REVIEW : KILL RITUAL / Karma Machine (2015)

After two really solid releases, "The Serpentine Ritual" in 2012 and "The Eyes Of Medusa" in 2014", it's time now for KILL RITUAL to unleash its brand new "Karma Machine" record. The fact is that Kill Ritual with their two previous albums achieved to create a strong reputation around their name with their solid and modern heavy, thrashy, metal sound.

HELL'S ISLAND / BLACK PAINTED CIRCLE (2012)

Hell's Island is a band that originally was formed in Italy, Brescia, in 2002. The band's first EP was released in 2005 and their sound can be characterized as a mixture of many heavy elements with strong melodies. After that, Hell's Island toured and performed live and on January 2009 the nine track self-produced "II" album was a fact.

SCHEMATA THEORY / DRY LUNG RHETORIC (2013)

Schemata Theory is a new band that hails from U.K. and "Dry Lung Rhetoric" is their debut album. The band consists of Myles Dyer on lead vocals, Luke Wright on vocals, Huw Roch on lead guitars, Mario Scinto on rhythm guitars, Carl Quanstrom on bass and Joshua Baretto on drums.

SERENITY BROKEN / COMMERCIAL SUICIDE (2012)

Serenity Broken is a Greek heavy rock band with some grunge/alternative elements as well and they were formed back in 2010. But let's see a small bio of the band's 'who is who'. A grown-up singer with a lot of underground Brit scene influences, a fashion addicted raised with some pop culture backround, two gain freaks with an extreme music backround and a motor crosser bassist and Serenity Broken was born!!

LULLACRY / WHERE ANGELS FEAR (2012)

"Where Angels Fear" is the band's long-waited fifth album, on Scarlet Records and marks the first Lullacry release since 2005's 'Vol. 4'. The new effort is produced by Mikko Herranen, who, also, sings a duet with Tanja in the track 'Feel My Revenge'. The album was mastered by Svante Forsbäck at Chartmakers (Rammstein, Volbeat, Apocalyptica, Sonata Arctica) in Helsinki, Finland. Here is how guitarist Sami Leppikangas commented the event:

OFFTOPIC / IMPACTO (2011)

OFFTOPIC is a female fronted Spanish Heavy Rock band. "Impacto" is the band's new album and it's about a well-crafted album full of heavy in-your-face guitars, very good songs, melodies and great performances! Their latest work was the EP "Backstage" and I have to say that I really enjoyed it a lot. It contained some very good songs with nice arrangements and Rosa Ibáñez's passionate vocal performances. They sang in their mother language but that's not a problem at all, at least not for me!

Black Label Society / Blessed Hellride (2003)

This is a really cool effort from Zakk Wylde and his gang. I'm a huge fan of Zakk's guitar playing, in the Ozzy's days, but I have to say that I'm not a big fan of Zakk's band. I don't know why, but something about this band doesn't make me go nuts. By the way, I like this album a lot. Zakk's voice here sounds better and the Ozzy-esque influences are bigger, but who cares! The guitar work is 'fat' and has an overall big-pumpin' sound (as always). Highlights for me are the "Destruction Overdrive" which reminds the glory Ozzy dayz, the 'modern' rockier tune of "We Live No More", the huge opener and really aggressive "Stoned And Drunk" and " Stillborn".

All in all this is a solid heavy album. If you are a fan a Zakk Wylde's music, then you are probably bought this album. If you are looking for a really heavy but with a modern twist album take a listen to this effort.
HeavyParadise's Rating: 7/10

tracks: 1. Stoned And Drunk, 2. Doomsday Jesus, 3. Stillborn, 4. Suffering Overdue, 5. The Blessed Hellride, 6. Funeral Bell, 7. Final Solution, 8. Destruction Overdrive, 9. Blackened Waters, 10. We Live No More, 11. Dead Meadow