Renowned from bands like King Diamond, Sabaton, Mercyful Fate, Therion, Dream Evil, Dimmu Borgir, Notre Dame, Memento Mori, Denner/Shermann etc., multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw will soon be unleashing his autobiography, ‘The Book of Heavy Metal’ (named after his most popular anthem to date, written for former band Dream Evil). The book’s…
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Popoff, Martin-Black Funeral (Book Review)
Reviewed: March 2020 Released: 2020, Publisher: PowerChord Press Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: JP I must admit I’ve written so many reviews of great books by Martin Popoff it is getting harder and harder to try to keep my comments, original and interesting and ‘fresh’, which is a word not often deployed…
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…
Mercyful Fate / King Diamond guitarist Michael Denner is back with a new band. Denner’s Inferno: “In Amber” is out now
Last week we released the latest work of the guitarist that created some of the most reverenced riffs from the history of heavy metal. DENNER’S INFERNO is Michael Denner’s new band and “In Amber” is the debut album from this exciting, new heavy rock project that will please all doom and obscure 70’s…
Michael Denner to release new album in November
Mercyful Fate / King Diamond guitarist Michael Denner is back with new album “In Amber” from his new band DENNER’S INFERNO. Michael Denner is a very well-known name in the international rock/metal scene, as a former guitarist in the two most influential Danish rock/metal bands ever: Mercyful Fate and King…
Mercyful Fate returns in 2020
NEVER BREAK THE OATH MERCYFUL FATE will be playing an unspecified number of concerts throughout Europe during the summer of 2020, including COPENHELL. It will be the “9” lineup, featuring: Hank Shermann – Guitar King Diamond – Vocals Bjarne T Holm – Drums Mike Wead – Guitar with Joey Vera on the…
King Diamond – Songs For The Dead Live
King Diamond – Songs For The Dead Live March 2019 Released: January 25th, 2019 / Metal Blade Records Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Reviewer: John Haseltine The mighty King is back! Well, in a sense. While King is putting the finishing touches on some new material for us to devour, we…
Chevalier – Chapitre II
October 2018 Released: September 21st, 2018 / Gates Of Hell Records Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Reviewer: John Haseltine Gates Of Hell Records is proud to present the reissue on vinyl the sold-out and highly sought after Ep by Chevalier. This is my first introduction to the band, as what may…
Snowy Shaw interview
Interviewed by EvilG Snowy Shaw is a name I’ve known for about 30yrs. Like many long time metalheads, my introduction to him was as the drummer for the great King Diamond. Since then he’s worn many hats in many different bands (Dream Evil, Therion, Memento Mori, Sabaton, Dimmu Borgir, Ill…
From Hell’s Heart: The top 5 songs about Ancient Egypt
From Hell’s Heart: What are the top 5 songs about Ancient Egypt? This will be the first in a series about history. We won’t do a history one every week, just now and then. The idea is, loads of metal bands derive lyrical inspiration from history. Some bands even build…
MERCYFUL FATE Guitarist’s SHERMANN TANK Post New Video For ‘The Bloodbath Begins’
MERCYFUL FATE guitarist Hank Shermann’s new band, SHERMANN TANK – described as metal with crushing brutality, relentless guitar attacks and vocals from the depths of hell… dark and melodically captivating – have released a video for the track ‘The Bloodbath Begins’. “This is what Shermann Tank is all about; classic…
Martin Popoff releases four new “making of” eBooks!
Acclaimed Canadian metal author and journalist Martin Popoff has released four new “making of” eBooks. Head to www.zunior.com and stick Martin Popoff name in the search or hit/paste the links below. Each are sweet ‘n’ easy pdfs with color pictures, and lotsa previously unpublished interview footage with the bands. 1)…
Official KING DIAMOND Merch Store and Website Now Live!
King Diamond guest on upcoming episode of That Metal Show! King Diamond fans, rejoice! Metal Blade Records has teamed up with the infamous master of metal himself, KING DIAMOND, to unleash a brand new official website and line of official merchandise. KingDiamondCoven.com is the new go-to spot for all things…
King Diamond – Sweden Rock 2012 Press Conference
Sweden Rock Press Conference June 8th, 2012 Did you know…King has never seen Star Wars? 🙂 In this press conference, King says the show at Sweden Rock will be their biggest production ever. Also discussed is the possibility of new material from the King Diamond band ("Not quite YET"….). …
SNOWY SHAW : Live Album Details / Cover Artwork Revealed !
SNOWY SHAW is Alive! …is the title of the brand new live album with Snowy Shaw. After more than 20 years professionally in the music business with countless bands and projects Snowy Shaw has earned a reputation as a multi talented artist and instrumentalist. As well as composer, lyricist, designer…