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Grave Digger – Return of the Reaper (Napalm)

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 →

Gamma Ray – Empire of the Undead (earMusic)

Gamma Ray are pretty much an institution in power metal terms, many albums are considered classics right from their debut to some of their material released during the difficult 90’s (or so some bands call it). ‘Empire of the Undead’… Continue Reading →

Iron Savior – Rise of the Hero (AFM)

Iron Savior are a band that have been around for a while, whilst I was admittedly guilty of ignoring some of their past releases, especially after the departure of Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray), this new release kicks my doubts into… Continue Reading →

Battleaxe – Heavy Metal Sanctuary (SPV)

Battleaxe are a UK band that has reformed in recent times and thankfully reactivated amongst the live scene, something I was disappointed with at last year’s Brofest cancellation (rectified this year I believe).  The band were always on the fringes… Continue Reading →

Filii Nigrantium Infernalium – Pornokrates: Deo Gratias (Chaosphere Recordings)

The album title may seem a bit naff at first sight but I’m glad to say this band is anything but. Black metal meets Accept with a punk ethic and lord only knows what else these guys have in store… Continue Reading →

Benedictum – Obey (Frontiers)

On the face of it Benedictum have a lot going for them: In guitarist and main songwriter Pete Wells they have a really muscular musician with an ear for the big riff and no urge to be over flashy with… Continue Reading →

Stallion – Mounting the World (High Roller)

Another day, another young band jumping into the shoes of classic metal or in this case speed induced metal with some surprising old school glam twists and turns included along the way. That you’ll read about later, but for now… Continue Reading →

Sign of the Jackal – Mark of the Beast (High Roller)

This is a female fronted traditional metal band from Italy who are a talking point in the underground scene of late, well for me anyway! Their first EP ‘The Beyond’ seems to be quite hard to find now at a… Continue Reading →

Battle Beast – ST (Nuclear Blast)

Following on from ‘Steel’, Battle Beast are Finland’s underrated sons and daughters in the metal world. Their music is both vibrant and easily digestible whilst maintaining and receiving a genuine level of respect and metal credentials. A big change features… Continue Reading →

U.D.O. – Steelhammer (AFM)

After doing numerous reviews of this band previously, you really don’t need a history lesson, everyone knows what they are about and the classic German heavy metal style that you know you are going to get. So with this latest… Continue Reading →

U.D.O. – Life in Sofia DVD (AFM Records)

U.D.O. the band and Udo Dirkschneider the man is somewhat of a metal music institution worldwide, coming to the scene via Accept, I myself have been guilty of laying many Accept references at this bands door over the years and… Continue Reading →

Steel Raiser – Regeneration (Pure Steel Records)

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 →

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