Album Reviews
Souls of Tide – She’s Dead (Single)
Norwegian Rock? I am not even sure whether that is even a term, but in a way it is just as good as any other because the song defies the more commonly accepted yet still [Read »]
Album Reviews
Incertain – My Hostage
Heavy Metal fans might differ on a lot of things when it comes to their beloved genre, but there are a couple of things we can all agree on, one of these things being that [Read »]
Album Reviews
Extrema – The Old School EP
Most fans probably already know that Thrash Metal is a fusion of Punk Rock and Heavy Metal. Heavy Metal is still the dominant ingredient, but sometimes the Punk Rock aspect is a bit stronger than [Read »]
Album Reviews
Grand Magus – Sword Songs
Fantasy and Heavy Metal. Who would have thought that these two can go together? Well, who else but pretty much every Metal fan and anybody else who is at least remotely acquainted with the genre. [Read »]
Album Reviews
Battlesword – Banners of Destruction
Battlesword’s “Banners of Destruction” is one of those hybrid albums that link Heavy Metal with Death Metal. Personally, I prefer to see it as an Old School Metal album that dangles quite a bit into [Read »]
Album Reviews
October Tide – Winged Waltz
Disturbing. This album is very disturbing. But then, isn’t that exactly what one should expect from a Doom Metal band like October Tide? So no, if you should expect songs about fluffy bunnies and green [Read »]
Album Reviews
Tax The Heat – Fed To The Lions
Tax The Heat’s “Fed To The Lions” is not without its merits, but it lacks the bite that one can expect from an album, if it is supposed to also be of interest for Metal [Read »]
Album Reviews
Booze Control – The Lizard Rider
Booze Control’s “The Lizard Rider” is one of those albums that feel like a trip back in time. I know that this can be said about a lot of Heavy Metal albums, but the way [Read »]
Album Reviews
Schizo – Rotten Spiral
Schizo’s “Rotten Spiral” is a difficult album to describe. One can hear that the band is not without talent, but this talent is not put to good use, at least not consistently. You can already [Read »]
Live Reviews
The New Roses – Cologne, 10 March 2016
It is fun to listen to music at home, or wherever else you want, but there is no denying that live music is the flesh and blood of Heavy Metal! The energy from the stage, [Read »]