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Interview – Grand Magus

Ahh, yes.  Swedish trad-doomers GRAND MAGUS are the epitome of all that is good in metal: heavy, talented, catchy, and featuring ample sweet-ass riffs and vocal lines.  Straightforward and traditionally minded without the irony of so many modern trad-metal-worshippers, what’s… Continue Reading →

Kobra And The Lotus – ST (Spinefarm)

KATL are a female fronted traditional heavy metal band from Canada, this is their self-titled second album following 2010’s ‘Out of the Pit’. I heard the name a short while back as they were the support band for the recent… Continue Reading →

Grand Magus – The Hunt (Nuclear Blast)

Grand Magus are fast becoming one of the best metal bands anywhere. Following a big money (or not–drummer Sebastian Sippola left before recording started due to work and family commitments) transfer from the deceased Roadrunner Records to the relative big-time… Continue Reading →

Running Wild – Shadowmaker (SPV)

With a yo ho ho and a bottle of Schnapps the ORIGINAL pirate band are BACK for their fourteenth studio album ‘Shadowmaker’ – and they’re GERMAN! Jaaaaarrrr….. Little known in the UK they may be, but Running Wild have been… Continue Reading →

Sleepy Hollow – Skull 13 (Pure Steel Records)

20 years after their initial recording spree,US metal titans Sleepy Hollow are back with Bob Mitchell (ex-Attacker) in tow on vocals. I have listened to this album a number of times prior to writing down these thoughts, and also before… Continue Reading →

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