Tag Iron Maiden
Following on from last years ‘Mass Cult Suicide’, I am happy to say that ‘Omen’ is a marked improvement and fits with projects “tags”. You still have really strained vocals to contend with, but it’s much more straight ahead metal,… Continue Reading →
Ohio based Heavy/Power Metal band Iron flame return with their fourth album to date. Multi-instrumentalist Andrew D’Cagna handles all the instruments himself. This album lyrically is less fantasy, it was penned during the pandemic, personal stories and political situations have… Continue Reading →
Croatian doomsters, Elusive God drop their first long player since forming in 2018. “Trapped In A Future Unknown” follows a series of single releases and 2020’s “The Darkest Flame” EP and shows a young band ready to make some serious,… Continue Reading →
Bob Katsionis, the Athenian of many talents; vocalist, guitarist, keyboard player, producer and director to name several, is a long-standing figure in the mainland European metal scene. From his involvement in the supergroup project Serious Black to his work with… Continue Reading →
This is actually the debut by curiously named Catalonia/Barcelona heavy/speed metal band Redshark. They formed in around 2012 and have a couple of EPs behind them but it looks like they had a couple of major line-up upheavals in 2016… Continue Reading →
Nothing brings more satisfaction to a music nerd than following a band from their beginnings, perceiving their potential, and then seeing them rise and succeed. Sanhedrin is such a band for me. I came across them by pure chance, having… Continue Reading →
This US band are relatively fresh of the blocks from Texas, their traditional metal approach has been well received of late, and I personally sport a lot of their merchandise. So with this, their debut, it’s quite a thrill to… Continue Reading →
Mega Colossus hail from North Carolina and up until 2016, they were simply known as Colossus. The five-piece formed in 2005 and play traditional heavy metal, so you know what to expect before even listening: plenty of theatrics, dramatization and… Continue Reading →
Oo-la-la, this is a band whom I have followed from the start, to say this is their debut release is a great thing for me to realise. Following an EP, and a great split release with fellow countrymen Iron Slaught,… Continue Reading →
Fifteen years into their career, Portrait have developed a reputation for classic sounding, old school heavy metal. The Swedes have a string of long players, EP’s and split releases under their belts and latest cut, “At One With None” is… Continue Reading →
“Of all the excellent releases on this list, why have 3 of you picked this?” These are the words (or as close to them as possible anyway) our dear editor/overlord here at Ave Noctum said to me when I requested… Continue Reading →
An institution of Heavy Metal, one of the most influential bands to ever grace the stage, a band who blazed a trail of galloping basslines, iconic harmonies and powerful vocal performances and released arguably some of the greatest albums of… Continue Reading →