"No Life ‘Til Leather: A Tribute to Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All" is a stunning tribute album that makes perfect sense. Firstly, Metallica’s debut album revolutionised heavy metal with its raw, electrifying energy. The metal pioneers spearheaded the Bay Area thrash metal scene and influenced numerous bands. As well as the importance of the album itself,... Continue Reading →
“No Life ‘Til Leather – A Tribute to Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All” in November
Silver Lining Music will release “No Life ‘Til Leather – A Tribute to Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All” on November 14, 2025. The first single is The Almighty's brilliant cover of Metallica's legendary “The Four Horsemen,” the band's first recording with its original lineup since 1991, chosen by the band both as a nod to their... Continue Reading →
Review RAVEN “Can’t Take Away The Fire”
50 years in metal is more than a noteworthy achievement. Metal heavyweights Raven are a band that can celebrate half a century of contribution to heavy metal. The band formed in 1974, and after releasing their debut album "Rock Until We Drop" in 1981, the band has been a constant factor in traditional heavy metal.... Continue Reading →
CD review RAVEN ‘Metal City’
Two Englishmen in New York, that's the Gallager brothers, also known as Raven. The Metal veterans have a long history in Heavy Metal, considering their debut 'Rock Until You Drop' being released in 1981. What was at the time just an title for a longplayer became a life motto with John and Mark Gallagher still... Continue Reading →
CD review RAVEN ‘Screaming Murder Death From Above: Live In Aalborg’
(8/10) Not to know is sometimes not a bad thing at all. So how is this related to Raven’s new live album? The metal pioneers have been on tour in Europe towards the end of 2017. After having gone through a tough time with the band’s longtime drummer Joe Hasselvander suffering from a heart attack... Continue Reading →
Live report SAXON / FM / RAVEN, TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht – 16.10.2018
Three live reports of the same band in one year doesn't happen that often. It's British metal pioneers Saxon that scored such a record on Markus' Heavy Music Blog. It was in February this year when Saxon played a show at 013 in Tilburg, followed by a headliner show at this years Rock Hard Festival.... Continue Reading →









