Cronos Compulsion – Lawgiver (Avantgarde Music / Unorthodox Emanations)
Denver, Colorado is home base for Cronos Compulsion – a death metal unit that has been in existence since 2021. They’ve released a couple of demos plus their Malicious Regression EP over the course...
Starlit Pyre – Veins of Sulfur (Self-Released)
Another relative newcomer to the scene, French act Starlit Pyre possesses musicians with collective experience across other progressive, metalcore, groove/heavy metal, and thrash styles beyond the melodic death metal exploits showcased here. Veins of...
Diamond Head – Respect the Legacy
Photo: Jay Shredder
A UK band best known these days for Metallica covering a number of their songs during the 80s, Diamond Head still delivers the goods on stages far and wide. Their latest album...
Togenashi Togeari Dazzles and Inspires with First North American Performance at Anime Expo 2025
There's a certain magic when you can say that you saw something for the first time. It resonates in a way, if it truly takes hold, that will always stick with you. For this...
Celestial Wizard – Regenesis (Scarlet Records)
Previously established as Solarfall from 2011-2018, they changed names to Celestial Wizard and have released two albums independently with A Sinister Awakening in 2018 and the follow-up Winds of the Cosmos in 2022. Hailing...
Diamond Head – Live and Electric (Silver Lining Music)
When you’ve released seminal albums like Lightning to the Nations and Borrowed Time that influenced the future burgeoning thrash movement as Diamond Head has, it’s important to honor that legacy. Choosing to document a...
Calva Louise – Cinematic Visionaries
A band that doesn't seem to set any borders on anything, Calva Louise have been slowly making their way up the scene with their ambitious DIY ethos and captivating music videos to accompany their...
Order Of The Dead – Captives (Self-Released)
Originally ending their first run in 2018, Order of the Dead came back into existence in 2020 – issuing two EPs since to set up this second full-length album Captives. Only guitarist Jody Roberts...
Joe Stump’s Tower of Babel – Days of Thunder (Silver Lining Music)
So here we are with Joe Stump’s Tower of Babel. Boy that was a mouthful, huh? Well the new album Days Of Thunder is 100% USDA prime kickass metal, like Goose's wife tells Maverick...
Black Majesty – Robust Relationships
Photo: Zaharoula Harris
Melodic power/progressive metal remains a staple in this scribe’s collection – and has since the 1980s. So, in the early 2000s when Australian band Black Majesty arrived on the scene with their...