Les Binks (born: James Leslie Banks – April 1951 – Northern Ireland) is probably best know by the readers of this publication as the drummer of Judas Priest when the band had started to assert [Read »]
Looking far back at my ill-fated foray into guitar-playing I remember Vigier being a French manufacturer of stylish but expensive guitars. The brand has been around for quite a while, even though I rarely come [Read »]
This month Metal On Metal Records presents 3 releases oozing with molten and blistering Metal….. ********************************** First up is “Dreams In Darkness” from Chilean band Battlerage. Often compared to Cirith Ungol, Sacred Steel and Metal Church, [Read »]
“Angels And Demons” is a surprisingly strong debut from Portuguese band The Chapter. Musically the album has strong hints of Moonspell, especially with regards the deep-sounding lead vocals. Other elements recall early Dark Tranquillity, Opeth [Read »]
It’s not often that I have the opportunity to review a Metal album from the Middle East. Motör Militia are in fact from Bahrain, an archipelago in the Persian Gulf between Saudi Arabia and Qatar [Read »]
Despite “Thirteen” being the band’s 4th album, it’s only my first opportunity to uncover Gwydion’s music. The band is from Portugal, and their songs speak of Vikings, Celtic mythology and Pagan lore, particularly in relation [Read »]
Celtachor identify with the mythology of Ireland, the band’s country of origin, and have been doing so for about a decade. With “Fiannaíocht” the band takes specific inspiration from old books of poetry ingrained in [Read »]
Disclaimer: this is a review of half of a double-album as provided by the label. Or maybe this is the entire thing while the double-album format (featuring 19, not 10, tracks….over 2, not 1, CDs) [Read »]
Death SS, veterans of the Italian Metal scene, have announced they will be releasing a new album on the 7th September. “Rock ‘N’ Roll Armageddon” is the name of the album and it will be available [Read »]
Quartz has recently re-issued the band’s self-titled debut album. “Quartz”, originally released in 1977, was produced by none other than Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi. In fact the paths of Black Sabbath and Quartz have crossed many [Read »]
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