modern metal

14 Minutes

CD review 2025

The Year of Evolution and Reckoning: Andy’s Top 15 of 2025

Andy December 28, 2025

2025 has been a year of reckoning as much as a year of discovery. Legacy genres have had to decide whether they’re museum pieces or living, breathing organisms. Some chose to polish themselves into...

4 Minutes

CD review 2024

The Old Dead Tree – “Second Thoughts”

Andy December 12, 2024

When a band makes a return after a long hiatus, there’s always a risk. Fans wonder if they can recapture their magic or if they’ll fall short of expectations. But The Old Dead Tree’s latest offering, “Second...

CD review 2016 -0 Minutes

Avatar – Feathers & Flesh

Metal-Exposure May 19, 2016 0 Comment

The records Black Waltz on which the band found their slightly psychotic sound and Hail the Apocalypse marked the breakthrough of the Swedish groove/modern metal band Avatar. The question that naturally comes to mind...