Reviewed: August, 2020 Released: 2020, Independent Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: Cristóbal Torres Inner Circles is a very interesting one man project led by John O’Kelly. He took care of guitars, bass, keys and programming. Recently in August released a self titled EP with 5 tracks developing a very atmospheric…
Havukruunu – Uinuos syömein sota
Reviewed: September, 2020 Released: 2020, Naturmacht Productions Rating: 5 / 5 Reviewer: The Elitist Metalhead Finland’s Havukruunu came across my radar in December of 2017 when I happened to come across their sophomore full length, KELLE SURUT SOI. I was immediately intrigued with how they could be compared to Moonsorrow…
Afterpain – The Endless Cycle
Reviewed: August, 2020 Released: 2020, Independent Rating: 3.5 / 5 Reviewer: Cristóbal Torres After six years of being created, the Argentine band Afterpain released their debut album entitled: THE ENDLESS CYCLE. In January of last year the band released an EP where they let us hear a taste of what…
Samer El Nahhal – Supernova Kill Road
Reviewed: October, 2020 Released: 2020 / Independent Rating: 3 / 5 Reviewer: Cristóbal Torres After being part of Lordi for fourteen years, Samer El Nahhal released his first solo album called: SUPERNOVA KILL ROAD. Although his main publicity hook is to say that he was the bass player known as…
Valvera – Cycle Of Disaster
Review Date: October 2020 Released: 2020, Brutal Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: RC2000 Hailing from Sao Paulo, Brazil, thrashers Valvera have released their debut album CYCLE OF DISASTER. Right away it sounds like these guys have been playing for a while; the skill level here isn’t your average debut from a…
ADAMANTIS – Far Flung Realm
Reviewed: October, 2020 Released: 2020, Independent Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Cristóbal Torres Adamantis is a Heavy / Power band from Brighton, Massachusetts born in 2016. In 2018 they released their first EP titled: THUNDERMARK, which allowed them to resonate on the Boston scene by opening concerts for some bands.…
Skeletal Remains – The Entombment of Chaos
Review Date: October 2020 Released: 2020, Century Media Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: RC2000 Two years after the release of Devouring Mortality, California death metallers Skeletal Remains are back with their fourth album THE ENTOMBMENT OF CHAOS. The beautifully macabre cover art by Dan Seagrave gives a pretty good indication of what’s…
Transcendence – Towards Obscurities Beyond
Review Date: October 2020 Released: 2020, Blood Harvest Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: RC2000 After listening to a lot of power metal lately, I put in the latest from Transcendence (Los Angeles) and it was like cutting through it all with a chainsaw. TOWARDS OBSCURITIES BEYOND is the band’s latest full -length…
Isenmor – Shieldbrother
Reviewed: October, 2020 Released: 2020 / Independent Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: Cristóbal Torres Isenmor is a folk metal band from Baltimore, Maryland formed in 2014. After a four year hiatus, the band has returned to release its debut full length album called: SHIELDBROTHER, a totally independent work which tells…
Traveler – Termination Shock
Reviewed: September, 2020 Released: 2020 Gates of Hell Records Rating: 5/5 Reviewer: The Elitist Metalhead I first heard Traveler not long after their self titled debut came out. I was immediately smitten with their take on traditional heavy metal. The New Wave of Traditional Metal has been in full force…
Deadscape – Demo 2020
Review Date: October 2020 Released: 2020, Independent Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: RC2000 Now here’s something you don’t see every day – some female-fronted melodeath from Bulgaria! I admit I had to look at a world atlas and ‘refresh my memory’ as to where that is. Now Bulgaria can add quality melodeath…
Black Fate – Interview with drummer Nikos Sintzilonis
Interview by Cristóbal Torres Black Fate is just about to release its fourth album this very October: ITHACA, and, just like the Odyssey, this album will be a great journey through music. It is the first time in six years that the band has released new material, and we wondered…
Song of Anhubis Interview
Interview by Cristóbal Torres Song of Anhubis is a band from Spain which is ready to release its sophomore album called “Reversed Reflection” due on October 23rd. In this interview the band talks about how it was working with a very famous Spanish pop scene producer in order to achieve…
Joey Vera of Armored Saint on New CD, Punching the Sky – We Want Our Music To Be Authentic!
Interviewed by Robert Cavuoto Armored Saint will be releasing their latest CD, Punching the Sky, on October 23rd via Metal Blade Records. This new CD sees the band returning with a diverse, attitude-drenched collection of songs. It’s everything the band’s faithful followers have come to expect from Armored Saint while…
Anthea – Interview with Diego Valadez
Interview by Cristóbal Torres Anthea is a symphonic metal band from Los Angeles, California. It was formed by Diego Valadez back in 2015 in a somewhat spontaneous way; he had no idea what his personal project would become. The band will release its debut album ILLUSION by the end of…