It’s been a while since I heard a UK-band playing Progressive & Technical Thrash Metal. Founded in eastern England in 2012 SynaptiK are one of thos erare bands that passionately connect progressive metal with death […]
Coming into this ordeal knowing that Cruachan used to be a Black Metal act under the name Minas Tirith, I was not really prepared, despite how much I thought I was. Blood for the Blood […]
Few bands forget where they come from. But sadly, it is rare that they remember to thank those who helped get them to where they are today. Thankfully, Finnish Hooded Menace is not one of […]
Three things are all you need in order to get an idea of whether The Wiccan is an album for you or not: 1: It is Black Metal with a traditional Greek twist, not unlike […]
Divine Ascension is a female fronted progressive metal outfit from (Melbourne) Australia. Over the past few years this sixtet from down under have developed a complex and unique sound. Meanwhile, Liberator os their second full-length, […]
One thing is for certain: If you are looking for musical superstar bands (or a very talented one-man band), you will more often than not look towards the Black Metal scene. And Norwegian (obviously, Norwegian) […]
Back in 2006 British doom pioneers released A Line of Deathless Kings, an album that not only is among their finest, but an album that possessed energy, hunger and vitality that made the band feel […]
Few things you need to know about me before you read this review. I’ve been following Iron Maiden for three decades. I think that The X Factor is a phenomenal album. I think that the […]
In May 2009 the band Suicide Heaven was founded, but shortly after the band changed its name to Gyze. Thus, Gyze is a Japanese melodic death metal (with notable Neo-Classical influences) trio who we’ve presented […]
Ob(Servant) is a nine-tracker re-release of this band (founded in 1999) from down under. It comes as a follow-up to the highly aclaimed predecessor Symbols Of Failure. Ob (Servant) is their fourth studio album, released […]
Founded in 2003 Burning Saviours are a Swedish doom lords, a band that has been on I Hate Records since the release of their second full-length Hundus. Boken Om Förbannelsen (The Book About The Curse) […]
Take two equal parts of Black and Doom Metal, mix them together into one person and add several talented session musicians. Stir for five years in a city in Austria and you end ud with […]
Most Russian bands I’ve heard in the last few years were mainly playing doom, pagan and gothic metal. Tacit Fury is different in a sense that they are playing a groovy and brutal death metal. […]
Naked Idol is a hard rock band from Espoo (Finalnd), founded in 2006. Filthy Fairies is their latest EP-release. Their music has been described as an ‘unique combination of big poppy choruses, grungy riffs, and […]
Veonity is, as one might be able to discern from the cover art, a Power Metal band, one that draws a lot of inspiration from the legends of the eighties (most notably Manowar) and more […]
After two very strong releases with new singer Todd La Torre, Queensrÿche took a bit more time before releasing their 15th album. Well, it’s their 15th if you don’t count former singer Geoff Tate’s Queensrÿche […]
The second full-length release by the (un)likely partnership between Primus’ bassist Les Claypool and guitarist/vocalist Sean Lennon picks up where the 2016 debut left off. This means that we are off to the expected unpredictability […]
After releasing the weakest album of their carrier in the form of the previous album The Astonishing, which followed the solid, but unimpressive self-titled album, prog metal giants were in serious need of an album […]
For well over three decades, New Jersey thrashers have been a safe bet for delivering solid albums, with especially last decade serving as the band’s second youth. Band’s previous album The Grinding Wheel from 2017 […]
Similar to Mysterious Semblance which was re-released last year, Spiritual Catharsis represents one of the most well-received Full-length releases performed and given to the fans by the Australian Ambient Black Metal band Striborg. Spiritual Catharsis […]
Aornos is a Hungarian One-man Black Metal act that was founded five years ago. Since that time, Algras (which is the name of the artist behind the band) has made a point out of releasing […]
It’s not very often that we have the opportunity to listen to a death metal from the island of Cyprus, so I was quite exited prior to listening of this album. Pure Eternal Hate is […]
Hardly two years since the release of masterpiece The Night Siren, former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett is ready with the follow-up. At The Edge Of Light sees the 68-year-old guitar legend dial down on the […]
Grimorium Verum is a Russian Symphonic Black Metal trio which rose to prominence following closely behind the creation of Dimmu Borgir – A Norwegian Symphonic Black Metal band, that Grimorium Verum closely resembles in several […]
What the fuck is this? Bassists from Anthrax and Megadeth released a record? Is it a recording from one of their bass clinics? Not only, it’s not a bass clinic recording, but it’s a collection […]