Tag Heavy Metal
In 2020 I bought a demo by this American band, I was rather pleased to hear of this album release. The artwork is particularly striking and vibrant as soon as the album starts, this has some kick to it, there… Continue Reading →
Formed in 2021 in Barcelona, Spain, this is traditional heavy metal in a similar vein to Riot City, Enforcer, Night Demon and Skullfist, plus many others, I could be here forever. ‘Knights of Metal’ featured on their EP release from… Continue Reading →
Bullets can’t kill them. Daggers? Hatchets? Fat chance. Not even ill-advised splinter groups of Iron Knights could completely destroy these wretched revenants. From beyond, beyond the grave, the Stuka Squadron have roared back into unlife with the magnificent Zeppelin album…. Continue Reading →
If you couldn’t work out who Sweden’s Warhawk sound like in two seconds then why the hell are you listening to metal. Go on try it with one of their tracks on their Bandcamp page or YouTube before continuing to… Continue Reading →
I honestly did not believe that this was going to ever happen. The rumours of a new album have been around for a long time. Mainstay and bassist Lord Pyre has seemingly pulled off the impossible and got a stable… Continue Reading →
I didn’t know a lot about Six Foot Six, but here’s the low down on what I’ve been able to find out: this is their third album, and guitarist and vocalist Kristoffer Gobel was briefly the vocalist for Falcolner. He’s… Continue Reading →
This is a new Epic metal band from Cyprus, they quite clearly sound and are inspired by the various stage of pre-90’s Manowar. You get that from the vocal expression and the music from the initial opener ‘The Eternal Oath’… Continue Reading →
I really like this band, they graced a tiny Camden stage last year with Seven Sisters and presented material from their last album. From then to now, this new one comes out again and follows a similar formula. High intensity… Continue Reading →
This band from Cyprus have apparently been around since 2011 according to the PR blurb but 2017 according to Metal archives but this is indeed their debut. The PR promises epic, NWOBHM with folk and when the jaunty guitar run… Continue Reading →
30 Years. Thirty whole years have somehow passed since Brazil’s premium Progressive Power Metal band Angra released their excellent debut album “Angel’s Cry”. Three years later the stunning follow-up “Holy Land” set the bar even higher. Then, Andre Matos’ tenure… Continue Reading →
I’ve waited a while for this release. I was pleasantly surprised when it was announced that this Canadian band were signed to No Remorse, a perfect fit for the band. The band (or sole member [then] released ‘Fighting Spirits’ demo… Continue Reading →
This is the sixth full length release from US traditional heavy metal band Icarus Witch. You may recognise some of the members as being part of Ironflame, a band previously covered by myself on these pages. With the opener ‘Heaven’s… Continue Reading →