steve Asheim ...
ENTOMBED Signs with CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS; New Album Title, Artwork Unveiled
03 Sep 2013

Swedish metal veterans ENTOMBED have inked a deal with Century Media Records. The band's tenth album, "Back To The Front", will be released on October 29 (one day earlier internationally). The CD was recorded at Studio Bohus (ABBA, EUROPE) in Kungälv, Sweden with producer Roberto Laghi (IN FLAMES, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR). The cover artwork was painted by Zbigniew Bielak (WATAIN, VADER) and can be seen below.

A press release states: "Don't be afraid that it will sound like ABBA — it's 666% true to the ENTOMBED everybody loves. While not falling for total regression back to the early classics 'Left Hand Path' or 'Clandestine', expect a total bone-crushing opus that will have fans of 'Wo ...
OPETH Mainman Says Next Album Will Have 'More Sinister-Sounding Riffs'
03 Sep 2013

This coming Friday, September 6, Swedish progressive metallers OPETH will set sail on Melloboat 2013, a two-day cruise between Stockholm, Sweden and Riga, Latvia featuring performances by a number of progressive cult bands and heavy hitters, including Morgan Ågren (featuring a guest appearance by Devin Townsend), SAGA (Sweden), CRESSIDA, ICECROSS, TRETTIOÅRIGA KRIGET, ÄNGLAGÅRD, PANTA REI 2.0 and BADGE. The cruise will mark OPETH's very last show in support of the band's latest album, "Heritage", which came out in 2011. The group will spend the remaining months of 2013 putting the finishing touches on the writing and recording process for its next studio effort, which will be released so ...
DREAM THEATER Singer On MIKE PORTNOY Reunion: 'I Don't See It Ever Happening'
14 Aug 2013

DREAM THEATER singer James LaBrie has ruled out the possibility of a reunion with the band's former drummer, Mike Portnoy, saying that Portnoy's replacement, Mike Mangini, "will be our drummer until the day that we finish doing this."

On July 30, Portnoy was asked by Chile's Radio Futuro whether he would one day be willing to reunite with DREAM THEATER and rejoin the band as their drummer. "Sure," he replied. "I would do it in a heartbeat. They are the ones that have closed the door on it. I've only needed a break, and I've had that break. So I'm ready, willing and able. But I honestly don't think they ever will; they've closed their door on it and I think they're too headstrong i ...
TWILIGHT OF THE GODS: New Song 'Destiny Forged In Blood' Available For Streaming
14 Aug 2013

"Destiny Forged In Blood", a new song from the heavy metal "supergroup" TWILIGHT OF THE GODS, can be streamed below (courtesy of Decibel magazine). The track comes off the band's debut album, "Fire On The Mountain", which will be released on September 27 in Europe and October 1 in North America via Season Of Mist.

TWILIGHT OF THE GODS is: Alan Averill (PRIMORDIAL, DEAD SOVEREIGN, BLOOD REVOLT) on vocals, Nick Barker (ex-CRADLE OF FILTH, ex-DIMMU BORGIR, ex-TESTAMENT, ex-EXODUS) on drums, guitarists Rune Eriksen (AURA NOIR, ex-AVA INFERI, ex-MAYHEM) and Patrik Lindgren (THYRFING), and Frode Glesnes (EINHERJER) on bass.

"Fire On The Mountain" track listing:

01. ...
SATYRICON: Official Stream Of New Song 'Our World, It Rumbles Tonight'
12 Aug 2013

Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON will release their new, self-titled studio album on September 9 in Norway via Indie Recordings, on September 8 in the rest of Europe through Roadrunner Records, and on September 17 in North America via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The CD was produced by SATYRICON frontman Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven and was recorded in Norway, and mixed by Adam Kasper. The effort will feature a guest appearance by Sivert Høyem, the Norwegian singer best known as the vocalist of the rock band MADRUGADA.

"Satyricon" is available for preorder in the following formats:

* Red transparent vinyl
* Clear vinyl
* Mixed color vinyl
* Black vinyl
Reviewer returning
15 Jul 2013

This week we are very happy to welcome back Kyle into the Metalreviews family !!
New reviewer
24 Jun 2013

This week we're pleased to welcome Metalette to the Metalreviews.com team as a new reviewer and latest addition to the Metalreviews family !

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MetalReviews joins Twitter
12 May 2013

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