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Whilst Melodic Metal act TEMPERANCE have been around for a while, I came across them for the first time in 2020 with their release of Veridian. Their empowering sounds and excellent musicianship ensured that I stuck around to see what else they had to offer up. I am very glad I did; I quickly discovered … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Temperance – Hermitage – Daruma’s Eyes Pt 2
Andrea Casanova is not just inspired by the greats of the genre, she’s a fully-fledged fan and it shows in the way RAINOVER have masterfully replicated the penetrating atmospheres of their predecessors. It isn’t imitation, though – RAINOVER steer much more riff-focused than many of their peers and are refreshingly unfocused on being the heaviest … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Rainover – Nox
Neue Deutsche Härte translates to New German Toughness; alongside OOMPH! and RAMMSTEIN, MEGAHERZ co-initiated this movement. Whilst they formed in 1993, their latest album In Teufels Namen (EN: In The Devil’s Name) is my first experience of them. From listening to the sounds of this record, it makes me wonder why I didn’t listen to … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Megaherz – In Teufels Namen
Even though SINHERESY have been around since 2009, this is my first experience of them and after listening to the delights from their latest offering Event Horizon, I will be coming back for more. Given the vast content this album offers up, it gets one of my rare track-by-track reviews. It wastes no time opening … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Sinheresy – Event Horizon
What is Promethium? Named after Prometheus of Greek mythology who stole fire from the Gods and gave it to humans, it is a radioactive metal and was first produced artificially in a nuclear reactor! Perfect name for a band, right? The Lancaster based band originated back in 2007 and have recently released their fifth album … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Promethium – Bleeding the Ghost
Those in the power metal circuit may well be aware of newcomers ALL FOR METAL, it's been hard to miss. They have been hollering battle cries since before the end of last year which has caused anticipation in the air. A lot of us wondered if there would be an album and low behold, there … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: All For Metal – Legends
I first encountered KAMELOT when they released The Black Halo album way back in 2005. I was relatively new to the world of Power and Symphonic metal and KAMELOT were amongst the first bands that I discovered. Suffice to say that album is amongst my Top 10 favourite albums of all-time and I have followed … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Kamelot – The Awakening
WINTERAGE’s previous album The Inheritance Of Beauty came up on my recommendations of 2021 and it made my top three albums. So when I heard they were due to release a follow-up, I was eager to hear it. Nekyia takes a much darker and more theatrical turn in terms of the music and lyrics, I … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Winterage – Nekyia
The sounds of raspy vocals, fast paced drums and slick solos can only mean one thing; BURNING WITCHES are back. Their latest album The Dark Tower is receiving praise from fans and critics alike; judging from the powerful sounds this latest escapade offers up, it’s easy to see why that is. Rise Of Darkness has … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Burning Witches – The Dark Tower
"If LORD OF THE LOST, RAMMSTEIN and FEUERSCHWANZ had all somehow conceived demonic offspring"