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Crystal Viper – The Silver Key (Listenable)

There’s no denying the Heavy Metal credentials of Crystal Viper. Founded and fronted by the considerable talents of Marta Gabriel, this no nonsense Metal band have been releasing in-yer-face, unapologetic Metal albums since their debut back in 2004. “The Silver… Continue Reading →

Crystal Viper – The Last Axeman (Listenable)

Crystal Viper are a formidable force in the European Heavy metal scene. Their sound, a tight blend of traditional heavy metal, Euro Metal and NWOBHM has been refined over the years and the band has been highly consistent in terms… Continue Reading →

Crystal Viper – The Cult (Listenable Records)

Love me a bit of Crystal Viper… These days always straddling the line between heavy metal and power metal, the Polish riff machine are at their very worst dependable. Which frankly at the moment we need more of as this… Continue Reading →

Crystal Viper – Tales Of Fire And Ice (AFM Records)

Scarcely a month since the Moon Chamber album came, we now get this, the latest from Marta Gabriel’s main long running and for me much admired band. Two years on from their pretty full throttle straight heavy metal album Queen… Continue Reading →

Moon Chamber – Lore Of The Land (No Remorse)

Class. I think it’s something you have to be born with at least in seed form. Like talent it has to be nurtured but there has to be something there in the beginning. Obama had it, Johnson couldn’t dig it… Continue Reading →

Twisted Tower Dire – Wars In The Unknown (No Remorse)

Look up the words ‘stalwarts’ and ‘diehards’ and the dictionary should say ‘see also Twisted Tower Dire’. With three of the five having been together since 1997 – Mark Stauffer (drums), Scott Waldrop (guitars and ultra marathons) and Dave Boyd… Continue Reading →

Crystal Viper – Queen Of The Witches (AFM)

When I found myself originally pointed in the direction of Crystal Viper’s debut by Russ Smith I never really looked back. Apart from the fact they look perfect as a heavy metal band (y’know, those band pictures where you can’t… Continue Reading →

Kryptos – The Coils of Apollyon (AFM Records)

I really enjoyed this bands second album ‘The Ark of Gemini’, but this latest effort, their third, takes India’s Kryptos to a completely different level. By this I mean that the bar has been raised significantly since switching to AFM… Continue Reading →

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