Album Reviews 2024

Album Review: Seven Hours After Violet – Seven Hours After Violet (Sumerian Records)

Seven Hours After Violet is the new project from Shavo Odadjian, the legendary bass player of System of a Down. Featuring Taylor Barber (Left to Suffer), Morgoth (platinum-selling producer and guitarist of Winds of Plague), Alejandro Aranda (Scarypoolparty, American Idol) and Josh Johnson (Winds of Plague). The debut self-titled album will be released on October 11th, 2024, via Sumerian Records.

Album Review: Pâenil Era – Idle Cage (Neuronoir)

Pâenil Era is a post-black metal solo project from Timisoara, Romania, which started in 2012 initially under the name Signatura Rerum. ‘Idle Cage’ is the 4th full length album from the project and was released on September 19th, 2024, via Neuronoir, a new label from Romania that focuses on post metal, black metal, and other derivatives.

Album Review: Andy Gillion – Exilium (Gillion Records)

‘Exilium’ is the 3rd solo album from Andy Gillion (ex-song-writer/lead guitarist for Finnish melodeath band, Mors Principium Est – 2011-2020). Featuring guest appearances from Brittney Slayes of Unleash the Archers with drums performed throughout by Dave Haley of Psycroptic. ‘Exilium is a concept album, telling the story of an exiled knight.