Does this band need any introduction? If a death/black metal banger ain’t aware of Possessed, it’s about time they get a lesson in just how important and influential Possessed have been for the thrash/death/black genre. Frontman Jeff Becerra put Possessed back together for a Wacken show in 2007. After some…
Cult Of Luna – A Dawn to Fear
Reviewed: October, 2019 Released: October, Metal Blade Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Jesse Edwards Cult of Luna, it feels like I’ve known this band forever, and yet, I don’t think I’ve ever heard a single note of their music. Maybe it’s because I continually confuse them with Lacuna Coil – I…
Brutal Assault 2020 – More band booked
Before we will indulge in our favourite thing to do, that is announcing bands for our 25th anniversary, first let’s get to some technical stuff many of you have been asking about since the first day after the fest. In the upcoming couple days we are going to update the…
Steel Panther – Heavy Metal Rules
Steel Panther – Heavy Metal Rules Reviewed: October, 2019 Released: 2019, Steel Panther Inc. Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Celtic Bob HEAVY METAL RULES is the band’s follow-up to 2017’s LOWER THE BAR. As you’d expect, this album is chock full of sex & drugs (like most good albums). So break out…
Karyn Crisis Gospel of the Witches – Covenant
Reviewed: October 2019 Released: 2019 Aural Music Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Peter Atkinson Just in time for Halloween, the second album from Karyn Crisis Gospel Of The Witches arrives to make a fitting soundtrack for the season. Grim, eerie and rooted in the occult, Covenant quite effectively captures the feel of…
Algebra – Pulse?
Algebra – Pulse? Reviewed: October 2019 Released: September 2019, Unspeakable Axe Records Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: John Haseltine Unspeakable Axe Records is proud to present the latest powerhouse released by Switzerland’s own Algebra. Algebra formed back in 2008 and has not had much of a problem getting their sound…
Imperium Dekadenz – When We Are Forgotten
Imperium Dekadenz – When We Are Forgotten Reviewed: October 2019 Released: August 30th, 2019 / Napalm Records Rating: 5 / 5 Reviewer: John Haseltine If I’ve said it once prior, I need to take a moment and mention it again. When it comes to black metal, I can be a…
Winterfylleth – The Siege of Mercia (Live at Bloodstock 2017)
Reviewed: October 2019 Released: 2019, Candlelight Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis If there’s one thing the live album format is brilliant for, it is to remind gig and festival goers of the many fun times they had when they caught their favourite bands and artists live. In this case,…
Diabolical Mental State – Diabolical World
Reviewed: October 2019 Released: 2019 – Self Released Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Beandog Formed in 2012, Diabolical Mental State’s debut album has been a long time coming. That’s not to suggest the band haven’t been busy. By all accounts there is a healthy underground metal scene in Lisbon which the band…
Acid Death-Primal Energies
Reviewed: October 2019 Released: 2019, 7hard Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Helias After completing a two-decade of existence as a band (there was a 10-year hiatus meanwhile), Acid Death are back with its new 6th deadly strike, PRIMAL ENERGIES This Greek death metal act is among those bands that work really hard,…
Popoff, Martin-Where Eagles Dare Iron Maiden in the 80’s (Book Review)
Where Eagles Dare (Book review) Published: 2019, PowerChord Press Reviewed: October, 2019 Reviewer: JP Rating: 3.5/5 Is there such thing as ‘Metal Fatigue’? The True Metal warrior in me shouts….NEVER! However, even I must admit even I had a very slight (very slight) amount of trepidation in tackling reading and reviewing…
Nevaria – Finally Free
Reviewed: October 2019 Released: 2019, Dr. Music Records Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine Formed in Bayreuth, Germany, Nevaria are a symphonic metal band comprising of ex-Dawn of Destiny lead vocalist Tanja Schneider, keyboardist Markus Spiethaler, guitarist Kim Wölfel, bassist Kevin Deese, and drummer Alexander Dahlen. Finally Free is their eleven-track…
Ellefson David (with Thom Hazaert) More Life With Deth (Book Review)
More Life With Deth (Book review) Published: 2019, Jawbone Press Reviewed: October, 2019 Reviewer: JP Rating: 4/5 Back in early 2014 David Ellefson published his first autobiography MY LIFE WITH DETH. I had the pleasure of reviewing it and enjoyed the book very much. In my review at the time…
Zazula Jon – Heavy Tales: The Metal. The Music. The Madness. (Book review)
Heavy Tales: The Metal. The Music. The Madness. (Book review) Published: 2019, Crazed Management Reviewed: October, 2019 Reviewer: JP Rating: 4/5 As much as I really enjoy reading autobiographies by my favourite Metal musicians, they can be, at times, a bit one dimensional or repetitive. For my tastes as an…
Arctos – Beyond The Grasp of Mortal Hands
Reviewed: October, 2019 Released: 2019, Northern Silence Productions Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Ambra Chilenwa Wintry beauty and melodies of nature are intelligently picked up by Canadian melodic black metal group Arctos in their new album, “Beyond the Grasp of Mortal Hands”. Two years after their EP release, they have explored ways…