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Unleashed – Dawn of the Nine (Nuclear Blast)

Believe it or not,  this is full length studio album number twelve from Johnny Hedlund and his bunch of merry men. Considering they’ve had a career spanning over 25 years, I suppose you could say they’ve been fairly consistent to… Continue Reading →

Galley Beggar – Silence and Tears (Rise Above)

Do you ever hark back to the sounds of Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span? Or have you never heard of these groups? I can’t say that I was especially into 1970s folk rock, being more enthused by the likes of… Continue Reading →

Satan’s Wrath – Die Evil (Metal Blade)

Now I’ll start off by being honest here: I am no Satan’s Wrath’s expert. In fact, the main reason for volunteering to do a write-up of ‘Die Evil’ was my curiosity about their debut album, a copy of which I’ve… Continue Reading →

Big Business – Battlefields Forever (Solar Flare)

The 4th album from the L.A. based two-man supergroup known as Big Business, consisting of Karp’s Jared Warren, and Coady Willis from resurrected Seattle garage legends The Murder City Devils. ‘Battlefields Forever’ was actually released towards the end of 2013,… Continue Reading →

Civil War – Gods and Generals ( Napalm)

After recording ‘Carolus Rex’, the 4 founding members of Sabaton decided to leave and created a new band ‘Civil War’.  They decided on the same themes of History and War and added vocalist Nils Patrik Johansson to spice things up. Their… Continue Reading →

Celtachor – Nuada Of The Silver Arm (Trollzorn)

Celtachor have returned in fine form with their rough and raw brand of pagan metal and a mission to educate us all in a bit of Irish folklore. The good news upfront is that, this time round, the Irish whistle… Continue Reading →

Mist – Inan (Soulseller)

Originally formed in 2012, this Slovenian Doom Metal band had an all-female line-up, something that changed when current lead guitarist, Blaz Tansek joined last year. This 4 track EP has a rerecorded song from their 2013 demo with the remainder… Continue Reading →

Cold In Berlin – The Comfort Of Loss And Dust (Candlelight)

After hearing and enjoying two albums by Cold In Berlin it was particularly interesting filling in the gaps and seeing the band live for the first time when they played the Candlefest last year. Cast somewhat adrift amidst bands more… Continue Reading →

Ninkharsag – Blood of Celestial Kings (Candlelight)

For those with a hankering for unrelenting slabs of the darkest evil fathomable within heavy music it seems that Liverpool is the place to be right now – with the likes of Crypt Lurker and Coltsblood decimating ear drums and… Continue Reading →

Hammer King – Kingdom Of The Hammer King (Cruz Del Sur)

Hammer King are a Franco-Germanic power metal four piece, fronted by Tito Fox, the vocalist for Manowar legend Ross “The Boss” Friedman. Making their debut with “Kingdom Of The Hammer King”, the band have received praise from Friedman, citing that… Continue Reading →

Six Feet Under – Crypt of the Devil (Metal Blade)

After the let-down of their last album, Six Feet Under are back. Shorn of Ola Englund and the immense presence of Kevin Talley, the band now consists of Chris Barnes and Steve Swanson, along with Jeff Hughell and new drummer… Continue Reading →

Khaos-Dei – Tell Them Lucifer Was Here (Osmose)

Khaos-Dei is a brand new black metal outfit from France who’ve been quietly laying the groundwork for their first release with a bit of secrecy-shrouded and mysterious marketing drip-fed here and there. It’s undeniably French with firmly nationalist undertones even… Continue Reading →

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