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Ironflame – Kingdom Torn Asunder (High Roller)

This is album number five for this US heavy/power metal band. Throughout their career they have provided, what I term happy heavy metal. The foundations of which are built from the forefathers of our lovely heavy metal genre, but lazily… Continue Reading →

Jag Panzer – The Hallowed (Atomic Fire)

With a pedigree the length of Jag Panzer’s, it’s hard to know what to say that hasn’t already been said about this iconic Metal band. It’s also difficult to write anything to grab someone’s interest when over the years people… Continue Reading →

The Silent Rage – Nuances Of Life (Scarlet Records)

Greek Heavy/Power Metal band The Silent Rage are back after a lengthy break of seven years, with the weighty follow-up to their impressive debut “The Deadliest Scourge” and as you might expect with such a gap between albums, there have… Continue Reading →

Gatekeeper – From Western Shores (Cruz Del Sur)

It’s been five years since Canadian Metal band Gatekeeper hit the ground running with their impressive debut “East Of The Sun”, gaining much positive attention from all over the globe. They occupy that blurry Metal territory that some might call… Continue Reading →

Riot City – Electric Elite (No Remorse)

This Canadian band hold a special place in metal history for me. Their ‘Livin’ Fast’ demo tape and the following ‘Burn the Night’ debut album are both fantastic. This was also the last band I saw in London before the… Continue Reading →

Blacksword – Alive Again (No Remorse)

Blacksword’s debut came out back in 2010 and not a lot has been heard from the band until now. I was actually totally unaware of said personally, so if like me you are new to the band – who and… Continue Reading →

Solitary Sabred – By Fire and Brimstone (No Remorse Records)

Appearances can be deceiving. Two bands embarking on their third album, released on the same day, on the same label with the same artists artwork, from the same part of Europe…and reviewed at the same time by yours truly –… Continue Reading →

Steel Prophet – The God Machine (Rock Of Angels)

If you are a Steel Prophet fan that yearned for the day when they would sound just a little more like Mystic Prophecy then guess what you lucky, lucky person you, cos it’s your lucky day! In a real hands-across-the-ocean… Continue Reading →

Jag Panzer – The Deviant Chord (Steamhammer)

Jag Panzer are an institution in respect to US heavy/power metal, adored in Europe and have a strong following elsewhere. Vocalist Harry ‘The Tyrant’ Conklin has some of the most varied range in modern metal. For this album its gone… Continue Reading →

Burning Ground – Last Day Of Light (Minotauro Records)

Although this is Burning Ground’s debut full length album, they’ve been enriching the Metal scene in their native Italy since 2002. A few line-up changes have ensued, as they always do, but the longevity in the band’s history shines through… Continue Reading →

Arduini/Balich – Dawn Of Ages (Cruz Del Sur)

As a forward slash between two names generally denotes, it’s collaboration time people! In the dark corner we have one of the founding guitarists of Progressive Metal pioneers Fates Warning (he was on the first two albums with the high-and-higher… Continue Reading →

Satan’s Host – Pre-dating God (Parts 1 & 2) (Moribund)

OK, for such an epic release, first a brief history lesson. I’ve heard a few bits and pieces from Satan’s Host before, but it wasn’t until I did a little research into the band for the purposes of this review… Continue Reading →

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