Reviewed: September, 2021 Released: 2021, SPV/Steamhammer Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: JP Rage has had pretty extensive coverage here over the years and it is always an exciting time for us when a new Rage album comes out. Thankfully this happens quite often as one of the world’s most prolific Metal bands…
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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…
Sacred Oath – Return Of The Dragon
Review Date: March 2021 Released: 2021, Angel Thorne Music Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: RC2000 Hailing from Connecticut, USA power-thrashers Sacred Oath are preparing to release their latest album entitled RETURN OF THE DRAGON. Despite having quite a lengthy career, I wasn’t familiar with the band until now. I’ve been missing out!…
Waves Of Decay – Burn Your Angel Wings
Review Date: February 2021 Released: 2021, Independent Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: RC2000 Nearly four years have passed since Belgium’s Waves Of Decay released their Cycloptic EP. Now the power-thrashers are back with their latest offering BURN YOUR ANGEL WINGS, released independently by the band. The cover art is very well done…
Manowar-Black Wind Fire And Steel (box-set)
Reviewed: January, 2021 Released: 2020, Rating: 5/5 Reviewer: JP I’ll fully state my bias upfront. Manowar is basically my favourite band of all time. This review will not be objective. It will be full of hyperbole. HNE and Cherry Red made my year with the reissue of three mighty Manowar…
Squealer-Insanity
Reviewed: November 2020 Released: December 2020, Pride & Joy Music Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Buddy H I must confess that, while I have heard Squealer before and have listened to them sporadically throughout the years, I am not as familiar with them as I would like to be. With that being…
VEONITY Interview
Interview with Samuel Lundström (Lead Guitarist of VEONITY) Interview by Jack Merry www.veonity.com/ www.facebook.com/veonity/ twitter.com/veonity?lang=en
FALCONER-From A Dying Ember
Reviewed: July, 2020 Released: 2020, Metal Blade Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP In my mind a new Falconer album is always an event. I’m sure many of us have heard the concept of the blind buy where we buy an album just based on the cover art. That was the case…
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…
DragonForce-Extreme Power Metal
Reviewed: February 2020 Released: 2019, EarMusic Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: JP It’s hard to imagine living in a world without mighty DragonForce. They have been such a staple in my musical diet for over two decades, it’s getting hard to recall what Metal was like before them. Just after the turn of…
Nightwish – End Of An Era (DVD review)
Nightwish – End Of An Era (DVD review) Reviewed: October, 2019 Released: 2006, Nuclear Blast Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: JP As of the time that I’m writing this review, former Nightwish singer, Tarja Turunen’s is about to release her solo album called IN THE RAW. In my quest to review every Metal…
Ravenous-Eat The Fallen
Artist: Ravenous Title: Eat The Fallen Label: Indie Year: 2019 Reviewed: May 2019 Reviewed by: JP Rating: 4.5/5 Back in February of 2017 I reviewed the debut EP of a new, local (Calgary) Power Metal band called Ravenous. I predicted good things for the group and it seems they…
West Of Hell – Blood of the Infidel
Reviewed: May, 2019 Released: 2019, self-released Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Courtney Solloway This album is different and beautiful in oh-so-many ways. Firstly there is the combination of death metal, power metal and thrash metal, all in their traditional senses but with a new twist. Then there are songs like Dying Tomorrow…
Bloodbound – Rise Of The Dragon Empire
Reviewed: May 2019 Released: 2019, AFM Records Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Courtney Solloway I had a lot of fun listening to this album. In truth, power metal isn’t a genre I find myself exploring very often. In fact, if I’m being completely honest the only one I can name off the…
NIGHTMARE WORLD INTERVIEW
NIGHTMARE WORLD INTERVIEW Interview by Jo Blackened Band Members Sam Shuttlewood: Guitar Pete Morten: Vocals Joe Cleary: Guitar Billy Jeffs: Drums Nick Clarke: Keys David Moorcroft: Bass www.facebook.com/nightmareworld/timeline www.puresteel-shop.com/NIGHTMARE-WORLD-In-The-Fullness-Of-Time_1