Delain – Dance with the Devil (Napalm)
Quickly returning with a new EP after last year's Dark Waters, which saw a massive line-up shift for Delain, some might think that there isn't enough material to warrant an investigation. In fact, Dance...
Tungsten – Wind in Our Sails
Swedish band Tungsten contains some notable players in its lineup – drummer Anders Johansson a part of Yngwie Malmsteen, Stratovarius, and Hammerfall among others, while vocalist Mike Andersson spent years fronting Cloudscape. Add in...
Kanonenfieber – Die Urkatastrophe (Century Media Records)
Human history is one of many spectacular feats, inventions, and enduring spirit. On the contrary, it’s also tragically stained by destruction, greed, bloodlust, and war. That darker side of us has many examples -...
Paganizer – Flesh Requiem (Transcending Obscurity Records)
One of the longest running bands in the arsenal of Rogga Johnasson, I have been on this Paganizer train for almost ten years and one thing is for sure. This band always brings the...
Arctis – Making Metal ‘Pop’
Fresh Finnish act Arctis make no apologies or excuses for their innovative approach to modern metal. Embracing elements of pop, EDM, and trance into their heavy base, it's a sound that's undeniably catchy and...
Raptore – Renaissance (Dying Victims Productions)
Fortunate to watch the development of Raptore through the progression of their discography in previous reviews for the debut album Rage n’ Fever and the follow-up Blackfire, it’s always great to hear what comes...
Assassin – Skullblast (Massacre Records)
Coming out of the pandemic slumber German thrashers Assassin pull together a special EP release in Skullblast – the first of its kind in the band’s long-running career. Consisting of four original tracks plus...
Never Obey Again – All About Trust
Modern metal encompasses a wonderful fusion of aspects that pull from outside sources to create a wide array of sounds that can capture people. Italian quintet Never Obey Again may seem like a newcomer...
Mindless Sinner – Metal Merchants (High Roller Records)
The spirit of heavy metal courses through the veins of this Swedish act Mindless Sinner – and has since their start in the early 80s. Releasing their debut EP Master of Evil in 1983,...
Arctis – Arctis (Napalm)
If you ask some people, the blurring of genres and incorporation of outside influences into metal is something that is a source of great disdain. However, bands have found some solid success with this...