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Heavy Load are hailing from Stockholm, Sweden and unleash with ‘Riders of the Ancient Storm’ their fourth album. “Ancient” is in this case more than solely a word in the album title. The Swedes started in 1976 and the first three longplayers have seen the light of day between 1978 and 1983. After a very... Continue Reading →
Satan's Fall released their debut album 'Final Day' in 2020, on which they freely expressed their passion for traditional heavy metal. Three years later follows with 'Destination Destruction' the next album of the Finns and stylistically everything remains the same. Only the label has changed for the guys from the south of Finland. 'Destination Destruction'... Continue Reading →
Next to Loudness, Anthem belongs to the most known metal representatives from Japan. The band from Tokyo released well-crafted metal records like ‘Tightrope’ and after having had a hiatus until 2000 Anthem released a very solid number of records in their second era. Anthem just announced these days a next album. ‘Crimson & Jet Black’... Continue Reading →
Sonja is the brainchild of Melissa Moore. Some of you may remember her as Vic Crom and her time with Absu. The latter kicked Moore out of the band after her transgender outing, which says a lot about the band's mindset. Moore didn't bury her head in the sand, however, and new willpower and creativity... Continue Reading →
‘The Day Bastard Leaders Die’ is a multi-national band which premiered in 2015 with a self-titled album. The name of the band: Mirror. The band is the brainchild of Tas (former Electric Wizard, Satan’s Host) who started an outlet for his passion for classic heavy metal. A line-up was put together rather quickly although a... Continue Reading →
The month of April provides a lot of interesting stuff for folks in Toronto, Ontario. The Raptors clinched a playoff berth, the Blue Jays have their opening weekend at Rogers Center and next to the sports scene also the Toronto metal community can enjoy good news. Metal maniacs Skull Fist unleash their fourth album ‘Paid... Continue Reading →
There couldn’t be a much better moniker for a metal band than Satan. Especially considering the time when the band started their metallic adventure back in 1979 makes and made the band name even more outstanding. Satan’s debut ‘Caught in the Act’ was released in 1983 and immediately grabbed the attention of metalheads, not only... Continue Reading →
Mirror announced their third studio album. ‘The Day Bastard Leaders Die’ is the title of the new metallic strike from Greece. Being inspired by ‘70s rock and the spirit of the NWoBHM, Mirror recorded nine songs of which the first one has been launched already. ‘Souls of Megiddo’ is the tile of this musical appetizer... Continue Reading →
No Remorse Records has shown in the past that the label has a great sense for new bands that started a journey through the rocking landscapes of heavy metal. With Morgul Blade, the label showed again this unerring instinct for young and enthusiastic bands. Morgul Blade hail from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with a foundation date in... Continue Reading →
It took a while for Swedish metal warriors Portrait to unchain their newest album ‘At One with None’. It’s the fifth album from the quartet and it is a next blast, a next stellar chapter the guys added to the books. Four years after ‘Burn the World’ hit the shelves it’s the new album that... Continue Reading →
'Angel of Death' is not only a smashing thrash metal anthem, penned by Slayer. It is also the title of the new record, unleashed by Danish metal outfit Witch Cross. Witch Cross, hailing from Copenhagen, is a veteran band when it comes to heavy metal. With roots that go back to early eighties, the Danes... Continue Reading →
Listening to Burning Witches' newest album is like a curveball that approaches you. The band from Switzerland released a great debut and also the sophomore record 'Hexenhammer' was a real heavy metal treat. A break came when singer Seraina Telli left the band in 2019. Dutch vocalist Laura Guldemond joined and it took a while... Continue Reading →
Fresno, California is the homebase of Haunt, a band being the brainchild of Trevor William Church. Haunt is certainly belonging to the bands that is extremely productive. After having released a first EP called ‘Luminous Eyes’ in 2017, Church released with his powerhouse four longplayers with the fifth one being available since few days. ‘Beautiful... Continue Reading →
Cruz Del Sur has very good scouting skills when it's about discovering new bands with potential, not only but especially when it's about Doom- and Epic Metal. Old Mother Hell is such an oufit that recently signed with the label and the first album is in the starting blocks. Old Mother Hell was founded in... Continue Reading →
Oskar Jacobsson (vocals), Olof Engkvist (guitar), Adam Hagelin (guitar), Ludwig Sjöholm (bass) and Linus Fritzson (drums), also known as Ambush, released their demo in 2013. German High Roller Records took notice of the five Swedes, a deal was inked and work on a first full-length album started. ‚Firestorm‘ was the debut and 2020 is the... Continue Reading →
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