Ukrainian act Ignea certainly has not had an easy time of it lately. While the world went dormant with COVID as their second album, The Realms of Fire and Death, was released. While the band was able to Read more […]
Not very often do you find extreme metal artists continually challenging themselves with songwriting and distinctive elements to an established sound quite like what listeners are experiencing for Cattle Read more […]
Twenty-three years strong as a power metal force with aspects of speed, thrash, and traditional nuances at play, Mystic Prophecy are a proven, reliable entity when it comes to longevity, consistency, and Read more […]
Michigan continues to be a fertile breeding ground of quality when it comes to the heavy metal landscape in the United States. It could be the nose to the grindstone work ethic or sheer tenacity to not Read more […]
Featuring musicians from New York and England, Tanith delivers a classic hard rock/heavy metal sound with plenty of 70’s-style riffs, tempos, as well as interesting male/female vocals throughout their Read more […]
Another year, another album for Burning Witches. To those of us who savor the classic, traditional heavy metal sound, these ladies keep the old school aesthetic in mind while delivering performances that Read more […]
Like a freight train that barrels with seemingly no pause in sight, crossover thrash when done well combines the punk/hardcore primal energy into this metal workload which cannot be denied. Enforced represents Read more […]
Expanding the global reach of the genre, Savage Existence hails from the Central American country Costa Rica – not exactly a hotbed for heavy metal, but this quintet aim to make their mark through a Read more […]
This writer’s adolescence took place in the 1980’s, the growth of the heavy metal genre included speedier, powerful, explosive movements that all developed out of the traditional style. We all could Read more […]
After the release of the debut Archon Angel album Fallen in 2020, the musicians behind this act got right down to work on a follow-up. Featuring Zak Stevens on vocals (Savatage and TSO under his resume), Read more […]
Another potent entry from Ontario, Canada, Raider have been developing a killer blend of death/thrash with extreme and melodic nuances since their inception back in 2017. Featuring a dual riff assault Read more […]
A progressive outlook with touches of melancholy, darkness, and despair – Sermon represents a multi-sensory approach to music that’s rarely delivered in quite this combination these days. Many will Read more […]
A consistent workhorse in a variety of melodic hard rock/metal styles, Magnus Karlsson seems to have his hands in multiple facets of production, songwriting, and playing year after year. His most recent Read more […]
Photo credit: Kip Dawkins Historical and mythological themes have gone hand in hand with heavy metal since the inception of the musical style we hold so dear. From Iron Maiden dedicating Powerslave Read more […]
With their 2021 debut, Within Each Lies the Other, As Everything Unfolds was immediately thrust onto the musical map at full force. Full of raw emotions ranging from melancholy to anger, there was a Read more […]
Although this seems like a relative newcomer on paper, Ashrain contains some killer musicians with plenty of trustworthiness to draw from. Bassist Peter Baltes being an integral part of Accept, vocalist Read more […]
When it comes to a blue collar, reliable brand of thrash, there’s no better place to return than in the hold of Overkill. Hard to believe that they’ve now arrived at their twentieth studio record Scorched Read more […]
When it comes to progressive, technical death metal, one of the forerunners of the movement has to be French band Gorod. Mesmerizing guitar work with jagged time signature changes, the songwriting still Read more […]
New Jersey three-piece Voidscape contains seasoned musicians already active in numerous heavy acts across all genres spectrums, especially if names like Tombs, Hammer Fight, Kalopsia, Replicant, Windfaerer, Read more […]
For over twenty plus years, Redemption has been a benchmark act for those that love progressive metal – incorporating a variety of genres influence-wise, developing versatile songs of short to epic lengths, Read more […]
When it comes to symphonic metal, the landscape has spread far and wide for artists putting their own flavor into this widely appreciated style. Greek band Enemy of Reality have been active since 2013, Read more […]
These days, when veteran musicians wish to develop a new band or project, as long as the quality of the songwriting is on point, the right parties will appear to elevate the profile. All My Shadows may Read more […]
Together now for a decade, Finnish sextet Marianas Rest didn’t let the lack of live gig opportunities bring them down to support their third album Fata Morgana released in March 2021. They did what many Read more […]
You build a strong community of musicians as people pay attention to other acts – which often allows new bands to arise. Case in point – Dutch sextet Haliphron. Containing members with ties past and Read more […]
Scandinavian artists in the melodic hard rock / metal community possess this intuitive ability to channel heroes from the past and bring their own sense of finesse to the table for some memorizing material. Read more […]
People appreciate the slow, steady climb into success in most endeavors. Kamelot have been a dominate force in the melodic power/progressive metal genre for decades – first gaining success in Europe Read more […]
There’s a chance I got a bit burned out trying to make sure I didn’t miss anything pretty late in the game for 2022. I decided to check out over 300 albums that were things I may have missed, so really Read more […]
A favorite with most of the scribes at Dead Rhetoric, Night Demon pound for pound are one of the shining stars for the current breed of classic-driven traditional heavy metal. Outsider is the latest full-length, Read more […]
Musicians these days explore multiple genres in the metal landscape, enjoying the collaborative process as they find like-minded people as they gain traction in the scene over the years. Such is the case Read more […]
Conjuring up the legacy of the 1980’s heavy metal scene with striking riffs, soaring vocals, and steady, pounding rhythm section mechanics, Trial (Swe) from Sweden have been steadily gaining ground through Read more […]
