Texas Hippie Coalition ‘High In The Saddle’ Album Review By Adam McCann eOne Music/Southern/Groove Metal Is there any other band which mixes the Texan swagger, southern charm and good ol’ groove as well as Texas Hippie Coalition? These guys have been drinkin’, cussin’ and fightin’ their way through the desert of heavy metal
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Fractal Universe “Rhizomes of Insanity” Album Review
Fractal Universe "Rhizomes of Insanity" Album Review By Adam McCann Metal Blade Records/Technical/Progressive Death Metal France’s Fractal Universe exploded onto the scene two years ago with their superb debut album ‘Engram of Decline’. That album stole the hearts of critics and fans alike who then began to eagerly await the next offering from
Vetrar Draugurinn – Hinterlands Album Review
Vetrar Draugurinn - Hinterlands Album Review By Rainer Kerber If you look at the lineup of Vetrar Draugurinn, you will find many familiar names. I recently saw singer Marjan Welman with Autumn live. And guitarist Eric Hazebroek played earlier at Stream Of Passion and has recently started with some friends the project
Death Angel ‘Humanicide’ Album Review
Death Angel ‘Humanicide’ Album Review By Adam McCann Nuclear Blast Records/Thrash Metal Death Angel have always stayed true to their roots, there are no frills and gimmicks needed when there is the raw power available. What sets this band apart from their peers is their ability to combine this blistering raw energy
Burn the Gates: Interview and CD Review
Be For You (B4U) – The Things I Never Told You Album Review
Deep Sun – Das Erbe der Welt Album Review
Deep Sun - Das Erbe der Welt Album Review By Rainer Kerber Switzerland has a diverse metal scene. Power Metal, Pagan or Symphonic Metal. In all styles, there are many very good bands. And although I already know many bands from our neighboring country, I always discover something new. So I’ve recently
Bloodbound – Rise Of The Dragon Empire Album Review
Bloodbound - Rise Of The Dragon Empire Album Review By Rainer Kerber They have been an insider tip in Power Metal for years. Bloodbound from Sweden are always in the shadow of their compatriots from Sabaton, Hammerfall, Therion or Amaranthe. Even though they have been releasing great albums over and over again
Frozen Crown – Crowned In Frost Album Review
Tigersclaw – Force Of Destiny Album Review
Tigersclaw - Force Of Destiny Album Review By Rainer Kerber Tigersclaw is the baby of multi-instrumentalist Alexander Baier. He composes, arranges and produces all songs. He gets musical support from his longtime companion Ralf Neumann, who plays the drums parts. Third in the league is the opera singer Elena Minina. Since Elena
Whitechapel ‘The Valley’ Album Review
Whitechapel ‘The Valley’ Album Review By Adam McCann Metal Blade Records/Deathcore Whitechapel needed to do something; their 2016 album ‘Mark Of The Blade’ had missed its target and its musical departure from earlier themes left both critics and fans confused and uncertain. Therefore, there was high hopes from the latest Whitechapel album ‘The
Allegaeon ‘Apoptosis’ Album Review
Allegaeon ‘Apoptosis’ Album Review By Adam McCann Metal Blade Records/Technical Melodic Death Metal Since the band delivered their debut album almost a decade ago, Allegaeon have pushed from strength to strength, forming their own niche within the boundaries of technical melodic death metal and hitting a pinnacle with their superb 2016 album ‘Proponent
Battle Beast ‘No More Hollywood Endings’ Album Review
Megadeth ‘Warheads On Foreheads’ Album Review
Megadeth ‘Warheads On Foreheads’ Album Review By Adam McCann Universal Music Group/Thrash/Heavy Metal The announcement that Megadeth are to release their latest greatest hits compilation ‘Warheads On Foreheads’ begs the question does the world need another Megadeth greatest hits album? After all, this band already has the likes of ‘Capitol Punishment’, ‘Back To
Týr ‘Hel’ Album Review
Týr ‘Hel’ Album Review By Adam McCann Metal Blade Records/Folk/Metal There are few bands as instantly recognisable as Týr, their sound is a perfect blend of heavy metal and folk vocal melodies which beautifully encapsulate the mythology of the Faroese and Icelandic skáld. Yet for Týr, it has been quite awhile since the
Tesla ‘Shock’ Album Review
Tesla ‘Shock’ Album Review By Adam McCann Tesla Electric Recording Company/Hard Rock It has been more than a few years since Tesla released their previous album ‘Simplicity’ back in 2014 and in that time, the band have celebrated the 30th anniversary of their seminal album ‘Mechanical Resonance’ coinciding with the release of a
Spirits Of Fire ‘Spirits Of Fire’ Album Review
Spirits Of Fire ‘Spirits Of Fire’ Album Review By Adam McCann Frontiers Records/Heavy/Power Metal To begin, there are two burning questions; the first being this, is Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens the busiest man in metal? And does the world need another band with Ripper Owens singing? Because of this, it is very difficult to
Iron Fire ‘Beyond The Void’ Album Review
Iron Fire ‘Beyond The Void’ Album Review By Adam McCann Crime Records/Power Metal For the past year, Iron Fire have been busy celebrating their 20th anniversary in style by releasing a double disc of rarities, B-sides and live tracks that made hardcore fans of the Danish metal band drool with excitement. As the
Bloodbound ‘Rise Of The Dragon Empire’ Album Review
Bloodbound ‘Rise Of The Dragon Empire’ Album Review By Adam McCann AFM Records/Power Metal Bloodbound have always left a trail of outstanding albums in their wake, their last album ‘War Of Dragons’ was no exception and although throughout their career, the band have consistently struggled to retain a stable line-up, this has somehow
Children Of Bodom ‘Hexed’ Album Review
Children Of Bodom ‘Hexed’ Album Review By Adam McCann Nuclear Blast Records/Melodic Death Metal It’s been a long four years since Children of Bodom (CoB) released their last album ‘I Worship Chaos’ and whilst the band still play their distinctive form of melodic death metal, ‘I Worship Chaos’ showed the band incorporating elements