28th August 2019
Horrorgraphy is a Symphonic Doom Metal band, hailing from Greece. The band came into being two years ago and have so far produced and released a single Fulll-lenght release: Namely, the titular Season of Grief, […]
28th August 2019
Asian death metal is not something that we hear about very often on these latitudes, but now it’s time for a change! The Ungodly Lamentations is a relatively new album by a death metal combo […]
21st August 2019
With a delay of 5 months I’m listening to the new album by Waylander. Ériú’s Wheel arrives seven years after its predecessor Kindred Spirits. In their a quarter-century long career they’ve only released five albums […]
12th August 2019
Ordinul Negru is a Romanian Black Metal quartet with, so far, five years of experience playing together as a band but considerably more if one considers the numerous bands that the four musicians have also […]
7th August 2019
Legendary string wrangler Yngwie Malmsteen needs no further introduction to any metal and rock fan. To call this man a maestro or guitar virtuoso is to state the obvious. This man is an undoubted pioneer, […]
2nd August 2019
Back in 2005 Volbeat released a debut album that was not only a unique piece of work, but also carried all the trademarks of a young hungry band who were acing to unleash their creativity […]
29th July 2019
Zaum is a Canadian trio, one that has existed for the last six years. In that time, they have released three Full-length albums and a single Split, all of which have seen somewhat commercial acclaim, […]
23rd July 2019
Torque is Phil Demmel’s (ex-Machine Head, ex-Vio-lence) old band, released just this one album way back on Mascot Records in 1996. It has now been remastered with 4 bonus tracks included. The band released three […]
17th July 2019
Tragacanth is a Dutch Blackened Death Metal quintet that has been around for the last five years. In said five years, the band has produced two Full-length albums, the newest of which hit store shelves […]
17th July 2019
Enemy Inside is a band formed by current Mystic Prophecy guitarist Evan K, who teamed up with the German singer Nastassja Giulia in order to create a modern Gothic inspired Rock/Metal outfit. Their debut album […]
12th July 2019
The second album from Norwegian doom/psych trio Superlynx is a fairly even affair, meaning that what you get in the opener is a very good representation of most material on New Moon. In general, that […]
10th July 2019
Steel Prophet has always been a bit of an overlooked band, who has released a long line of notable power metal records in the late ’90s and early ’00s. Since then, there were numerous breaks […]
1st July 2019
Athanasia, by any measurable means, is not a particularly new band. Granted, they have only existed under the moniker ‘Athanasia’ for the last three years, but prior to that they spent twelve years playing together […]
1st July 2019
There is a special kind of magic that occasionally arises from new bands who manage to create a debut album that is modern yet true to their inspiration, an album that bursts with that unspoiled […]
26th June 2019
Sometimes, I really hate the fact that I know as few languages as I do – Not only does it severely limit the amount of lyrics, books and movies that I can devote myself to […]
29th August 2022
The past four years were rather eventful for Machine Head. 2018 saw them releasing the weakest album of their career Catharsis and then the following year drummer Dave McClain and guitarist Phil Demmel left the […]
27th August 2022
For more than a decade now Long Distance Calling have been one of the most interesting bands within the (mostly) instrumental prog bands and since their 2007 debut they have released one strong album after […]
25th August 2022
Hyrgal is a French Black Metal quartet, one that I have been keeping one of my, by now, very busy, eyes on ever since I got my hands on their first Full-length through my jobhere […]
23rd August 2022
Entrails is a Swedish death metal combo, founded in the early 90s. After a few years of the scene, they resurrected in the year 2008. An Eternal Time of Decay, their seventh album, represents a […]
22nd August 2022
Miasmes is a relatively new French Black Metal trio, insofar that they seemingly banded together as a coherent entity as late as last year. Despite this, some would argue, rather late attendance to the party, […]
22nd August 2022
Melancholic Seasons is, despite its ‘doomish’ name, a Frankfurt/Main- (Germany) based thrash/death metal trio (previously a quartet). The band was founded in 1995, and it already exists for about 27 years now. The release of […]
15th August 2022
Here’s a big thing coming out of Bulgaria! Eufobia is the name of this thrash/death quartet from the capital, Sofia! The name of the band is of ancient Greek origin and it literally means ‘fear […]
21st July 2022
One glance at the album cover, band name and song titles pretty much sets the stage for what the debut album from Friends of Hell is about. What we get here is stoner infused doom […]
18th July 2022
Archive photo: Zoran www.sonic-shot.com The year was 2007 and Gojira was playing Pumpehuset in Copenhagen, capacity of 600 people, supporting Trivium as the first of the two supporting bands on the bill. The second one […]
12th July 2022
The sophomore album by Greek prog power metal band Afterimage sees the band continuing down the path set by the 2018 debut. The general feel, however, is that of growth. Not so much because they […]
