"Dead Man’s Path" doesn’t quite reach such heights as the musicianship could be tightened up a notch, but the album features really catchy songwriting, an infectious enthusiasm beefed up by a solid production, and a great vocal performance from Hoffmann. His vocals shine on songs such as “Blood Of The Fallen” and, especially, “Extinction Personified,” which is probably the best song on the album.
Overall, Malevolent Creation have delivered a solid album in Dead Man’s Path, and have capably demonstrated that they are still a force in American death metal.

Антология современного американского металла. Песни с приглашёнными вокалистами всё равно как-то напоминают группы, в которых они поют. И Lamb Of God, и Testament, и Mastodon, и в чём-то Pantera. Хорошие риффы: и качает, и скорость присутствует, и тяжесть, и мелодичные моменты, и какая-то прогрессивность местами. Ударные с Портным, конечно, интересные. Может, в чём-то схожи с Adrenaline Mob. Вернулись бласт-биты. Соло Школьника классные: что-то и из старого Testament'a, и из нового. 10 хороших песен чистого, настоящего американского метала. Из всей атмосферы этой несколько простоватой музыки они выбрали лучшее и выдали это. Может, местами вторично, и "мы это уже сотни раз слышали", но классно же и приятно.

Pop music careers move so quickly that by the time Mika released No Place in Heaven, he was essentially a veteran performer. Between this album and 2012's The Origin of Love, he turned 30 and served as a judge on X Factor Italy and France's The Voice: La Plus Belle Voix, adding to the feel that he was a more adult voice in the pop world. No Place in Heaven confirms this feeling in the best possible way. While most pop music is all about youth and "mature" is often a euphemism for safe and boring, Mika's version of maturity emphasizes what has always been best about his music - memorable words and melodies served up with a theatrical flair.

Bring out the bottles and obsess over sad memories because My Dying Bride has returned with their thirteenth album, Feel the Misery. For 25 years, they have been the measuring stick in depressive doom metal, releasing one great album after another and influencing countless bands in both death/doom and gothic/doom genres along the way. And this new album continues this legacy and cements My Dying Bride's position at the top of their craft. D.O. played a very special sold out show, accompanied by a German navy orchestra (Marinemusikkorps Nordsee). The symphonic sound of the orchestra and the choir merged with the songs of U.D.O. and made the evening a unique unforgettable.

Quarterpast - дебютный альбом голландской группы (название в честь культуры народов Майя) MaYaN, которая по сути является сайд-проектом Марка Янсена (основатель Epica и экс-участник After Forever) и клавишника Джека Дриссена (After Forever).
Компанию им составили:
гитары - Фрэнк Шифорст (Symmetry, Christmas Metal Symphony, Control Human Delete, Prostitute Disfigurement),
бас - Йерун Пол Тесселинг (Pestilence, Obscura),
барабаны - Ариен ван Везенбек (God Dethroned, Epica, Imperia, Delain, HDK),
ритм-гитара - Исаак Делахойе (God Dethroned, Epica).
Вокальные партии исполняет целая плеяда известных музыкантов: Марк Янсен - гроул и скрим; Ариен ванн Везенбек - гроул; Джек Дриссен - скрим; Симона Симонс (Epica) - меццо-сопрано; Фло Янсен (ReVamp, ex-After Forever) - сопрано; Хеннинг Бэйз (Sons Of Seasons) - чистый вокал, Аманда Соммервиль - спокен ворд и итальянская оперная исполнительница Лаура Макри.
Музыка MaYaN представляет собой симбиоз из Death, Black и Progressive Metal, украшенного симфоническими оркестровыми аранжировками.

Acclaimed British composer Max Richter is about to make history, with a ground-breaking piece of work – the longest single piece of music ever recorded! His new album SLEEP is an eight-hour Lullaby. An exploration of music, consciousness and human connectivity – and is actually intended to send the listener to sleep.

Дебютный альбом японской певицы Mari Koga, которая в последнее время живет в Нью-Йорке и выступает в самых престижных джазовых клубах города. Над выпуском альбома работал её давний друг - пианист Chiemi Nakai. Альбом получился очень ритмичный с элементами афро-кубинских ритмов.

Дебютный альбом сингапурской певицы Melissa Tham, известной публике по участию в многочисленных фестивалях как в Сингапуре, так и за рубежом. Ее называют "маленькой певицей с большим голосом". В этом же году Melissa Tham получила награду "Вокалист года" на международном джазовом фестивале, который проходил в Сингапуре.

Recorded during the same session as the last two tracks of Matthew Halsall’s previous album Fletcher Moss Park (2012), When the World was One (June 2014) introduces seven new compositions featuring the Manchester-based composer, producer and DJ himself on trumpet and his “Gondwana Orchestra” – a seven piece ensemble. The instrument mix (bass, drum, saxophone, piano, harp and bansuri flute) and the reflective pace of the songs (7’’ to 12’’ long) all point eastwards, especially on songs like “Kiyomizu-Dera” and “Sagano Bamboo Forest” with the addition of a Japanese 13 string Koto harp (Keiko Kitamura). And the title of the final track (“Tribute to Alice Coltrane”) nicely positions the entire recording as an homage to the spiritual jazz movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s.

As smooth singers go, Philadelphia’s Melody Gardot is more versatile than most. On her last album she explored world music; on Currency of Man, she’s gone “conscious”. It’s not quite Erykah Badu, but when you’re a Grammy-winning easy-listening artist, it’s an admirable direction. There are songs inspired by the American civil rights movement (Preacherman, with its twangy, Dusty Springfield vibe), and others that speak out about war, famine and poverty. Moreover, she experiments with new rhythms – elements of 70s funk on She Don’t Know and rushes of gospel on Same to You, teamed with widescreen strings and flashes of horns. Some of her older-style material jars – when playing the cabaret siren on Bad News, or the musical theatre dame on overblown jazz ballad If Ever I Recall Your Face – but for the most part, these heavy-lidded protest jams are a sophisticated twist on her continually evolving sound.

Drones is the upcoming seventh studio album by English alternative rock band Muse. It will be released in Europe on 5 June 2015 and on 8 June in the United Kingdom under Warner Bros. Records and Helium-3. The album was recorded between 3 October 2014 and 1 April 2015 at The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, British Columbia and was co-produced by the band and Robert John "Mutt" Lange.

Few musicians have as long of a career as Michael Angelo Batio (MAB). Even fewer can legitimately claim to be an an inventor and innovator. MAB is one of the only on the planet with his invention on display in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland. Ever since his days with eighties metal bands, Holland and Nitro, MAB has been at the top of the guitar world. He is one of the fastest players on the planet, invented the double guitar and string dampener technology needed to make it work, has released several well respected and popular instruction DVDs, and several solo albums.