I always thought that RAVEN had a lot in common with Canada’s ANVIL. Not so much musically, but when it comes to their incredible strength in keeping true to themselves and not compromising for anyone at any time. Both bands have been around for countless years and both bands have a very dedicated, die hard […]
This whole album screams "1985!" to me! The musical style is definitely classical, slightly progressive US Metal with a deep IRON MAIDEN impact, the unfinished production with its a little thin guitar sound could have been from that Metal heydays as well. And in 1985, IRON KINGDOM would have been getting much more of the […]
The Swedish stalwart of dark and ominous Black Metal SVARTSYN, dictated by Ornias since the unholy formation year of 1993, has come a long way all the way from the band’s demo days, up to the band’s 7th full-length record, titled "Black Testament", released on the Polish label Agonia Records. Ornias, the man behind this […]
Get on your seats now because Beer Force One is about to take off soon. The Finnish Thrashers DEVASTRACKTOR will be both pilots and co-pilots during this journey towards to… well, a place where there’s lotsa beer on offer for everyone, and just for free (whose backstage do they share with?). Oh well, let’s dream […]
FROSTLAND DARKNESS is undoubtedly the northernmost one-man Black Metal entity in the whole world. FROSTLAND DARKNESS, run by Mantus Nord, comes originally from Kolari, Lapland (Finland), since then relocating to Helsinki, Finland. Could there be more isolated and distant place on the world to run a band than Kolari, Lapland? Perhaps not. If one comes […]
I love old dusty Metal of most kinds, though I reckon Metal of Death is what I’ve been listening to the most throughout time, even though it is quite difficult to measure such a thing. But one thing is for sure, I’ve been highly appreciating the rise of Death Metal of many kinds through out […]
It is not every day I come across purebred Heavy Metal from British Columbia, Canada, kind of strange if this band is a measure for the quality of the scene over there. That said the Canadians are using every cliché ever made in the genre of Heavy Metal, in a good way though. There might […]
Another heroic band of my early youth is back. Or should I say: back twice? TANK were, alike ANVIL, one of those old heroes I used to listen to when I was 12 or 13 years old. Until 1987 they did very fine and released five albums including my personal all time classics "This Means […]
Progressive Thrash Metal really ain’t everyone’s game. However, there is always a bunch of new upcoming acts out there that try to tackle their way up from the underground, to find some breathing space among hundreds – or more logically, thousands of other bands on the face of the earth. The Finnish trio called EXOCOSM, […]
“TRENCHROT make music within the stricture of two rules: 1. Play Death Metal 2. Crush posers” That’s a quote from the band’s Facebook page and I would say both rules were followed wholehearted. Mission completed!!! “Dragged Down To Hell” is TRENCHROT’s first sign of life and believe me it is a damned fine and very […]