Reviewed: January 2022 Released: 2021, Hells Headbangers Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Andrea Di Stasio Bonehunter is back with their fourth album, “Dark Blood Reincarnation System”, and what a great return! The Finnish devil metal trio delivers 40 minutes of excellent chaos with unexpected shades of melody and mind-blowing guitars. This album…
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Sunless – Urraca
Reviewed: October 2021 Released: 2017, Willowtip Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kat Knite American death-metal band Sunless have made significant impact in recent years with their unique and outside-the-box take on the genre, melting groove and chaos together in their bottomless cauldron of creation. Honouring legendary bands like Gorguts and Gojira, they write music…
Interview with Rat King
Interview with Kyle Wilcher Interview by Kat Knite Evansville, Indiana natives Rat King have just released their new full-length doom metal album, ‘Omen’. We got a chance to catch up with drummer/lead vocalist Kyle Wilcher and talk about the music, future plans, and more! Check out the interview down below…
Rat King – Omen
Reviewed: August 2021 Released: 2021, self-released Rating: 2.5/5.0 Reviewer: Kat Knite Hailing from Evansville, Indiana come Rat King, a doom metal outfit formed in 2016 by Andrei Stirbu (lead guitar), Kyle Wilcher (drums/lead vocals), Jason Wilcher (rhythm guitar/backing vocals), and Nick Graman (bass). While the young band members are ambitious and draw…
Bloodbound – Creatures of the Dark Realm
Reviewed: August 2021 Released: 2021, AFM Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Jack Merry Swedish power metal outfit Bloodbound have returned in 2021 with their ninth studio album entitled Creatures of the Dark Realm, the follow-up to 2019’s well-received Rise of the Dragon Empire. Continuing the trend of anthemic, fist-pumping power metal akin…
Bottomless – Bottomless
Reviewed: August 2021 Released: 2021, Spikerot Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kat Knite Italian doom metal trio Bottomless are a sweltering and hazy heat wave rolling over a mysterious desert of sound with their brand new self-titled release, unleashed in 2021 to set fire to your senses and stir your mind with feverish…
Northmaan – Northmaan
Reviewed: June 2021 Released: 2021, DevFire Entertainment Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Graeme Smith Debut albums can be a bit a hit and miss. Often they are raw at the edges but offer hope and promise of what’s to come later, and then sometimes they can be the omen of doom and…
Mythic Sunship – Wildfire
Reviewed: May 2021 Released: 2021, TeePee Records Rating: 1/5 Reviewer: Graeme Smith When someone mentions the word ‘Jazz’ I normally run to the hills. Today’s offering is a band from Denmark called Mythic Sunship who produce psychedelic music combining rock with free-jazz experimentation. The omens were not good although by…
Bloody Hell – The Bloodening
Reviewed: May 2021 Released: 2021, Rockshots Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Andrea Di Stasio “Angry young men become grumpy old men” – Bloody Hell breaks their 6 year-long silence, coming back to the heavy metal scene with this unique statement that accompanies their second album “The Bloodening”. What can I say?…
Interview with Paladine
Interview with Paladine Christ Stergianidis (bass) Sotiris Paraskevas (guitar) John Kats (guitar) Interview by Andrea Di Stasio Hey and thank you for your time. Please state your name and position in the band. (Christ) Greetings! This is Christ Stergianidis, bass player and founder of Paladine. (Sotiris) Hello and thank you…
Interview with Evilizers
Interview with Fabio Attacco (vocals) Interview by Andrea Di Stasio Hey and thank you for your time. Please state your name and position in the band. Hi, I’m Fabio Attacco, the singer. Congratulations on your second album, how does it feel to go from a tribute band to a band…
Evilizers – Solar Quake
Reviewed: April 2021 Released: 2021, Punishment 18 Records Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Andrea Di Stasio Three years after their first album “Center of the Grave”, Evilizers are back with “Solar Quake”: the band, born as a Judas Priest tribute and then evolved into an original project, presents itself very well with…
Paladine – Entering the Abyss
Reviewed: April 2021 Released: 2021, No Remorse Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Andrea Di Stasio If your wildest dream as a child (but also as an adult) was to ride a dragon into battle, well you’ve come to the right place: “Entering the Abyss” is, without any doubt, the album for…
Bushido Code – The Ronin
Reviewed: April 2021 Released: 2021, Upstate Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Jack Merry Over the lockdown period, I’d grown quite fond of (some would say obsessed with) a video game called Ghost of Tsushima to the point where I became completely engrossed in the world, combat, storylines, and legacy, and I…
Interview with MOONSPELL
Interview with Fernando Ribeiro of Moonspell Interview by Andrea Di Stasio With Moonspell’s 13th studio album “Hermitage” racking up praise and accolades across the globe, Metal Rules had the pleasure to interview their legendary frontman, Fernando Ribeiro. Hear his thoughts about the new album, 30 years of Moonspell, philosophy,…