Since the age of 12, French guitarist Cedric Vassal has been on a journey to develop his metal skills. Performing in bands such as Veil of Mist, Denied, and Morpheus, he has now set out on a solo career Read more […]
Ah, glorious symphonic power metal with epic/fantasy elements. Sweeping the listener on a journey to far-reaching lands, that’s what will take place with Finnish quintet Chamelion on this debut album Read more […]
Moving from an instrumental act to a vocal-backed one for 2021’s Sarcoma, Alluvial left a lasting impression for an intelligent death metal album that still brought plenty of aggression and melodies. Looking Read more […]
New Jersey heavy/power metal act Overlorde have made the most of their resurrection from their original 80’s inception days. Previously issuing a self-titled EP in 1987 that as a collector’s item can Read more […]
Sadly in our fast-paced world, it’s far too easy to simply push a band like At the Plates off to the side, much like that helping of brussel sprouts you’ve been given that you have no interest in, due Read more […]
Reestablishing themselves through their debut album Cleopatra, New Jersey band Everdawn naturally wants to grow diversely within the symphonic, progressive metal landscape on the follow-up effort. Venera Read more […]
When you assemble people who have proper respect as well as understanding of the tasks at hand, the results can be ideal even if it’s a newcomer outfit. Producer/songwriter Felix Heldt has worked with Read more […]
For unstoppable forces in heavy music, one needs to take notice of Crust. If you haven’t yet, well, we’re glad you’re here, and we promise there won’t be any regrets. The Russian trio of blackened Read more […]
A new Japanese symphonic rock/metal act formed by violinist Ayasa (of Bang Dream’s Morfonica), East of Eden brings with it a host of expectations. Mostly because in addition to Ayasa, the rest of the group Read more […]
Tell me if you readers have heard this story before: historical band of a generation before dissolves, only to reform recently for another shot at glory. That’s the case again for Greek hard rock/metal Read more […]
In December 2020 the metal world lost a premiere guitarist/songwriter with Alexi Laiho who fronted Children of Bodom since the 1990’s. His defined imprint on intricate, neoclassical shredding taken to Read more […]
Cyprus is a well-established island nation that along with Greece have been epic metal havens for decades. The generational appeal of history, fantasy, and mythology runs deep in the hearts of the people Read more […]
Doom metal is unequivocally linked with a bevy of feelings. When done right, it’s downtrodden, weighty, emotive, even cathartic. These characteristics draw my brain towards this style, and we assume Read more […]
The mighty crab – a crustacean hailed for a tough exterior, and delicious meaty bits. I’ve spent a lot of time in Maryland, so excuse my references to picking crabs and the cultural significance thereof, Read more […]
One of those bands that if you take everything at the face value, you’ll potentially end up skipping over it. Exhibit A – the band name. Seems to fit with something that would exemplify a gory slam death Read more […]
The power trio format has massive appeal when playing in the stoner, psychedelic style – especially in the realms of hard rock and heavy metal. That’s the platform US artists Nighthawk build from on Read more […]
Rare is the day that a band can release four consecutive albums in the metal realm that satisfy passionately the following of not just the critics, but a burgeoning fanbase beyond the musicians themselves. Read more […]
Ambitious is an apt word that would describe Therion mastermind Christofer Johnsson when it comes to the depth of his work for this act. 35 years under his belt, many musicians have shuffled through, but Read more […]
Quebec, Canada is home to Strigampire, a band that have been together for over two decades. Silent for a few years during the COVID-19 downtimes, they added new members to the lineup while recording this Read more […]
STMLT (ステミレイツ), abbreviated from Stimulate, are one of those Japanese groups that are really hard to classify. The ladies play all the instruments (even a saxophone, in this particular case), Read more […]
A popular name over the years based on Metal Archives research, this scribe remembers most the 80’s Belgian version of Crossfire – a speed/heavy metal act who released albums like See You In Hell and Read more […]
Productivity would be an accurate word to describe the discography of Chile’s Merciless Law, in the hands of main multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Pancho Ireland. In 2022 alone, he released two full-length Read more […]
Alternative forms of modern metal / metalcore have been gaining acclaim across all parts of the globe – probably due to the wider exposure and higher profile acceptance in streaming or satellite formats. Read more […]
There are more varieties of death metal out there than there are flavors of ice cream at a Baskin Robbins, and certainly more than Howard Johnson’s one (if you don’t get this reference, I’m sad). Read more […]
Established in 2020 in Osaka, Plevail is a Japanese alt idol act composed of 4 vocalists as well as a backing band. Pancada marks the third full-length album from the group in three years (their first Read more […]
The evolution of Finnish melodic blackened death metal unit Progeny of Sun has occurred since their inception in 2017. Originally a two-piece with vocalist Niko Aromaa and guitarist Jaakko Hautamäki, Read more […]
A German quintet consisting of musicians with various experience in a variety of other heavy music outfits, Sons of Eternity seems like a fresh upstart in the heavy/power metal style through this debut Read more […]
Born in Italy, Rome in Monochrome describe their brand of music as ‘ghost metal’ – incorporating a mix of post rock, doom metal, and dark progressive metal. The sextet develops an intriguing blend Read more […]
Certain circumstances necessitate key decisions for future growth – especially when it comes to establishing a foothold internationally in music. Case in point – Skiltron. Arising in Argentina in the Read more […]
While many acts took time to mentally (and physically) recover from the pandemic downtime, it appears that German power metal unit Starchild felt very inspired. Response to the third album Battle of Eternity Read more […]
