Hailing from Giessen in central Germany, thrash metal band Blizzen have just released their blistering second full length album – World In Chains (You can read our thoughts on it HERE). We spoke to their guitarist, Andi Heindl about the band, the new record, life before lock-down and how things…
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Ignea – The Realms of Fire and Death
Reviewed: June, 2020 Released: 2020, Kadabra Music Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Kat Knite Ukrainian melodic metal band IGNEA release ‘The Realms of Fire and Death’, a three-part experience of a heavy collision between metal and symphonic, electronic, and folk elements. Each part consists of three songs, outlining different perspectives on the…
Mad Hatter – Pieces of Reality
Reviewed: June, 2020 Released: 2020, Art Gates Records Rating: 2/5 Reviewer: Kat Knite Swedish power metal act Mad Hatter released their sophomore album ‘Pieces of Reality’ through Art Gate Records on May 22, 2020. Their sound is influenced by classic heavy metal acts, which has won over fans and led the band to…
Old Corpse Road – On Ghastly Shores lays the Wreckage of our Lore
Reviewed: May 2020 Released: 2020, Trollzorn Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis British black metal institution Old Corpse Road have unleashed their third studio album, “On Ghastly Shores lays the Wreckage of our Lore,” which, as the title suggests, has a theme of coastal folklore and legends. OCR are not a…
Hyems – Interview with A.E.J. & D.M.
Hyems – Interview with A.E.J. & D.M. Interview by Demitri Levantis To celebrate the release of German black metal group Hyems’s third studio album, “Anatomie Des Scheiterns”, Metal-Rules caught up with the band to discuss the new album, the German black metal scene and what they have planned for the…
Agarwaen – Dottore I
Review Date: March, 2020 Released: 2020 Rating: 3.5/5 Review by: Pete Mutant Agarwaen is a project spearheaded by Pauli “Vryko” Hodju which was born from an older band which was joined by Janne Suhonen called Shathanas back in 2005. This Shathanas band had one focus which was ‘Christmas Black Metal’ …
Lordi – Killection
Reviewed: March 2020 Released: 2019, AFM Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Lee Carter You know LORDI, right? Finland’s monstrous masked metallers and winners of Eurovision in 2006? The band may not quite have the collective mainstream’s consciousness to the extent that it did back when they shocked Europe’s annual musical cheese-fest,…
Lacuna Coil – Black Anima
Reviewed: February 2020 Released: 2019, Century Media Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Lee Carter To many readers, and the many bitter artists whose work has been ripped apart by a cold-hearted, dead-inside cynic, a music critic is a bitter, twisted husk of something once-human that feeds on the maniacal pleasure of…
Strykjärn – En Jävla Massa Lidande
Reviewed: January 2020 Released: November 2019, Big Balls Productions Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Beandog Twelve years into their career, and this five piece from Sweden are keen to emphasise the potency of their newest release. To be honest, you can probably draw your own conclusions from the 23 minute running time…
Cell – Ancient Incantations Of Xarbos
Reviewed: January 2020 Released: October 2019, Independent Release Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Beandog Winnipeg is located in Canada, underneath a cold air mass, near the fast flowing polar jet streams of the Northern Hemisphere. It’s placement on the flats of the prairie make it susceptible to harsh conditions and brutally cold…
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…
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…
Nile + Hate Eternal + Vitriol + Omophagia @ The Dome
Nile + Hate Eternal + Vitriol + Omophagia @ The Dome 26 September 2019 Review by Demitri Levantis Photos by Manu Volpina Please follow and like us:
Diabolical Mental State – Diabolical World
Reviewed: October 2019 Released: 2019 – Self Released Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Beandog Formed in 2012, Diabolical Mental State’s debut album has been a long time coming. That’s not to suggest the band haven’t been busy. By all accounts there is a healthy underground metal scene in Lisbon which the band…
Four Trips Ahead – …And The Fire Within
Reviewed: October 2019 Released: 2019, Dr. Music Records Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Lee Carter “… unique sound that sets [ARTIST] apart from the hundreds of other [GENRE]”. Sound familiar? Any interview or PR statement for a new single or album, etc., usually has something similar accompanying by way of an attempt…