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Blog - Some Not-So-Quick Thoughts on Kamelot’s ‘Haven’

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Over the course of the past week, outside of posting press releases and other articles that had been sitting here waiting to go live, I haven’t really had the drive to write anything new. I’ve been having a lot of personal problems lately including a new flare-up to my medical condition, an inability to sleep, and having lost an old friend to cancer a few days ago following a two week dread for that very outcome. So, when I saw the new Kamelot album, Haven, sitting in my inbox, I managed to perk up a little bit. My drive to do even the simplest tasks like getting groceries and doing laundry was risen to achievable feats with the idea of having this release accompany me. I’ve been listening to Haven on and off ever since, and, while I don’t have a clear enough mind to focus on writing a full review for it at this time, I felt the next best thing to do was chug some energy drinks (two tall cans to be precise) and write some of my thoughts about the band’s eleventh studio album while riding that caffeine and taurine induced buzz.
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Blog - Thoughts on Sigh’s ‘Graveward’, “Out of the Grave” Video

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Did you know Sigh had a new album coming out? Well, I must have missed the memo because, for some reason, I didn’t. Well, that, or maybe I just forgot with this wretched memory of mine. Who knows. Either way, when this new one hit the inbox, I almost wet myself with joy and anticipation, wasting no time sinking my teeth into what lies in wait for us all. For the past forty-eight hours, this sucker has accompanied me everywhere I went. Even though Graveward is due out in early May of this year through Candlelight Records, I wanted to chime in about it real quick, as it’s definitely not your everyday Sigh album. And between nightmarish matador-themed performances to debunked Japanese World War II sonic weaponry techniques, that statement should definitely interest you.
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Review - Biopsy: Fractals of Derangement

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Hailing from Mumbai, India, the three-piece known as Biopsy, not to be confused with the bands of the same name from Chile and Ecuador, has existed since around 2011 (according to the timeline of their official Facebook account). In 2014, the trio entered the studio to lay down what would become the five tracks that make up their debut EP, Fractals of Derangement. But does this new outing show a band that has matured over the past few years, or is it far from what one would consider their best foot forward? [Read on or check out the exclusive full stream!]
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Flummox: “Flummoxing Act 1/Garbonzo’s Leap” Stream Debut

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Avant-Garde/Progressive Stoner Metal act Flummox are back with their brand new album Phlummoxygen! This new outing has been picked up by Tridroid Records for release this March. But if you can’t wait to sample this destructive piece of confusion, then fear not! Tridroid’s got your back with an exclusive stream of “Flummoxing Act 1/Garbonzo’s Leap”, the first track your precious ear holes are graced with. So take it in below, but just know that it only gets more eccentric from here…

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Stream - Unrest: “Quit” / Chris Grigg Interview

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Unrest‘s debut full-length album has basically just been a myth over the years. After the recordings not being up to par with the band’s standards and a member moving away, all hope seemed lost as to this recording ever finding its way out. But recently, all that changed. The decision was made to do some re-recording and finally make this band’s first full-length, titled Grindcore, available to their loyal fans, as well as lovers of Nasum. And, thanks to the killer folk over at Clawhammer PR, Apoch’s Metal Review is bringing you an exclusive stream of the track “Quit” so you can get your grind on while reading this e-mail interview with drummer/vocalist Chris Grigg.
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