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What actually looks like a mixture of the Wasteland Warriors area at the W:O:A and the cover of Lizzy Borden's "Menace to Society" release is actually the new artwork of Swedish metal formation Helvetets Port. "Warlords" is the title of their latest release and fortunately the music is much better than the artwork - and... Continue Reading →
If you fuse the battle hymn approach of bands like Manowar with melodic metal a la Rhapsody Of Fire and the "evil" image of Lordi, you get an idea of what you can expect from All For Metal. The German/Italian joint venture released their debut album "Legends" in 2023 and with "Gods of Metal (Year... Continue Reading →
Which came first? Voodoo Kiss or the Summer Breeze Festival? What may sound like a weird question has a very real background as Voodoo Kiss is the band of Summer Breeze founder Achim Ostertag. In order to give his band a chance to play live, he decided to create his own festival. That was the... Continue Reading →
After a decade of nu metal, modern metal and grunge, it was a Swedish band that brought back traditional metal. Hammerfall from Gothenburg released their debut album "Glory to the Brave" in 1997 and it was the springboard for the guys to sign a deal with Nuclear Blast. Suddenly, a genre that was thought to... Continue Reading →
Maybe I'm one of the few who still thinks that Blind Guardian's mighty debut is one of the best the band has released in all these years. This might be more of an individual perspective, as there's no doubt that the band has continued to release great longplayers after "Battalions Of Fear", with the latest... Continue Reading →
Longplayers featuring John Bush are always excellent ones, as the singer from Los Angeles, CA is one of the masters of his craft. Whether it's with Armored Saint or during his time with Anthrax, Bush has always delivered. With Category 7, Bush is part of a new project that is debuting these days and expectations... Continue Reading →
All things come to an end. Everyone was reminded of this in July 2021 when the news came that Metal Church frontman Mike Howe had passed away. Howe was with the band from 1988 to 1994, and great records like 'Blessing in Disguise' are enriched by the powerful voice of the singer. Howe returned to... Continue Reading →
SkyEye isn't exactly a new band, but there are probably a lot of metalheads out there who haven't heard of the band before. So let's start at the beginning, which is 2014. SkyEye is based in Lubljana, Slovenia and the band was formed ten years ago. The first album that hit the shelves was "Digital... Continue Reading →
Swedish metal band Dream Evil formed in 1999 and made their debut in 2002 with an album called "Dragonslayer". The band, fascinated by powerful metal, released six records and managed to enter the Swedish charts with some of these releases. After pushing "Six" into the record stores, a period of radio silence began that will... Continue Reading →
US metal veterans Holy Mother started their second era in 2020. After launching four longplayers between 1995 and 2003, it was the “Face This Burn” release that started a new phase. Three years after launching their return album, the band from Long Island, NY has recorded their sixth studio album. Simply called “Rise”, the latest... Continue Reading →
West coast metal veterans Metal Church will release “The Final Sermon” (Live in Japan 2019) via Rat Pak Records (America) and Reaper Entertainment (Europe) on July 26, 2024. Produced by Kurdt Vanderhoof, this Special Edition live release features one of the final recorded performances of Mike Howe with Metal Church, which took place over two... Continue Reading →
Witherfall's roots go back to 2013. That's the year the band was formed and three albums are the proof of their work to date. With "Sounds of the Forgotten", album number four is waiting in the starting blocks and it is the expected next great longplayer from the progressive power metal band. Witherfall pick it... Continue Reading →
Power metal force Mystic Prophecy will embark ona tour in late 2024, including shows in Germany, Switzerland and The Netherlands. The band will also play on a few festivals this summer. 17 MAY 2024 Gelsenkirchen (DE) Rock Hard Festival06 JUN 2024 Sölvesborg (SE) Swedenrock Festival06 JUL 2024 Ballenstedt (DE) Rockharz Open Air15 OCT 2024 Cala... Continue Reading →
There are different kinds of ballads. There are the soft and often cheesy love songs being a tearjerker for people. Besides that, ballads also have a history, and the term goes back to Middle Age with ballads often being a narrative set that is strengthened by music. The latter is the interpretation of ‘ballad’ when... Continue Reading →
Attacker have been following their passion for metal for 40 years. Formed in 1984, the band is one of the veterans of heavy metal, and even though they never made it to the top, they made a name for themselves in the metal underground. With 'Battle at Helm's Deep' and 'The Second Coming', the guys... Continue Reading →
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