Turbokill – Be At Your Best
A metal mecca for mainland Europe, Germany has maintained a strong presence in a variety of subgenres to keep the movement alive and thriving. Especially in terms of traditional, power metal-oriented outfits – of...
Temple of Dread – God of the Godless (Testimony Records)
Appearing on this scribe’s audio radar through their second album World Sacrifice, Temple of Dread has been a steady creative force in the European death scene, now up to their fifth studio record with...
Infern – Turn of the Tides (Dolorem Records)
Wading through old school metal revivalists nowadays is like trying to dig through the haystack to find the needle. There's just so much of it out there, it's hard to find much that really...
Amiensus – The Distance to Reclaim
Just recently dropping their first part of two albums in 2024 in the spring, Amiensus have since released the second half of their impressive Reclamation album. Those seeking anything in the melodic extreme metal...
Lovebites – Lovebites EP II (Victor Entertainment)
One of Japan's most frenetic metal groups, Lovebites, returns following last year's Judgement Day with their latest EP, appropriately titled Lovebites EP II as they continue to move down the alphabet with release names....
Sinner’s Blood – Dark Horizons (Frontiers Music)
Already impressive out of the gate with a debut album The Mirror Star in 2020, Chilean heavy/power metal outfit Sinner’s Blood got the chance to support said release with a domestic tour, including some...
Blood Incantation – Absolute Elsewhere (Century Media)
‘All life is temporary, what lasts is consciousness’. So goes a line from Blood Incantation's epic song “The Stargate” from their mind-boggling new LP Absolute Elsewhere. Here, the band has totally left the confines...
Undeath – Prepare for Insanity
Photo: Nick Karp
Death metal’s appeal seems never ending. Especially when you look at the newer generation of bands bursting through the scene that appear to be gathering healthy followings in a relatively shorter period...
Harajuku Weekend: 2 Nights of Hanabie. and Jinjer (September 20 and 21, 2024 – Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ and Metal Injection Festival Day...
Continuing to hit as much of a global audience as quickly as possible, Hanabie. returns for their third US tour in a year's time. While the last two runs were headliner shows, this time...
Unto Others – Never, Neverland (Century Media)
A band that has continued to grow and leaps and bounds, both in popularity and in sound, Unto Others sits in a unique spot. Their '80s metal meets goth meets new wave meets etc...
Distant Dominion – Ripping Through Time (Fetzner Death Records)
Born out of another pandemic itch to scratch, Distant Dominion contains a wealth of experience amongst the lineup – with members being a part of extreme acts like Mortal Decay, Hypoxia, Krieg, and In...
Serious Black – Open New Dimensions
When it comes to melodic power metal of the European mold, the productivity and quality of albums in the Serious Black catalog is hard to match currently. Now a decade into their careers, the...
Michael Schenker – My Years with UFO (earMUSIC)
Proficiency at one’s instrument usually receives unlimited accolades plus influential presence in specific quarters of certain music scenes. When it comes to elevating the game of guitar play for the hard rock / metal...
Amethyst – Throw Down the Gauntlet (No Remorse Records)
Born out of the desire to pay homage to heavy rock / metal like artists in the 70s and 80s, Swiss act Amethyst started in 2020, taking a couple of years to gather together...
Silvera – Burst into the World
The landscape of melodic hard rock / heavy metal is a wide-open playing field in the modern scene. We seem to have certain legacy bands holding onto their following, while newcomer acts strive to...