Reviewed: May 2021 Released: March 2021, BMG Rating: 5/5 Reviewer: Buddy H When I first heard that Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen were teaming up for an album, my knee-jerk reaction was, “Hmmm. I’m not sure how that’s going to work.” We all know Adrian Smith’s remarkable body of work…
Iron Maiden
Invicta “Killers” (by Iron Maiden) video premiere
The band says: We are so stoked to be finally releasing this video! We had a blast making it and we hope our fans and Iron Maiden fans have a blast watching it! Make sure to follow us and stay tuned for the release of this track and lots more…
Best of 2020: Anders Sandvall
01. Pyramaze “Epitaph” It has taken a very long time for this Denmark/USA/Norwegian band to follow up their last album but it was worth the wait! This is strong melodic metal with progressive influences that blows your mind. This is what melodic/progressive metal should sound like and I only…
Malamorte – God Needs Evil
Reviewed: January 2021 Released: 2021, Moribund Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Rossy Maguire MALAMORTE is the new band of Italian scene legend of Alessandro Nunziati and was born in 2009. Fans of Italian metal will recognize Alessandro’s name; this is a man full of talent and dark creativity! He’s a well-known…
Fates Warning – Long Day Good Night
Reviewed: December, 2020 Released: 2020, Metal Blade Records Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Kat Knite I don’t even know where to start with this one. An impressive force in progressive metal for over 35 years, Fates Warning return to the scene with their longest and most epic album yet: Long Day Good Night. Compared…
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…
Popoff, Martin-Empire Of The Clouds (Book Review)
Reviewed: August, 2020 Published: 2020, PowerChord Press Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: JP Most Iron Maiden observers will recognize the bands career has had roughly four distinct phases. These are the Di’ Anno years, the classic ‘height of power’ era, the dark Blaze years and the reformation. We can argue about deeper sub-phases…
VELKHANOS Interview
Interview with Fernando Salmerón (guitars) of VELKHANOS Interview by Kat Knite Facebook – Instagram – Twitter Pre-order ‘The Wrath’: Art Gates Records – Itunes – Google Play VELKHANOS are a five-piece band from Spain that blend Melodic Death Metal and Black Metal, combining extreme brutality with the emotion of heavy metal. They…
Spracklen, Kark Metal Music And The Re-Imagining Of Masculinity, Place, Race and Nation (Book Review)
Reviewed: June, 2020 Published: 2020, Emerald Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP The good people at Emerald Publishing continue to support the advancement of metal studies with another book in their series ‘Emerald Studies In Metal Music And Culture’. Metal Music And The Re-Imagining Of Masculinity, Place, Race and Nation is…
THE 100% OFFICIAL METAL-RULES.COM STAFF PANDEMIC PICKS
THE 100% OFFICIAL METAL-RULES.COM STAFF PANDEMIC PICKS Like most of you, all of us here have been impacted by the global pandemic to one degree or another. If an effort to keep our content fun and relevant we have each selected our personal song that each of us feel best…
Paul Di’Anno – Hell Over Waltrop (Live In Germany)
February 2020 Released: January 31st, 2020 / Metalville Records Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Reviewer: John Haseltine Paul Di’Anno is a man who needs no introduction. Over the years, he has had his share of ups and downs to say the least. And while Iron Maiden is listed as my top…
War Dogs – Die By My Sword
Reviewed: January 2020 Released: 2020, Fighter Records Rating: 2.5/5 Reviewer: Lee Carter Whatever walk of life you pass through, comparisons are always made between you and someone or something else. It may be an overt thing, or something far more subtle, but it is always there. You may even do…
IRON MAIDEN announce 2020 Australian dates for the Legacy of the Beast tour
While west coast Australians are waking up and east coast Australians are staring their day, IRON MAIDEN have released the Australian dates for the 2020 Legacy of the Beast tour. Band members and crew created a teaser last week with clues as to which country would benefit from the next…
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…
MARTIN POPOFF Releases IRON MAIDEN book: Where Eagles Dare: Iron Maiden in the ’80s
Calling all ‘Edbangers! My new book Where Eagles Dare: Iron Maiden in the ‘80s has just arrived—box upon box—and is ready for signing and shipping. It’s a hefty 288 pages, with my usual tipped-in sections of colour photography, every song examined deeply and all that. You’ve all been very…