Reviewed: September, 2021 Released: 2017, ECW Press Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: JP I’ve never been a member of the cult of Bon Scott. Do I admire him? Yes. Respect? Most certainly. Enjoy? Frequently. However, I’ve stopped just short of the hero worship demonstrated by many fans. If will be…
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Quick Jabs for September 2021
Welcome to the one year Anniversary of “Quick Jabs.” We started this section to post an assortment of shorter reviews for albums that we have checked out or may have missed out on in previous months. With so many album releases, it has been great for me and the artists…
Bloodbound – Creatures of the Dark Realm
Reviewed: August 2021 Released: 2021, AFM Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Jack Merry Swedish power metal outfit Bloodbound have returned in 2021 with their ninth studio album entitled Creatures of the Dark Realm, the follow-up to 2019’s well-received Rise of the Dragon Empire. Continuing the trend of anthemic, fist-pumping power metal akin…
Kix-Can’t Stop The Show:The Return Of Kix-A documentary (DVD Review)
Reviewed: June 2021 Released: 2016, Loud & Proud Rating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: JP This is one of those annoying releases that suffers from an identity crisis. Is it a documentary DVD with a bonus live album? Or is it a Live album with a bonus documentary DVD? It is packaged as a…
Oxblood Forge – Decimator
Reviewed: July 2021 Released: 2021, Independent Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Jack Merry Hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, traditional heavy metal outfit Oxblood Forge have unleashed their latest studio effort entitled Decimator onto the world. This is an old-school power metal album through and through, reminiscent of early Hammerfall and Edguy, with tales of myths, legends, dragons,…
Quick Jabs for June 2021
This is a new monthly section where we will post an assortment of shorter reviews for albums that we have checked out or may have missed out on previously. The reviews are short and to the point, thus the tile “Quick Jabs”. Sleepless – Blood Libel March 12th, 2021 –…
Interview with Don Dewulf of The Wring
Interview by EvilG Don Dewulf is the creative mind behind The Wring, a musical adventure chock full of proggy riffs, angry lyrics, and a heavy dose of melody. He is releasing a second album this year, “The Wring² Project Cipher” that boasts the work of several seasoned, professional musicians, making…
Interview with IMMORTAL SYNN
Interview with Tony Z (IMMORTAL SYNN) Interview by Jack Merry 14th May 2021
Kickin’ Valentina – bass player Chris Tayler
Bass player Chris Tayler – Kickin’ Valentina Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks Fernando Reis at Mighty Music/Target Group for setting up the interview Thanks to Mighty Music for the promo pictures of the band. Here’s a shorter interview with Kickin’ Valentina from Atlanta, Georgia U.S. Early this year the band…
JIZZY PEARL’S LOVE/HATE release new single ‘Soul Mama’ on 14th May on Golden Robot Records.
JIZZY PEARL’S LOVE/HATE presents the first single off his new Golden Robot release! ‘Soul Mama’ is set for release on 14th May on all digital platforms. ‘Soul Mama’ is a rockin’-sockin’, hard-hitting rock anthem in the tradition of AC/DC and Led Zeppelin. The track is from Pearl’s upcoming sixth solo…
The Almighty-Welcome To Defiance
Reviewed: May, 2021 Released: 2021, Cherry Red / HNE Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP There are a handful of Hard Rock bands that have enough fire-power, grit, sleaze, and balls to be easily accepted into the Metal community. I don’t think the band would care one way or the other…
Christian Liljegren – Melodic Passion
Reviewed: May, 2021 Released: 2021, Melodic Passion Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Jack Merry With 35 years as a hard rock/metal singer and nearly 40 albums worth of experience, Christian Liljegren has established himself as one of the most productive metal musicians on the metal scene. His debut solo project, released under…
MacDonald, Bruno-666 Songs (Book review)
Reviewed: April 2021 Released: 2020, Lawrence King Publishing Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP This is a really, really great book and I like it a lot but we need to address the elephant in the room. This is not really a book about ‘Metal’. In his introduction author and all…
Band of Spice – By The Corner of Tomorrow
Reviewed: April 2021 Released: 2021, Scarlet Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Jack Merry Beginning his time in the music industry as the vocalist and bass player for 90s’ stoner metal band Spiritual Beggars, Swedish musician and songwriter Christian “Spice” Sjöstrand has a fondness for 1970s’ hard rock and has incorporated elements…
Alice Cooper-Detroit Stories
Reviewed: April 2021 Released: 2021, Ear Music Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP It looks like Alice is feeling nostalgic. Following up quickly on the heels of the BREADCRUMBS covers EP in late 2019, Alice has dropped his 21st solo album DETROIT STORIES. I day nostalgic because as legend has it, Detroit…