INTERVIEW WITH TAINA BERGAMASCHI OF CRYPTA Crypta consisting of ex-members of Nervosa and Burning Witches is about to release the debut album ECHOES OF THE SOUL on Napalm Rec. The album stands for the vicious and brutal thrash/death metal outburst. Metal-Rules.Com contacted the guitarist of Crypta, Taina Bergamaschi, to talk…
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Bloody Hammers – Songs Of Unspeakable Terror
Reviewed: February, 2021 Released: 2021, Napalm Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Erich The husband-and-wife team of Devalia and Anders Manga are back and releasing their sixth album in SONGS OF UNSPEAKABLE TERROR. Hailing from Transylvania (County that is in North Carolina), Bloody Hammers continues to mine gothic horror themes delivered with…
Bloodletter – Funeral Hymns
Reviewed: January 2021 Released: 2020, Napalm Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Rossy Maguire Bloodletter hails from Chicago, Illinois. A city that has a turbulent past and that has been home to a booming rock and metal-scene ever since the 60’s up to now. A shared love for metal brought these four…
Nervosa – Perpetual Chaos
Reviewed: [January 2021] Released [2021 Napalm Records] Rating [4/5] Reviewer: Peter Atkinson After the Brazilian thrash trio Nervosa imploded last spring when bassist/vocalist Fernanda Lira and drummer Luana Dametto quit, founding guitarist and lone remaining member Prika Amaral didn’t waste any time getting the band regrouped and rearmed. Eight months…
Human Fortress – Epic Tales and Untold Stories
Reviewed: January 2021 Released: January 2021, Napalm Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Buddy H The epic power metal force Human Fortress are back one short year after their last studio album with the compilation, EPIC TALES AND UNTOLD STORIES. The EPIC TALES portion of this album is a collection of “Best…
DevilDriver – Dealing With Demons Volume I
Reviewed: November 2020 Released: 2020, Napalm Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Kieron Hayes Dealing With Demons, Volume I is the eighth (ninth if we count 2018’s covers album, Outlaws ‘Til the End, also a Volume I) studio album from DevilDriver, one of the biggest names in modern US groove metal alongside…
GRAVE DIGGER-Fields Of Blood
Reviewed: July, 2020 Released: 2020, Napalm Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP Metal-Rules.com has had a history of supporting Grave Digger since the very beginning. We have reviewed just about everything the band has ever done. Oddly enough somehow we missed reviewing the last studio album THE LIVING DEAD (2018) BUT…
ALESTORM-Curse Of The Crystal Coconut
Reviewed: July, 2020 Released: 2020, Napalm Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: JP As Alestorm’s career has advanced I’ve seen more and more division among the fans. Some supporters love everything the band has ever done and they are on board for the sing-along party quest. A second vocal group, smaller but…
Napalm Records Launches Online Informational Hub in Response to COVID-19 Related Tour Delays and Restrictions
As the impact of COVID-19 is being felt around the world, many of our Napalm Records artists and their teams have had to make the very difficult decision to postpone or cancel their previously scheduled tours. This current situation will cause previously unforeseeable issues for artists and the entire live…
Monster Magnet with support act The Drippers at European Tour 2020 Powertrip A Celebration Kulturbolaget Malmo, Sweden
Monster Magnet – Headline European Tour 2020 Powertrip A Celebration The Drippers – support act Kulturbolaget, Malmo, Sweden 29/1 – 2020 Live review and pictures by: Anders Sandvall Dave Wyndorf and his Monster Magnet is back in Europe again, this time they’re celebrating the 20th birthday of the POWERTRIP album…
Beyond the Black with support act Forever Still on Heart of The Hurricane European Tour 2019 at Kulturbolaget Malmo, Sweden
Beyond the Black (headline) Heart of The Hurricane European Tour 2019 Forever Still (support) Kulturbolaget Malmö, Sweden 9/11 – 2019 Live review and pictures by: Anders Sandvall Beyond The Black led by singer Jennifer Haben stopped by Malmö Sweden at their Heart Of the Hurricane European Tour earlier this…
Dawn Of Disease – Procession of Ghosts
Reviewed: [December 2019] Released [2019 Napalm Records] Rating [3.5/5] Reviewer: Peter Atkinson If you ever wondered what Amon Amarth might sound like without the Viking shtick, Germany’s Dawn Of Disease would seem to offer a pretty good indication. Dawn’s muscular melodic death metal delivers many of the same sonic thrills…
Alter Bridge – Walk The Sky
Reviewed: December, 2019 Released: 2019, Napalm Records Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Jack Merry Hard rock outfit Alter Bridge have had a meteoric rise in popularity since forming in 2004 and the release of their gold-certified debut album One Day Remains. From its incredible follow up Blackbird in 2007 to 2016’s The Last…
Copenhell Festival 2019 Refshaleoen Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhell Festival 2019 Refshaleoen Copenhagen Denmark 19-22/6 Live review and pictures by Anders Sandvall For 2019, the Copenhell festival celebrates ten years in hell. As I have visited the festival almost every year, of course, I had to cover this year’s edition as well. I’ve really come to love the…
Candlemass – The Door To Doom
Reviewed: May, 2019 Released: 2019, Naplam Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Erich The processional marches on amid a dizzying array of lineup changes, especially in singers that would humble Spinal Tap and their revolving door of drummers. All of this has been accompanied by the rampant speculation fueled by thinly veiled…