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Blood Red Throne –Union Of Flesh And Machine (Candlelight)

Flying the Norwegian flag for death metal Blood Red Throne have doggedly survived various genre insurgents since their formation and release of their debut album at the turn of the new millennium. Often overlooked even though the band has had… Continue Reading →

These Hands Conspire – Sword Of Korhan (Ván)

Science fiction and heavy metal make for a wondrous partnership. Hailing from Berlin, These Hands Conspire have drawn on the classic 70’s and 80’s metal influences to create a soundtrack to their galactic tale. Debut effort, “Sword Of Korhan”, being… Continue Reading →

Denner / Shermann – Masters Of Evil (Metal Blade)

Mercyful Fate guitar lords Michael Denner and Hank Shermann have been busy buggers over the last year or so. I had the good fortune to get a review copy of their debut EP – ‘Satans Tomb’last September and loved it,… Continue Reading →

Hammercult – Legends Never Die (SPV)

So, if you were asked to name an Israeli metal band, my guess is that about 90% of you would automatically think of Orphaned Land. Well, you can now add Hammercult to your Israeli metal bands of note, with this,… Continue Reading →

Vulture – Victim to the Blade (High Roller)

I have to admit, this has been pre ordered for a while from an online retailer and to get to review in advance is the icing on the cake. Vulture are from Germany, and pay old school speed/thrash, very much… Continue Reading →

Six Feet Under – Graveyard Classics Vol 4 (Metal Blade)

Now under normal circumstances I quite like Six Feet Under. Chris Barnes & his hired hands have produced some pretty decent groove based death metal tunes in their twenty one year history since their debut album ‘Haunted’ BUT what is… Continue Reading →

Mortillery – Shapeshifter (Napalm)

I described Mortillery’s “Origin of Extinction” (2013) album as an absolute blast. From Eskimo country, well Edmonton Eskimos country, come Mortillery to give us a healthy dose of melodic thrash metal. Once again Mortillery fire off their bullets without delay… Continue Reading →

Cauldron – In Ruins (High Roller)

Canada’s Cauldron have become an institution on these shores of recent years, having moved over to the much respected, more music orientated High Roller Records, this their fourth full length that sees the band solidifying their sound and for me… Continue Reading →

Lethal Steel – Legion of the Night (High Roller)

Lethal Steel are at once both a frustrating and irritating band – frustrating in that they have most of the trappings in place to deliver something truly fist-raising and irritating in that a couple of key ingredients missing from ‘Legion… Continue Reading →

Black Wizard – New Waste (Listenable)

I’m not a particularly superstitious type, but sometimes I feel that the first album review of the year can set the tone for the next twelve months, and my first to be sent to the editor, if not necessarily the… Continue Reading →

Primal Fear – Rulebreaker (Frontiers)

Back in 1997, Rob Halford had just left Judas Priest. You may be wondering why I am stating this but fear not for it is leading somewhere. Because of Halford’s departure, a talented vocalist from Germany by the name of… Continue Reading →

Rage – My Way (Nuclear Blast)

This may sound like a very odd statement to some people: but I find the idea of a world without Rage difficult to imagine. But, at the same time if you told me you’d never heard a single track by… Continue Reading →

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