(7/10) Kryptos is a forerunner when it comes to Heavy Metal hailing from India. The four-piece band from Bangalore has their roots in traditional Heavy Metal, spiced up with a solid portion of Thrash Metal. The quartet can look back on a long history in Metal and it was last year when Kryptos celebrated its... Continue Reading →
SAXON will release ‘The Eagle has Landed 40 (live)’ in August
NWoBHM legends Saxon announced the release of 'The Eagle has Landed 40 (Live). The 3-CD package includes 40 songs, celebrating 40 years in Heavy Metal. The album contains live recordings from the last 12 years and covers songs like '20.000 ft', 'Machine Gun' and 'State of Grace'. It goes without saying that this release also... Continue Reading →
CD review HAUNT ‘If Icarus Could Fly’
(9/10) Haunt is the brainchild of Beastmaker member Trevor William Church who start this Metal outfit two years ago, at least this the time when Haunt premiered with a first EP, entitled 'Luminous Eyes'. The first full-length album hit the shelves in 2018 and already one year later the next album is ready to be... Continue Reading →
CD review RIOT CITY ‘Burn the Night’
(8/10) When I received this album my first thought was: "Why do I get Triumph's 'Surveillance' album?" Things straightened out rather quickly since the sender of this album is not Triumph but a band called Riot City and although the artwork reminds a lot of the classical Triumph release this record contains totally different music.... Continue Reading →
CD review DEVIL’S GUN ‘Sing for the Chaos’
(6/10) Swedish Devil's Gun fires with 'Sing for the Chaos' a salvo of solid metal on you. The Småland metal unit, hailing from Växjö, premiered in 2016 with 'Dirty'n'Damned' and after a longer search it was traditional Heavy Metal that gave most energy. Therefor it's not a big surprise that also the the sophomore album... Continue Reading →
CD review SLÆGT ‘Black Bombs’ – 7″
(8/10) 'Black Bombs' is an in between release from Danish metal outfit Slægt. After having released the critically acclaimed 'The Wheel' album it's this two-tracks single release that offers more songs taken from the recording session. The title track is a blackened metal anthem that sounds extremely well. Heavy rolling riffs, hoarse vocals and a... Continue Reading →
CD review FATAL CURSE ‘Breaking the Trance’
(7/10) Fatal Curse is a new player in the fields of heavy metal and consists of singer Mike Bowen, drummer Chris Bowne and guitarist Dave Gruver. This trio debuts with ‘Breaking the Trance’ in April this year, an album that features seven song. With running time of less than 30 minutes the release is more... Continue Reading →
Listen to the new DIAMOND HEAD song
Metal legends Diamond Head returns with a new album. ‘The Coffin Train’ is the title of the album with ‘Belly of the Beast’ being the lead single. Enjoy the song HERE.
CD review IRON SAVIOR ‘Kill or Get Killed’
(8/10) Fans of Teutonic metal can positively look forward to March, the month when German metal veterans Iron Savior will release their newest album. It’s entitled ‘Kill or Get Killed’ and it’s the bands 11th full-length studio record. Band leader Piet Sielck started the band in 1996 together with no less than Kai Hansen and... Continue Reading →
CD review TWISTED TOWER DIRE ‘Wars in the Unkown’
(8/10) The early ‘90s were for sure not the best moment to start a band. The heyday of the previous decades cooled down and other rock and metal styles gained momentum. Twisted Tower Dire started in this period and tried to conquer the world with their NWoBHM-inspired heavy metal. The fact that the band’s still... Continue Reading →
ENFORCER surprises in Spanish
Last week, Swedish metallers Enforcer unleashed the first single, 'Die For The Devil', from their forthcoming studio album »Zenith«, which will be released on April 26, 2019 through Nuclear Blast. Today the band has revealed a big surprise for their Spanish speaking fans: although »Zenith« was originally written and recorded in English, the band has decided to record a version in Spanish too! Enjoy... Continue Reading →
New DIAMOND HEAD album in May
NWOBHM pioneers Diamond Head are thrilled to announce they have signed a worldwide record deal with international label: Silver Lining Music. “We’re delighted to be bringing the Diamond Head lightning to our new family at Silver Lining Music and honoured to be standing alongside a stable of established international talent, which includes such legends as Saxon, Europe... Continue Reading →
CD review ROCK GODDESS ‘This Time’
(8/10) This spring brings some new albums from all-girl bands that started way back in time. German Rosy Vista debuts after more than three decades and here comes the new album of Rock Goddess, a longplayer full of rock solid metal. Rock Goddess is rooted in the late 70's when the Turner sisters Jody and... Continue Reading →
CD review POUNDER ‘Uncivilized’
(7/10) You might not have heard of Pounder earlier, but in case you're a fan of the NWoBHM spirit and call bands like Night Demon to your favorites ylu certainly should check out this trio. Pounder, the name says it all, started in 2016 and is hailing from Los Angeles, CA. The guys have published... Continue Reading →
CD review METAL INQUISITOR ‘Panopticon”
(8/10) Koblenz-basedMetal Inquisitor might not be the band with a high-frequent release pattern, but every album so far for sure provided quality. It takes between 4-5 years for the band to come with a next longplayer, beginning with the debut ‘The Apparition’ from 2002. Good things come to those who wait, seems to be the... Continue Reading →









