Reviewed: October 1, 2021 Released: September 15, 2021, Stormspell Records Rating: 5/5 Reviewer: The Elitist Metalhead The New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal (also referred to as NWOTHM) is alive and well and a serious movement. It is not a sound or a subgenre. Instead it is a movement to…
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Ancient Empire – Priest of Stygia
Reviewed: October 1, 2021 Released: September 15, 2021, Stormspell Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: The Elitist Metalhead One of the best things about the NWOTHM is the diversity among the different bands. Each one carries a little bit of their main influence real close to them and it comes out in…
Defenders of the Metal Faith – Carrying the Flame Forward: Spotlight Band – Against Evil
Defenders of the Metal Faith – Carrying the Flame Forward Metal-Rules.com presents Defenders of the Metal Faith – Carrying the Flame Forward. Each month we will spotlight a band that was formed in 2000 and after that has had a significant impact on the metal scene. This month’s spotlight, all…
Oxblood Forge – Decimator
Reviewed: July 2021 Released: 2021, Independent Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Jack Merry Hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, traditional heavy metal outfit Oxblood Forge have unleashed their latest studio effort entitled Decimator onto the world. This is an old-school power metal album through and through, reminiscent of early Hammerfall and Edguy, with tales of myths, legends, dragons,…
Incursion – The Hunter
Reviewed: December 2020 Released: 2020, No Remorse Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Beandog Given this is the band’s debut release, you would be forgiven for making the assumption Incursion were a newcomer to the American revival of traditional, swords and sorcery themed heavy metal. You would only be half right. Incursion…
Hrom – Legends of Powerheart: Part II
Reviewed: November, 2020 Released: September 25, 2020 Hoove Child Records Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: The Elitist Metalhead Canada’s Hrom actually came to my attention thanks to Traveler and Gatekeeper vocalist Jean-Pierre Abboud. He posted a video to Facebook and I am so glad he did. The video he posted was Hrom’s third…
Blizzen – Interview with Andi Heindl (Guitars)
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…
Blizzen – World In Chains
Reviewed: May 2020 Released: 2020, Pure Steel Records Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Beandog The resurgence of what is being referred to as the New Wave Of Traditional Heavy Metal has turned out to be one of metal music’s most triumphant comebacks. In a churning saga – that has, for over two…
Ambush – Infidel
Reviewed: May 2020 Released: March 13th, 2020 / High Roller Records Rating: 5 /5 Reviewer: John Haseltine A classic heavy metal sound at its best! Sweden’s Ambush is back with a vengeance with their latest full-length INFIDEL. They were formed in 2013. Ambush has been creating quite a buzz around…
Classic Heavy Metal RivetSkull Premiere Music Video ‘Narcissus’
Debut Album “Trail of Souls” Out Now! American traditional heavy metal act Rivetskull has a new video for their single “Narcissus” in support of their debut album “Trail of Souls” recently released on February 7, 2020. Rivetskull brings a comforting familiarity reminiscent of 70’s-80’s metal/hard rock albeit with a modern twist. On “Trail of Souls” there are a few…
Amulet – Interview with Mace, Sam & Heathen
Interview by BeanDog We recently spoke to London-based traditional heavy metal band Amulet about their new album, their future plans and what makes them tick. You can read what they had to say here… Hello! Thanks for taking some time to chat with us. It seems like an exciting time to…