Canadian Metal heroes ANVIL release a new digital single and video for the song “Bitch In The Box” today! The song is taken from their current studio album “Pounding The Pavement”. “Pounding The Pavement” was released in January 2018 through SPV/Steamhammer as a digipak version (+1 bonus track and…
Jon Schaffer’s Purgatory – Purgatory
Reviewed: February 2019 Released: 2018, Century Media Records Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Kieron Hayes So, a quick intro for those who might require it: Purgatory was what Iced Earth was called before it was Iced Earth, in effect a prototype of the band (similar to Burn the Priest for Lamb of…
Patterson, Dayal & Tolis, Sakis – Non Serviam:The Official Story of Rotting Christ (Book review)
Authors: Patterson, Dayal & Tolis, Sakis Title: Non Serviam-The Official Story Of Rotting Christ Publishers: Cult Never Dies Released: 2018 Reviewed: Feb 2019 Rating: 4.5/5 The market for books about Black Metal bands continues to grow rapidly. There have been books by (or about) Moonspell, Behemoth, Mayhem, Cradle Of Filth,…
Alcatrazz-The Official Bootleg Box-Set 1983-1986
Alcatrazz – The Official Bootleg Box-Set 1983-1986 Released: 2018, HNE Recordings/ Cherry Red Reviewed: Feb 2019 Reviewer: JP Rating: 4/5 Many metal fans of a certain age, who grew up in the pre-digital era, still appreciate the art of the physical product and will pay to support that interest.…
Johannesson, Ikas & Klingberg, Jon – Blood, Fire, Death-The Swedish Metal Story (Book Review)
Authors: Ika Johannesson & Jon Jefferson Klingberg Title:Blood, Fire, Death-The Swedish Metal Story Publishers: Feral House Released: 2018 Reviewed: Feb 2019 Reviews: JP Rating: 4.5/5 The good folks at Feral House have always had a good reputation of bringing cult, underground, avante-garde and interesting topic matters to…
Basilysk – Emergence
Reviewed: February 2019 Released: 2019, Self-Released Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Courtney Solloway These guys know how to rock and they know how to rock hard. Especially with a death metal anthem spanning nearly sixteen minutes. This band is completely insane and I’m here for it but you need to buckle in…
The Three Tremors – The Three Tremors
Reviewed: February 2019 Released: 2019, Steel Cartel Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Beandog “Three times louder than a sonic boom. Three fingers on the hand of doom!” This is the description used on the press release to describe the brand new collaboration from three of heavy metal’s more formidable vocalists: Tim “Ripper”…
Eglinton, Mark – Lacuna Coil: Nothing Stands In Our Way (Book Review)
REVIEWED: February 2019 RELEASED: November 2018 PUBLISHER: Rocket 88 RATING: 5 out of 5 REVIEWER: Lord Of The Wasteland Rocket 88 is making quite a name for itself in the high-end book market. With affordable, all-encompassing memoirs on Dream Theater and Sepultura already to its credit, big beautiful editions of…
Swallow the Sun – When a Shadow is Forced Into the Light
Reviewed: February 2019 Released: 2019, Century Media Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kieron Hayes I haven’t properly listened to Swallow the Sun since their melodic death-doom debut, so this will be something of an update and education. I have read about their works though: I know that Songs From the North…
Velvet Viper-Respice Finem
Velvet Viper – Respice Finem Label: GMR Music Group Released: 2018 Reviewer: Manos X Rating: 2.5/5 Velvet Viper must be one of the most unexpected returns to the music world. For those who don’t Velvet Viper were formed around in 1990 Germany after singer Jutta Reinhold left Zed Yago while having…
Slow – IV – Mythologiae
Reviewed: February 2019 Released: 2019, www.code666.net/ Rating: 5/5 Reviewer: Courtney Solloway This album is hauntingly beautiful. It’s completely unlike anything I have ever heard before. I’ve done a doom metal album this month and unfortunately it wasn’t to my taste, however, this is something entirely different. From the very start, the…
Valkyrja – Throne Ablaze
Reviewed: [February, 2019] Released: [2018, W.T.C. Productions] Rating: [3/5] Reviewer: Peter Atkinson If there’s one persistent knock on Swedish black/death metal mob Valkyrja it’s that their songs are often just too damn long for the kind of music they present. With a visceral, snub-nosed approach that recalls Marduk, Dark Funeral…
Dokken-Return To The East Live (2016) (DVD Review)
Dokken – Return To The East Live (2016) Released: 2018 Reviewed: Feb, 2019 Reviewer: JP Rating: 3.5/5 It’s time to debut a double, digital, dose of deadly Dokken DVD’s. I’ve been on a bit of a Dokken kick lately after so I decided to review UNCHAIN THE NIGHT a Dokken…
Popoff, Martin-Riff Raff:The Top 250 Heavy Metal Songs Of The 70’s (Book Review)
Author: Martin Popoff Title: Riff Raff-The Top 250 Heavy Metal Songs of The 70’s Publisher: PowerChord Press Year: 2018 Reviewed: Feb 2019 Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: JP Long time readers of my book reviews will know that I’m a big fan of the writing of Martin Popoff. I’ve probably reviewed about 50…
Akerlund, Jonas, (Dir.) Lords Of Chaos (Film Review)
Director: Jonas Akerlund Film: Lords Of Chaos Studio: 4 1/2 Films, Vice Films Released: 2019 Reviewed: Feb 2019 Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: JP I don’t think there has been a Metal-themed film that has been so politically and culturally charged as LORDS OF CHAOS. Most Metal DVD’s are what they are;…