After a twelve-year hiatus, Australia’s own DRAGONSCLAW return with their third album, “Moving Target”, and it’s a roaring comeback. For those new to the band, they play a classic blend of traditional Heavy Metal and melodic Power Metal that manages to be both epic and free of cheese. Formed in 2010, their sound is steeped […]
Some albums are just meant to be played loud. The kind of loud that makes your teeth rattle and your neighbors call the cops. NEW WORLD DEPRESSION latest, “Abysmal Void”, is exactly that kind of album. These German veterans have been tearing it up since 2005, and on their seventh full-length, they’ve dialed in their […]
Teutonic Thrash in 2020! WHITE MANTIS is a German four-piece at its second release under the great High Roller Records. I would love to say that I’m an early fan but unfortunately I discovered them just with this new record “Arrows At The Sun” – before the listening I was intrigued by two factors: the […]
Before I had to review this album I had listened to the ‘Kholat’ single and it was awesome. But PARADOX always amazes me. These guys can change line-ups all the time they want to and still come up with a huge catalog of great records every time. As usual PARADOX gave us another Power / […]
I have a question: is there anything a person like me can really add about a band like VULCANO that hasn’t already been said millions of times at this point? Well, I’m under the impression that this is the situation here. But just in case you lived deep inside a cave the last 38 years, […]
I really don’t know what to say about this album that hasn’t been said before. But I’ll try my best. For me, “Bloody Vengeance” stands tall along other classics such as “INRI”, “Abominable Anno Domini”, “Morbid Visions” and “Immortal Force” just to name a few (shame on you if you don’t know at least two […]
When I say VULCANO’s “Bloody Vengeance”, I really say, one of my favorite albums of all time. The artwork, the themes, the aesthetic, the sound, the meaning, the era, the moment… All what this band represents, four plus decades now, after they first showed up in Brazil that was just starting to create a movement […]
SPEED QUEEN is a band that is part of the NWOTHM that’s been around for quite a while now. This one’s from Belgium, not to be confused with the French AOR band from the ’80s. They finally decided to release a whole album, after a demo, a couple of EPs and singles. After a short […]
After almost 10 years of existence, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s RITUAL MASS are finally releasing their first full-length album through 20 Buck Spin. They’ve had plenty of time to hone their craft through a single, an EP and a rehearsal tape (all collected in compilation at some point). Stylistically “Cascading Misery” seems more similar to the band’s […]
Is there a need for a re-release of this singles collection? Well, if you don’t already have this essential compilation of all VENOM singles in your collection, then yes. If that’s the case, the High Roller version is definitely the best choice, because unlike the last release, you get a stylish slipcase, a poster, a […]