Archive for the Nuclear Blast Category
Testament “The Gathering” (Nuclear Blast)
Back in Print !!! Also available : Demonic, Live in Eindhoven , and First strike still deadly.
Testament “Demonic” (Nuclear Blast)
Commented TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson: “I’m super stoked that Nuclear Blast, ‘the best metal label on earth,’ is re-releasing the rebirth of TESTAMENT era featuring ‘Demonic’and ‘The Gathering’. These two albums brought us back to life with ultra-heavy and unrelenting fury and melody. Also ’87’s live classic in full, ‘Live In Eindhoven’, and re-recordings of our classics, ‘First Strike Still […]
Corrosion of Conformity “No Cross No Crown” (Nuclear Blast)
Now that the charming frontman has returned to the fold, the group has repossessed the power, spirit and sounds of “Deliverance” (1994) and “Wiseblood” (1996). Fortunately, this new album isn’t simply a rehash of those classics. “No Cross No Crown” is an extension of that timeless spirit and artistry that […]
Enslaved “E” (Nuclear Blast)
The latest album from Enslaved features lots of synths and clean vocals, and even a killer organ solo on one track. Metal guitars are secondary, as are the harsh black metal vocals of bassist and frontman Grutle Kjellson. While none of this is exactly new, E sounds smoother, more like […]
Enslaved “E” (Nuclear Blast)
Limited grey Red Splatter colored vinyl LP pressing housed in a gatefold sleeve. Formed in 1991 the Norwegian extreme metal band Enslaved has released thirteen full-length releases. “E” will be the fourteenth release from the band, their fifth on Nuclear Blast. Long heralded as innovators in the genre of extreme […]
Municipal Waste ”The Fatal Feast (Waste In Space)” (Nuclear Blast)
No big surprises and no attempts to move away from the tight crossover style that MUNICIPAL WASTE has honed to near-perfection, “The Fatal Feast: Waste in Space” is for the most part what you would expect from the good-time thrashers. That’s a very good thing for fans and for those […]
Danzig “Black Laden Crown” (Nuclear Blast)
Danzig is one of the most recognized names in heavy music. Having fronted the Misfits, Samhain and ultimately his own band, Danzig’s influence on the genre and it’s many subgenres can’t be denied. Black Laden Crown is Danzig’s eleventh solo studio album. His previous records have sold millions around the […]
Immolation “Atonement” (Nuclear Blast)
Limited splattered colored vinyl LP pressing housed in a gatefold sleeve. Atonement is truly a defining moment for Immolation, having some of the most mournful orchestrations the band have dared to delve into, redefining themselves once again and coming out holding the torch high. An unrelenting collection of catchy, intense […]
Abigail “The Final Damnation” (Nuclear Blast)
With their fifth studio album, “The Final Damnation,” hereby released once again under the banner of Nuclear War Now!, Abigail has returned to a noticeable extent to the evil sound of their earliest recordings by increasing the black metal dosage in their satanic vaginal worship cocktail, all the while managing […]
Meshuggah “The Violent Sleep of Reason” (Nuclear Blast)
2016 release, the eighth full length album from the Swedish extreme metal band. Since the release of 1991’s Contradictions Collapse, Meshuggah have been making a name for themselves in the extreme metal genre. Today the band is seen as a vanguard when it comes to complex and technically minded metal […]
Blues Pills “Lady In Gold” (Nuclear Blast)
Blues Pills contain all these elements to create extraordinary music that sounds original and new but respects those long-held rules of blues and rock and roll tradition. Although, it’s the individual characteristics of the band that makes this music electrifying; the steady bass of Zack Anderson, thumping rhythm of André […]
Nails “You Will Never Be One Of Us” (Nuclear Blast)
Over the course of their seven years in action, Nails have dedicated themselves to exploring the isolating nature of existential malaise. They’ve called their two full length LPs Unsilent Death and Abandon All Life, and on those two records, the Oxnard, California trio have perfected their defiant approach to the […]
Discharge “End of Days” (Nuclear Blast)
British hardcore punk band Discharge, first formed in the late 1970s during the original peak of the genre’s popularity, is probably not the first band that would come to mind when thinking of groups that influenced heavy metal. However, Discharge is more important to our world than perhaps originally thought, […]
Witchcraft “Legend” (Nuclear Blast)
Legend is the fourth album from the Swedish doom metal band Witchcraft. The album was released September 25, 2012 through Nuclear Blast Records. The album marked the debut of three new members: Simon Solomon (guitar), Tom Jondelius (guitar), and Oscar Johansson (drums). Singer Magnus Pelander opted to focus on vocals […]