Reviewed: January, 2022 Published: 2021, Savage Heart Rating: 5/5 Reviewer: JP I suspect that many North American fans like myself were first exposed to Pretty Maids with the release of the first video and single ‘Future World’ from the album of the same name. I recall so clearly the video…
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Shotgun Facelift – Dakota Blood Stampede
Reviewed: October 2021 Released: 2021, Eclipse records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Svetlana Likhacheva Shotgun Facelift, the melodic groove metal five-piece from North Dakota, are ready to present their brand new record, Dakota Blood Stampede. After a long break and major line-up changes, the band has a stronger setup than ever. Moreover,…
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…
Tygers Of Pan Tang – Majors & Minors
Reviewed: April 2021 Released: 2021 Mighty Music, SPV, Believe Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Shäman Cröwe The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) has left its mark on the face of metal in such an indelible way that it is impossible to ignore. Of the many bands that were associated with the musical movement out…
Yfantis, Vasileios-Power Ballads (Book Review)
Reviewed: April 2021 Released: 2021, Indie Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP I have no problem admitting (as if it there should be some shame or guilt) that I love power ballads. I have an 80’/90’s ballads play-list on my iPod that is several hundred songs long. From 2013 to 2016 I…
Morrigu – In Turbulence
Reviewed: March 2021 Released: 2021, Ghost Sound Media Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine Returning with their fourth full-length In Turbulence, Morrigu are a Swiss metal band founded in 1999 by Mirko and Severin Bunder (ex-Eluveitie). Starting out as a doom/death metal outfit, they have forged a more melodic and progressive…
Interview with Jaded Star
Interview with Maxi Nil (Singer/songwriter) Interview by Demitri Levantis Follow the band: www.facebook.com/jadedstarofficial www.instagram.com/jadedstarofficial/ jadedstar.bandcamp.com/ With the release of their second album “Realign” on the horizon, I caught up with Greek melodic metal group, Jaded Star to discuss what the band has been up to this year.
Jaded Star – Realign
Reviewed: December 2020 Released: 2020, Noble Demon Rating: 2/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis Realign is the second album from Greek melodic metal act Jaded Star. Melody is certainly the way to describe these Greeks as they don’t seem to employ anything with a particularly extreme or hefty punch in their output.…
Succsexx-Sexx Machine
Reviewed: December,2020 Released: 2020, FNA Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: JP Man, is this ever a nostalgic gem for me! I was very excited when I learned that the good people at FNA Records were going to release SEXX MACHINE. I had the pleasure of seeing this band in Toronto back…
L.A. Guns-Renegades
Reviewed: December 2020 Released: November 2020, Golden Robot Records Rating: 3.75/5 Reviewer: Buddy H Well, well, well…. we finally have what is likely to be one of the most polarizing and controversial releases of 2020. It would be extremely easy for me, or any other connoisseur of all things hard…
Pyramaze – Epitaph
Reviewed: November, 2020 Released: 2020, AFM Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Erich Pyramaze recently signed with AFM Records and will release their new album, EPITAPH on November 13. Most reading this probably know about the band, but briefly this Danish outfit released their debut album in 2004, sporting a power metal…
Shining Black – Shining Black
Reviewed: August, 2020 Released: 2020, Frontiers Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Erich Frontiers Records can always be counted on to help put together interesting projects from different artists on their label. The latest is a collaboration between singer Mark Boals (Yngwie Malmsteen, Royal Hunt) and guitarist Olaf Thorsen (Labyrinth, Vision Divine).…
Y&T-On With The Show (DVD Review)
Reviewed: June 2020 Released: 2019, Meanstreak Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: JP Y&T is still in decent rotation in my listening so I was very glad to the get Y&T documentary on DVD for my birthday. The package itself is a little disappointing, it is not housed in a DVD case, it…
PRETTY MAIDS – Maid In Japan
Reviewed: July, 2020 Released: 2020, Frontiers Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP Although it is certainly not a contest, I’m probably the biggest Pretty Maids fan on staff here at Metal-Rules.com. So when the band released their fourth live album, for me it was a no-brainer to review. When I reviewed the…