8th February 2021
The broader Heavy Metal audience became aware of former Crimson Glory singer Todd La Torre, when he rather magnificently replaced Geoff Tate as a singer in Queensrÿche after a spectacularly vicious and clumsy break-up between […]
4th February 2021
Finally, I’ve got some time to listen to the third release by this killer old-school thrash & black and death metal duo. The band, founded in 2004, is called Warfist and they hail from Poland. […]
3rd February 2021
Three years after their debut EP, French Atmosperic (as the genre is now called – progression of time is a fickle mistress) Black Metallers are once again ready with another release. This time their first […]
3rd February 2021
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, it’s always a tough job to review a material which consists of only three tracks and total playing time of app. 14 minutes. Nevertheless I’ll give […]
1st February 2021
Wijlen Wij is/was a Belgium-based Funeral Doom Metal quartet founded in the year 2002 and disbanded in 2014. In their twelve years active as a band they managed to release two Full-length albums and a […]
1st February 2021
Formed in Oslo in the fall of 2016, Acârash is a Norwegian trio who presents here their latest dark creation, group’s sophomore release, an eight-tracker album entitled Descent To Purity. It comes two years after […]
29th January 2021
The sixteenth album by German heavy metal legends marks their first with Martin Motnik, who replaced the original bassist Peter Baltes in 2019. At the same time, it’s the first album to feature the third […]
28th January 2021
This is definitely the most obscure and strange metal release that I’ve come across in the last couple of years. It took me just over an hour to figure out what the name of the […]
27th January 2021
Not much about recent major changes in The Dead Daisies seems particularly illogical. Line-up changes have always been a significant part of this band’s DNA, and even their concept, created by guitarist David Lowy. Teaming […]
27th January 2021
Homecoming is a Parisian post-metal trio created in 2017. The band is made up of Théo Guiter on guitar and vocals, Théo Giotti on drums, and a man who provided me with this CD, Basile […]
26th January 2021
This split CD from Godz ov War got released more than a year ago but for some reason it first came to my attention recently. It’s never too late to give it a spin or […]
19th January 2021
Les Chants de Nihil (which is French, roughly translating into ‘The Songs of All or Nothing’ as far as Google tells me) is, as the name suggests a rather interesting concept, both as a band […]
13th January 2021
Four years, almost to the day, have passed since the release of the previous album from Greek prog metal band Need. Hegaiamas:a song for freedom, was an outstanding example of how to combine classic aspects […]
12th January 2021
It’s hard to find authentic bands nowadays. There are many killer acts, but authenticity (or lack of it?!) is always a key element. Yet creating new music that way is almost imposible, even when you […]
8th January 2021
Hyrgal is a French Black Metal trio, one that I have had the pleasure of reviewing a few times over the years. While they are perhaps not the most active band in the world as […]
13th April 2023
In the last couple of months I had a tremendous pleasure to review tape box releases from Venom, Destruction and Katatonia. Now, Denny and the rest of guys from Darkness Shall Rise Productions, provided me […]
11th April 2023
2020 was a crucial year for Sao Paulo’s Outlaw. Three years ago, these guys managed to follow up an attention-grabbing debut with a solid, feet-planting sophomore effort that helped them firmly distance themselves musically from […]
11th April 2023
This album is following up from 2020’s Inter Vivos; a rather odd, power-metal driven album with a sprinkle of Death Metal, tonnes of melody, a hefty dose of synth and electronica, and even a nice […]
10th April 2023
In the last couple of months I feel as I’m only doing reviews from Polish metal bands, and this one is no exception. Thus, Gołoledź is a black metal quartet hailing from Zielona Góra, Poland. […]
5th April 2023
Hellfuck is a thrash & speed metal quartet hailing from Poland. The band consists of Skullripper (Guitar, & Vocals), Nelek (Guitar), Armagog (Bass) and Darek Mlody (Drums). They’ve released their latest full-length, a ten tracker […]
4th April 2023
Hyrgal is one of those bands that I have taken an almost instant liking to once I heard my first song with them – As a matter of fact, they are one of the core […]
4th April 2023
Godz ov War Productions rarely fail to impress, and this time is no exception. One of their latest releases is from a Polish black/speed/thrash act going under the moniker of Hexenaltar. The name for this […]
4th April 2023
Warhawk hails from Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Sweden) and the quartet is founded just a few years ago. It consists of Rob (Vocals), Erik (Bass), Pär (Guitar), Matte (Drums). Since it comes from Gothenburg I guess […]
3rd April 2023
Photo: Zoran www.sonic-shot.com Joe Satriani was set to play Copenhagen in 2020 just as the pandemic swiped the world. Unlike many other musicians who rescheduled their gigs for a few months later, hoping that the […]
3rd April 2023
Interview with Mommy’s lil Monsterz https://www.facebook.com/MommyslilMonsterz/ Mommy’s lil Monsterz, also known as M.L.M. is a family band from Florida, USA. This father-and-children trio (father, Jason, and his two children, Ashton and Trent) released their […]
