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West Coast America seems to be growing in the traditional metal scene, as is the country as a whole. Fortress came to my attention via a debut EP and split single release with Haunt. The band name should not be… Continue Reading →
Spain’s Hitten are back in response to their 2018 release ‘Twist of Fate’, that was a truly great album, so it’s with great excitement we now have ‘Triumph & Tragedy’, their fourth album. The album was recorded in numerous countries,… Continue Reading →
When you think of German thrash metal, you often think of the so called Teutonic trio, or big four to go a bit further. In fact Germany had a lot of great thrash bands of equal merit, even in current… Continue Reading →
Denmark has some legendary bands, Witch Cross are a name that crops up a lot. Their seminal classic from 1984 ‘Fit for Fight’ is well referenced. Indeed, a few years back in 2013 they returned with ‘Axe to Grind’. For… Continue Reading →
Chile’s Lucifer’s Hammer have stepped up their game for this new release. Since their ‘Night Sacrifice’ demo from 2013, they have been one of the better quality traditional metal purveyors from South America, and worldwide for that matter. If you… Continue Reading →
I have to admit, I thought this was the American (Vermont) doom band when I looked at our review list. This is a band from Finland and are classed as melodic heavy metal. There is a lot of folk influence… Continue Reading →
Following a retrospective release of all their past recordings recently, this is Finnish group Satan’s Fall’s first full length album. Their earlier material was much faster, but the bare bones of Priest and Saxon still remain on this debut. Whilst… Continue Reading →
It’s been a while since we have heard from these Finn’s. Their last album ‘Green Eyleen’ came out five years ago, with the band starting to release material way back in 2012, when I first myself first got to hear… Continue Reading →
Haunt are no strangers to these shores so you should know what to expect. Prolific song writer Trevor William Church is at it again, this is the European release of ‘Flashback’. The US version was released earlier this year through… Continue Reading →
This is a follow up to their comeback record ‘Wrath of the Reaper’. Traditionally Hexx are SF Bay Area Power Metal and delved into technical thrash/death with 91’s ‘Morbid Reality’. Their ‘Wrath of the Reaper’ comeback back more traditional US… Continue Reading →
Everyone know this lot right? So without further ado, I can basically sum up by saying the formula still works, it’s a lockdown survival record, make yourself happy and listen to this album….. Chris Black and co continue to release… Continue Reading →
The UK has a great amount of talent in the traditional metal field; we may all have heralded the achievements of the likes of Toledo Steel, Seven Sisters, Amulet, Dark Forest and many others. Skyryder are local (to me!) lads… Continue Reading →