Author Paul Maddison
Their ‘Mounting the World’ EP was a good taster for what this band are about. Essentially, good fun traditional/speed/thrash/glam metal. ‘Rise and Ride’ is a mix of everything that was fun about metal some decades ago. Presented with a sound… Continue Reading →
Recently released and recently blown many pairs of speakers, ‘Of Things Seen & Unseen’ is a real game changer for London based doom outfit Serpent Venom. I feel especially motivated by the genuine urgency of this release having been a… Continue Reading →
Sweden’s Wolf were one of the first revivalists of true heavy/power metal forming around the turn of the millennium, long before the current crop of cool Swedish bands came about. This is the band’s latest effort and it’s a genuine… Continue Reading →
The third release to feature Mark Tornillo sees this German metal institution making their music sound a lot more polished. Coupled with this is the raw metal energy that fills the air with tunes like the raging opener ‘Stampede’, whilst… Continue Reading →
Canadian band Striker return with their third full length effort, they have a party in mind too. As quoted by the singer Dan Cleary “If you’re having a party at your house, then put our CD into the player and drink some beer. This music is made exactly for such moments”. True to form,… Continue Reading →
Ace always attracts good and bad comments when you look at the internet forums, I for one don’t really give a damn, Ace was part of one of the most important hard rock bands ever and various solo releases have… Continue Reading →
This is a band from Liverpool that has a wealth of influences, but mainly falls into the black/folk and sometimes thrash category. The opener ‘Fornost’ is a raspy rendition of many early UK black metal bands, with clear influences coming… Continue Reading →
For 34 years, Overkill have been a consistent institution in thrash metal and ‘White Devil Armory’ is the bands 17th album. You could say their last couple of releases were a rebirth of the band, the PR material suggests so,… Continue Reading →
German legends Grave Digger are back once again with a new album. The PR material was enough to whet my appetite as its claims this album is a return to classic Grave Digger in the vein of their first two… Continue Reading →
Born out of their love for the NWOBHM movement, London’s Seven Sisters (a name inspired by a tube train destination so I am lead to believe!) are fresh out of the blocks and riding high on the buzz from around… Continue Reading →
Originally released last year on vinyl, Sweden’s Black Trip for me personally were a great underground find. Their first 7 inch record ‘Tvar Dabla’ is still in demand and it’s increasingly hard to find now. Occult heavy metal in the… Continue Reading →
Revel In Flesh are no strangers to Ave Noctum and most recently they have been a part of three split 7 inch records issued earlier this year. When it comes to punishing old school death metal, then Germany’s Revel In… Continue Reading →