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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 →
The third feature in the Arrow Radley Metzger Collection Score was made in 1974 directly before he went into more explicit films such as ‘The Private Afternoons Of Pamela Mann’ (under the name of Henry Paris) the following year. This… 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 →