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Kreator – Phantom Antichrist (Nuclear Blast)

“Mars Mantra” and “Phantom Antichrist” are listed as a single track, however the former is an instrumental intro for the album which becomes the title track where Mille Petrozza’s distinct vocals along with his and Sami Yli-Sirniö’s guitar riffs usage… Continue Reading →

Dew Scented – Icarus (Metal Blade Records)

Hail the kings of thrash metal! 20 years on, here’s the German band’s 9th album. The epicentre of Dew Scented is Leif Jensen, who I first met in 2005 during their tour with Mercenary and Nevermore. A great guy and… Continue Reading →

Grave Digger – Home at Last (Napalm Records)

Grave Digger are releasing this EP as an taster for their forthcoming album ‘Clash of the Gods’, these Germans are one of the originators of this power metal sound, I personally hold their first three releases, when they were musically… Continue Reading →

Thormesis – Von Leere und Tod (AFM)

We do sometimes have a bit of a joke about this label (in a nice way) but they have got a bit of a reputation for releasing rather a lot of “airy fairy metal.” Of course the industrial side of… Continue Reading →

Nachtblut – Dogma (Napalm Records)

Nachtblut, as you might imagine from the name, are of Germanic origin. Translated into English, “Nightblood” doesn’t quite sound the same. Like a number of other bands, notably Rammstein, they make best use of the expressiveness and harshness of the… Continue Reading →

Pigeon Toe – The First Perception (Lifeforce Records)

Simplicity and intrigue appear to surround the unusually named Pigeon Toe, if their track titles are anything to go by. “The Man with the Cat” is not a regular track name but it’s clear that this isn’t a regular band…. Continue Reading →

Revel in Flesh – Deathevokation (FDA Rekotz)

Formed last year and featuring musicians from Immortal Rites, Dawn of Dreams and Apophis, these German’s have a passion for the great genre that is old school death metal. Obviously, modern champions like Entrails and genre defining bands like Nihilist… Continue Reading →

Running Wild – Shadowmaker (SPV)

With a yo ho ho and a bottle of Schnapps the ORIGINAL pirate band are BACK for their fourteenth studio album ‘Shadowmaker’ – and they’re GERMAN! Jaaaaarrrr….. Little known in the UK they may be, but Running Wild have been… Continue Reading →

Secrets Of The Moon – Seven Bells (Prophecy)

If you have been looking around for reviews for this one and not found many it is due to the label not making promo available to anyone until the release date. This of course stops the album from being leaked… Continue Reading →

Rage – 21 (Nuclear Blast)

Closing in now on nearly 30 years in the business, Rage’s influence has spread far and wide. Having perfected their brand of Teutonic power metal, many bands of a similar ilk and persuasion have taken their direction from the energetic… Continue Reading →

Desaster – The Arts Of Destruction (Metal Blade)

Another band who have been around for absolutely ages are German black thrashers Desaster. It seems like ages ago that I bought their debut album 1996 release ‘A Touch Of Medieval Darkness’ and indeed it was. The fertile stamping ground… Continue Reading →

Freedom Call – Land of the Crimson Dawn

Artist: Freedom Call Title: Land of the Crimson Dawn Type: Album Label: SPV Freedom Call are one of those euro power metal bands (from Germany) you hear about quite a lot, they have been active for quite a while, certainly… Continue Reading →

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