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When I unpacked the CD and read the leaflet, I thought, that my review was as good as done. The Canadian Deathsters, Abriosis, have a killer lineup and recently joining them in the most male dominated music is singer Alxs… Continue Reading →
A while back I reviewed the split that De Arma did with Fen and expressed a certain amount off cautious optimism with the minor worry that they might be veering a little close to the Fen sound. Well from the… Continue Reading →
People will look at the band name and immediately form a particular opinion, but love them or ridicule them, Stryper were and are (having reformed in 2005) a valid, genuine heavy metal band. Their lyrical content may not be to… Continue Reading →
Any metal fan will be able to tell you that you should never judge a book by its cover. You can judge someone by the T-shirt they’re wearing, of course (if someone is wearing a Def Leppard T-shirt, for example,… Continue Reading →
Lordi, Finland’s most outlandish Metal export return with a new CD to unleash on an unwitting public. I had actually heard an album by Lordi before their famous (or infamous) Eurovision win of 2006. I remember seeing them perform on… Continue Reading →
Sometimes an album cover can tell you everything you need to know about a band’s music. In the case of Finland’s Krypts, this is most certainly the case. A dark, imposing valley set in relief by swathes of ominous red… Continue Reading →
Italian power metal does not have to involve dragons, in fact Sicilian band Steel Raiser sound more like a ‘Painkiller’ era Judas Priest. Tracks like ‘Magic Circle’ and opener ‘Cyberlazer’ provide vocal styles similar to German metal bands, namely UDO… Continue Reading →
Anyone remember that somewhat aggressive individual The Mean Machine who crawled out The Cursed Earth in golden era 2000AD Judge Dredd? Well I kind of have him in mind when listening to hardcore and imagine that there is a dial… Continue Reading →
There seems to come a time in many a long-standing Power Metal band (Helloween, Rage etc.) that you have a stab at “a slight change of direction”. This invariably is instigated by having new band members, buyer apathy or a… Continue Reading →
Darkenhöld, although relative newcomers to the scene are no slouches when it comes to releasing material, already having 3 split albums and now two full length releases under their belts since their inception in 2008, bringing us to present day… Continue Reading →
The follow up to 2008’s ‘What You Were’, ‘The Great Silence’ sees North dropping some of the prettier post-rock elements of their sound and picking up some heavier, sludge influenced inspirations, that’s most apparent on the guitars. The atmospheric and… Continue Reading →
Pulvis et Umbra?’ Direct translation care of a Latin O level done about 30 years ago? We are dust and shadows; well, that’s certainly doom laden. Surtr, a variation of Surtur, inspiration for Amon Amarth’s last album and an ancient… Continue Reading →