Born out of a love of stoner / doom metal, Moon Wizard contains members with roots in black / death metal acts – releasing two albums independently before signing with Hammerheart Records on this...

Set to be releasing their third album (and second for Arising Empire) is Blacktoothed. A band with a sound that merges some metalcore heaviness with some rock energy and vibes. It's a unique feel...

Striking while the iron is hot, German zombie metal sensation Dominum release their second album in two years with The Dead Don’t Die. A series of prime festival appearances like Graspop and Rock Harz...

A lot has happened in the career of Italian progressive / power metal band Athena since their original breakup in 2002. Most evident has been the solid productivity and elevated status of singer Fabio...

Photo: Ruben Lopo Translated as ‘bards’ in English from the Greek language, Aoidos is a quintet from Portugal that formed in late 2019, fusing together an interesting blend of groove-laden blackened death metal on their...

An Italian-Swiss combination progressive metal unit, Virtual Symmetry continue to amaze through their stellar compositions plus fluid musicianship abilities. Consistently following this group from their second studio album release Exoverse in 2020, the pandemic...

Here's a group in Mavorim I knew very little of until their current (fifth) album fell into my lap. In Ominia Paratus is the German duo’s latest effort for a band active over a...

We’re back! This year was both quick and long for many reasons. Personally, we dealt with two catastrophic hurricanes that displaced us for close to a month - what we get for living in...

It's black metal time, let’s go!! I'm excited because this latest offering Мрьтвоземъ from Vspolokh is the stuff I bet your nightmares are made of. This third studio album contains riffs that evoke the...

Japanese power metal quintet Illusion Force appear ready to conquer the global marketplace as they issue their third studio album Halfana for a worldwide release. Previously performing and recording for the Japanese scene with...