Rating: 3/5
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DevilDriver is an absolute template for 21st century American metal, and I cannot say I’m proud of that. You can call this “extreme metal” all day and night, but it’s just not the case. When you can telegraph half the songs’ flows; when the words are this trite; when the tunes blur together and you retrace your steps to a very song called “Blur”—be wary of these signs, they’ll lead you down a dark, boring, ultimately safe path.

Rating: 3/5
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I imagine the end desire to be cathartic and empowering, but when translated to music, their experiences didn’t speak to me.

Follow the link for news on the forthcoming album, as well as a download for their latest track, “I Jury”.

Rating: 5/5
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There isn’t a dud here, and as a matter of fact, “Opeth in Live Concert at The Royal Albert Hall” is one of the finest live documents I have ever heard.

Rating: 3.5/5

They say that two points determine a line; three points confirm it. Now, Soulfly’s fourth album in a row with the Cavalera-Rizzo-Burns-Nunez combination solidifies the core of this band. Co-produced by Logan Mader (ex-Machine Head), “Omen” continues to comfortably reintegrate thrash into their groove-heavy arsenal, and demonstrates how well they have developed.

This EP is by no means a necessary purchase, and I doubt fans of the game will be wowed into another dimension with the accuracy and depth of the accompanying musical journey; it is simply cross-promotion. If any of the bands interest you, drop a buck and download.