October 2020 September 4th, 2020 / Frontiers Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Reviewer: John Haseltine Here we have the latest album, EVEN THE DEVIL BELIEVES, by none other than the mighty Stryper. Yep, I said it! Stryper is a band that does not need any introduction if you have been around…
Album Reviews
Gehlke, David- No Celebration-The Official Story Of Paradise Lost (Book Review)
Reviewed: September, 2020 Released: 2019, Decibel Books Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: JP Like many Metal-minded folks, I grew up physically swapping albums back and forth, lending and borrowing and just exploring music with friends, as one did before the advent of the information superhighway. One of my favourite memories of Paradise…
Raven – Metal City
October 2020 September 18th, 2020 / Steamhammer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Reviewer: John Haseltine There is no denying the influence and impact Raven’s early albums had on the hard rock and metal community in the ’80s. Early ’80’s that is. Raven was right up there as one of my…
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…
Mudrian, Albert (ed.) The Decibel Hall Of Fame Anthology Volume III (Book Review)
Reviewed: September, 2020 Released: 2019, Decibel Books Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP Here we go with Round Three of Decibels illustrious Hall of Fame anthologies. It is hard to believe that the first book in the trilogy, PRECIOUS METAL was published ten years ago. Volume III has the same design…
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.…
Glenn Hughes-The Official Bootleg Box Set Vol 3 (1995-2010)
Reviewed: September, 2020 Released: 2020, Cherry Red / Hear No Evil Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP It’s a good time to be a fan of Glenn Hughes but perhaps for the wrong reasons. Let’s face it, Glenn is …how shall I put this delicately? He is in the twilight years of…
Brother Firetribe – Feel The Burn
Reviewed: October, 2020 Released: 2020, OMN Label Services Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Erich Listen to opening track “I Salute You” from Brother Firetribe’s fifth LP FEEL THE BURN, you would be justified in believing that you were hearing a song from the soundtrack to the 1986 film Iron Eagle. The truth…
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…
RAGEHAMMER – Into Certain Death
Reviewed: September 2020 Released: 2020, Pagan Records Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Rossy Maguire Ragehammer formed in 2011 in Kraków, inspired by the Gods from Venom, Sodom, Bathory, and Impaled Nazarene, aimed at everyone and everything holy and correct. From their first demo “War Hawks” (Mythrone Promotion, 2012), through the full-length debut…
Hunt, C.V. (Ed.) Horrorama (Book Review)
Reviewed: September, 2020 Released: 2020, Grindhouse Press Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP When it comes to my choices in entertainment, I’m not really a mainstream pop culture person, I like the lesser known and the underground. However, with exception of Heavy Metal, I am a dabbler. I like a bit of…
Manowar-Blood Of The Kings Volume I (Book Review)
Reviewed: September, 2020 Released: 2020, Magic Circle Music Rating: 5/5 Reviewer: JP If there ever was a band that is overdue for a book it is mighty Manowar. The army of immortals have asked and the band has heeded the call and delivered…THE BLOOD OF THE KINGS VOL I. Long…
Various Artists-NWOBHM Thunder (Box-set)
Reviewed: September, 2020 Released: 2020, Cherry Red / Hear No Evil Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: JP This is really cool. Have you ever wanted to dig a little deeper into the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal but can’t afford the outrageous prices for rare, out-of-print vinyl that is now already 35-40…