Reviewed: November, 2020 Released: 2020, WormHoleDeath Rating: 5/5 Reviewer: Cristóbal Torres Wings of Destiny is, to me, the most amazing power metal band you could ever hear. They come from Costa Rica and since 2015 it has released four studio albums, BALLADS (2020) is the latest one. We can say…
Album Reviews
Enslaved – Utgard
Reviewed: November, 2020 Released: October 2, 2020 Nuclear Blast Rating: 5/5 Reviewer: The Elitist Metalhead The release of a new Enslaved album is always an event to me. In their 29 year career, they have yet to release a bad album. In my eyes, this band can do no wrong. There…
Terravore – Vortex of Perishment
Reviewed: November, 2020 Released: November 27, 2020 Punishment 18 Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: The Elitist Metalhead There are a lot of bands that can call themselves old school thrash but that label can sometimes be misleading. Bulgaria’s Terravore wants there to be no misunderstanding, they play real thrash bordering on death…
Hrom – Legends of Powerheart: Part II
Reviewed: November, 2020 Released: September 25, 2020 Hoove Child Records Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: The Elitist Metalhead Canada’s Hrom actually came to my attention thanks to Traveler and Gatekeeper vocalist Jean-Pierre Abboud. He posted a video to Facebook and I am so glad he did. The video he posted was Hrom’s third…
Arrayan Path – The Marble Gates to Apeiron
Reviewed: November, 2020 Released: November 27, 2020 Pitch Black Records Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: The Elitist Metalhead Arrayan Path is a name I had heard but I was not familiar with their work. Beginning as Arryan Path, they modified their name in 2011 as to not be associated with the racial…
Fates Warning – Long Day Good Night
Reviewed: November, 2020 Released: 2020, Metal Blade Records Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Erich This year, 2020, has been a miserable year. Musicians and bands are suffering as much or more than everyone else, as tours and concert halls remain shuttered in much of the world. When Fates Warning feels the call…
1945 – Live in Pandemia
Reviewed: November, 2020 Released: 2020 Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Cristóbal Torres 1945 is a band from Salamanca, Spain born in 2016. In mid-September the group presented Live In Pandemia, a concert recorded at the Center for Performing Arts and Music in their city, taking advantage of the fact that the local…
Shaw, Snowy, -The Book Of Heavy Metal (Book Review)
Reviewed: November, 2020 Released: 2020, WunderWurld Rating: 5/5 Reviewer: JP I was very excited to read the new autobiography of Snowy Shaw. At one point I stopped and wondered why I was looking forward to this book so much. I mean, after all it is ‘just’ another autobiography from a…
Protokult – Transcending The Ruins
Reviewed: November 2020 Released: 2020 Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Lee Carter It’s not often that you come across a band that neatly encapsulates the more po-faced nature of supposedly “traditional” or straight-forward metal with the boozy fun times of a party band, but here we are with PROTOKULT. It’s a bit…
May, Jesse- Money Hacks For Old Millennials and Metalheads (Book review)
Reviewed: November, 2020 Released: 2020, Independent Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP I’m a sucker for any books that tie in with Heavy Metal even if I’m not that interested in the core subject. However in our quest to review every Metal book every I was very pleased to read and enjoy…
Act of Creation – The Uncertain Light
Reviewed: November 2020 Released: 2020, Black Sunset Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Jack Merry The Uncertain Light is the brand new fourth studio album from the German death metal heavyweights Act of Creation. Born from the ashes of the nineties German band E605, guitarist Carsten Schluch didn’t hesitate to form a new outfit with…
Popoff, Martin – Limelight (Book review)
Reviewed: November, 2020 Released: 2020, ECW Press Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: JP Aptly titled LIMELIGHT, Martin Popoff in conjunction with ECW has published Part two of the definitive Rush trilogy. I did a fairly in-depth review about the background layout and design of this trilogy, when I reviewed Part I,…
Iron Angel – Emerald Eyes
November 2020 October 2nd, 2020 / Mighty Music Rating: 4.5 / 5 Reviewer: John Haseltine It sure as heck does not seem like it has already been two years since Iron Angel released HELLBOUND, but it has. For those who may not be familiar, Iron Angel is one of the…
Eleine – Dancing In Hell
Reviewed: November 2020 Released: 2020, Black Lodge Records Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Lana Likhacheva Swedish symphonic metal band Eleine come to present their rapidly growing fanbase with their new epic full-length album, “Dancing In Hell”. The strong support of their label with online marketing and previous great releases alone almost ensured…
Fuck The Facts – Pleine Noirceur
Reviewed: [November 2020] Released [2020 Noise Salvation Records] Rating [4/5] Reviewer: Peter Atkinson Ottawa grind faction Fuck The Facts are back with their first album in five years, which is nothing too unusual for the band as their pace for pumping out full-lengths has slowed considerably since issuing six LPs…