Articles by Keith Carman

Within Temptation

The Unforgiving

PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2011

Fifth outing The Unforgiving finds Dutch symphonic rockers Within Temptation mining the exact same territory we've come to know and appreci...

Lecherous Gaze

Lecherous Gaze

PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2011

Culled from the remains of punks Annihilation Time, Californian upstarts Lecherous Gaze may have a modest legacy unto themselves, but with...

Children Of Bodom's Alexi Laiho

PUBLISHED Mar 27, 2011

In heavy metal, many bands strive to usurp their predecessors. It's a tough job. Unlike a lot of other genres, metal tends to place its for...

Havok

Time Is Up

PUBLISHED Mar 26, 2011

Four albums into their career, Denver, CO's most recognized thrash act have their sound and style down to a science: rage away for a couple...

Amon Amarth

Surtur Rising

PUBLISHED Mar 26, 2011

The more things stay the same, the more we can truly appreciate just how fun predictability is. Album number eight finds surly, Viking-fixa...

Ghostlimb

Infrastructure

PUBLISHED Mar 26, 2011

Many bands claim to abhor classification and distinction. Despite this, they still tend to wallow in the pits of mediocre predictability. G...

Meek Is Murder

Algorithms

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2011

Unfortunately when most musicians leave a band of notoriety, they tend to deliver material that pales in comparison. Such is not the case w...

Firebird

Double Diamond

PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2011

When it comes to titles, UK-based power trio Firebird couldn't have found anything more suitable for this sixth outing. Packed with rich me...