Category ALBUM
When Mssrs Turner (drums), Millard (bass), Hoare (Guitar) and Ward (vocals) told the world that in 2012 after, what, 17 years together and having just dropped a career best album on us, they were going full time, I bet I… Continue Reading →
Famed and ridiculed for their beliefs and Christian values, Stryper (“Salvation Through Redemption Yielding Peace, Encouragement and Righteousness”) have always been more about their lyrics alone, certainly to me anyway. ‘Second Coming’ features two new tracks and fourteen re-recorded versions… Continue Reading →
When our editor offered me this for review I expected a fairly straight-forward case. Having read the name Tribulation in the context of new old-school death metal a few years back, surely a blast of stinking death was going to… Continue Reading →
We lost Dismember, we’ve recently lost or will be losing later this year Vomitory…Tormented have the right style and persona to follow in their footsteps although I will refrain from saying that they could replace them, we are not quite… Continue Reading →
London based trio Treason has their roots firmly established in the 80s when the UK metal scene was awash with thrash outfits. At that time the band was a quintet and based on my own experience of the time and… Continue Reading →
Everyone’s favourite filthy Finns are back with a new album, the title of which means ‘A Step Closer To Satan.’ So business as usual then! Yep pretty much and as the band formed in 1993 they are actually hitting their… Continue Reading →
Venien is the warped mind behind the schizoid derangement called Von. With releases spanning the last two decades using various permutations of the words, satanic, blood and angel this album sees Venien release the first album in his so called… Continue Reading →
Black metal bands usually come well sign-posted with names and imagery to save you having to actually put the record on the turntable to get the overall message. No prizes for figuring out that A Transylvanian Funeral may be inspired… Continue Reading →
I’ve always had a lot of musical joy from split albums, I very rarely feel disappointed with them. In a way I guess it’s the fact you’re getting two EPs for the price of one, and especially when filled with… Continue Reading →
Occasionally in life it’s fun to set oneself challenges and goals. A month without drinking. A target weight. An extra mile on the morning run. Well, why should music be any different? I had heard of Ocean Chief previously, but… Continue Reading →
On first listen it’s an easy job to review this Austrian Metal band’s 4th CD of premier-league, top quality, Symphonic Power Metal. It hasn’t deviated in style from previous release ‘Death & Legacy’, so most of it sounds like Sonata… Continue Reading →
Norway is held in highest esteem for its contribution to black metal. However, what is a little known fact is how impressive its array of doom metal is also. Hailing from the city of Trondheim, High Priest of Saturn are… Continue Reading →