Rising were unknown to me until I received their promo-CD. But the Danish band must have done something interesting and right to get on the radar of Exile On Mainstream Records who present their first "Metal"-release with Rising's debut 'To Solemn Ash'. I must admit after having read the info sheet ...
Jeez, this is already the fourth album by Rise And Shine. This surprising fact led to two strange findings on my side. First, I missed they had a third album out. Somehow I just did not realize it, was not informed, whatever. Secondly, I noticed that I cannot find ...
Are you still searching for your current heavy rock album for summer 2011? If so, I would thoroughly recommend the new ROADSAW, released by Small Stone Records in 2011. This record almost seems to have been recorded specifically for long nights, but it also works fine in cars, ...
Everyone who's interested in obscure Italian heavy metal should pay close attention to this luxuriously equipped digipack, which has been released by BloodRock Records last year. And if you're a fan of The Black than it is an essential purchase, because their guitarist/vocalist Mario Di Donate was also ...
It is always a pleasure to receive a vinyl copy. This time, ROMERO were kind enough to send me their new 7" which has been released by Triceratrax Records in 2010. The first thing you notice is the beautiful hand screened cover with silver textured ink printed on black ...
Basically I think that it is completely unnecessary to introduce Baltimore's REVELATION to the regular Cosmic Lava reader, because anyone who is interested in doom metal should be aware of the fact that they are one of the most influential doom bands. Hence, I will spare you the details of ...
It's now five years since the release of RED GIANT's last album 'Devil Child Blues', but they have not forgotten how to write ass-kickin songs. Quite the opposite in fact. 'Dysfunctional Majesty' (released through Small Stone Records in 2010) is ...
There are two poppy capsules on the backside of RANCHO RELAXO's debut album 'New Kind Of Orchide', released by Merlins Nose Records in 2010, and it should therefore be clear that this Norwegian band is interested in mind-altering substances. And, if not, they were still able to record ...
The music and artwork here look and sound "authentic", and I seriously thought REALMBUILDER were some lost early-1980's metal band until I looked at the press info. This is a pretty new band from New York and 'Summon The Stone Throwers' is their debut album, released through I ...
Somewhere else I had already mentioned that I have an ambivalent relationship to the music of Czechoslovak black/thrash metal pinoeers ROOT. I particularly enjoy the early albums because of their raw and aggressive sound. There was no kitsch and bombast though it was already foreseeable that vocalist and ...
