Reviewed: January 2008 Released: 2007, SPV/Steamhammer/Border MusicRating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Anders Sandvall Preamble/Intro –
Glenn Hughes – Live in Australia (DVD)
Reviewed: January 2008 Released: 2007, Edel Records/Playground MusicRating: 3.0/5 Reviewer: Anders Sandvall Preamble/Intro –
Fight – War Of Words – The Film (DVD)
Reviewed: January 2008 Released: 2007, Metal God Entertainment/CMM.W.RottRating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: Anders Sandvall Preamble/Intro –
Xinr – Beyond Woodward
Reviewed: January 2008 Released: 2008, Stormspell RecordsRating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: Luxi Lahtinen Someone´s getting a bit teeny-weeny nostalgic here… And you know why? It´s the early stuff from bands like Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Cirith Ungol, Scorpions, Janis Joplin, Alice Cooper and similar sounding legendary artists that do it for me…
Mystic Prophecy – Satanic Curses
Reviewed: January 2008 Released: 2007, Massacre Records/Sound PollutionRating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: Anders Sandvall SATANIC CURSES is Mystic Prophecy’s fifth album and is the follow-up album to last year’s SAVAGE SOULS. Both guitarist Gus G and drummer Ekdahl have left the band and were replaced by Matthias Straub on drums and two…
Nation Beyond – The Aftermath Odyssey
Reviewed: January 2008 Released: 2007, Burning Star Records/Sound PollutionRating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: Anders Sandvall Nation Beyond was born when friends Jonas Karlgren (Debase) and Joakim Hedestedt (Face Down) wanted to do something together outside of their main bands. The plan was to do a big epic concept album with classical instrumental…
Olympos Mons – Medievil
Reviewed: January 2008 Released: 2007, Scarlet Records/Sound PollutionRating: 2.0/5 Reviewer: Anders Sandvall Olympos Mons is a Finnish act releasing their second album called MEDIEVIL. This album has already been reviewed here, but I have a totally different opinion. The band plays melodic power metal with hints of folk music and…
Pagan\’s Mind – God’s Equation
Reviewed: January 2008 Released: 2007, Limb music/IntroMentalRating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Anders Sandvall It has been two years since the Norwegian act Pagan’s Mind released their last album, ENIGMATIC CALLING, which got great media and fan response. Once again the fans are eager to see what Pagan’s Mind is up to. ENIGMATIC…
Pain Principle – Waiting for the Flies
Reviewed: January 2008 Released: 2007, Blind Prophecy Records/Sound PollutionRating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: Anders Sandvall This band started out in 1993 in Orlando Florida recording demos that were released, but it took until 2007 for the band to ink a deal with Blind Prophecy Records and release their debut album. The only…
Persefone – Core
Reviewed: January 2008 Released: 2007, Burning Star Records/IntroMentalRating: 1.0/5 Reviewer: Anders Sandvall Persefone comes from Andorra, the small country between Spain and France. The band started out in 2003 and soon after released their debut TRUTH INSIDE THE SHADES. In 2004 the debut became available to more parts of the…
Random Damage – Human Flytrap
Reviewed: January 2008 Released: 2007, Music Buy Mail/Artist WorkXXRating: 1.0/5 Reviewer: Anders Sandvall Random Damage was founded by the ex-Annihilator drummer Ray Hartmann in 1994. Their debut came out two years later and HUMAN FLYTRAP is the band’s second album to date. Because of the founder’s work in Annihilator I…
Steve Grimmett Band – Personal Crisis
Reviewed: January 2008 Released: 2007, Metal Heaven/Border MusicRating: 2.0/5 Reviewer: Anders Sandvall This project is the brainchild of Steve Grimmett, who is known from bands like Grim Reaper and Onslaught, amongst others. Lately he’s been singing in the melodic metal act Lionheart, but now he’s finally taking the leap into…
Vengeance – Same/Same….But Different Alive
Reviewed: January 2008 Released: 2007, Metal Heaven/Border MusicRating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: Anders Sandvall Last year Vengeance released their comeback album called BACK IN THE RING. They have since changed their record label toured with Axel Rudi Pell and Sinner. The band is now releasing a single live album comprised of their…
Glenn Hughes – Live in Australia – CD
Reviewed: January 2008 Released: 2007, Edel Records/Playground MusicRating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Anders Sandvall Hughes’ last live DVD and CD called SOULFULLY LIVE IN THE CITY OF ANGELS came out in 2004, and now he’s releasing another live album – this time recorded in Australia. Hughes’ latest studio album came out last…
Fight – K5 The War of Words Demos
Reviewed: January 2008 Released: 2007, Metal God Entertainment/CMM.W.RottRating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: Anders Sandvall The Metal God Rob Halford continues to release older material with his 90’s band Fight. Fight saw the light of day just after Halford left Judas Priest in 1992 and this album came shortly thereafter. The album consists…