Bad Bones - High Rollers Album Review By Rainer Kerber Hard Rock is not necessarily the music that you would expect from a band from Italy. But Bad Bones from the northern Italian town Mondovì make a pleasant alternative to symphonic or opera metal. The band was founded in 2007, initially as
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Torian – God Of Storms Album Review
Torian - God Of Storms Album Review By Rainer Kerber A small independent label sets out to offer small bands distribution opportunities for their albums. Ram It Down Records from Hamburg specializes in Hard Rock, Heavy and Power Metal. According to the website of the label are currently obviously two bands under
Impellitteri ‘The Nature of the Beast’ Album Review
Impellitteri ‘The Nature of the Beast’ Album Review By Adam McCann Frontiers Records - 2018 - Heavy Metal When thinking of guitar shredders, Chris Impellitteri may not be the first name on the lips of everyone who may instantly go to Steve Vai, Joe Satriani or Yngwie Malmsteen; but for Impellitteri’s band who
Michael Romeo ‘War Of The Worlds: Pt 1’ Album Review
Michael Romeo ‘War Of The Worlds: Pt 1’ Album Review By Adam McCann Music Theories Recordings - 2018 - Progressive Metal Michael Romeo is not only a virtuoso guitarist and orchestrator, but he is also the mastermind behind one of the most prolific progressive metal bands in Symphony X. In his career, Romeo
Bloodbath ‘The Arrow Of Satan Is Drawn’ Album Review
Bloodbath ‘The Arrow Of Satan Is Drawn’ Album Review By Adam McCann Peaceville Records - 2018 - Death Metal When Bloodbath released their 2014 album ‘Grand Morbid Funeral’ with Nick Holmes of Paradise Lost replacing Mikael Åkerfeldt who once again left Bloodbath to concentrate on Opeth; none could predict the success and critical
Hatchet ‘Dying To Exist’ Album Review
Hatchet ‘Dying To Exist’ Album Review By Adam McCann Combat Records - 2018 - Thrash Metal In their 12 years of existence, Hatchet have managed to chop their way through the metal deadwood, to prove themselves to be one of the premier young thrash bands. Unlike many of their peers who draw inspiration
Alice In Chains ‘Rainer Fog’ Album Review
Alice In Chains ‘Rainer Fog’ Album Review By Adam McCann BMG/AIC Entertainment - 2018 - Alternative/Grunge/HardRock Five years have passed since Alice In Chains (AIC) released their excellent ‘The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here’ album. This was an album that was so good, it left fans of AIC begging for more, yet following an
U.D.O. ‘Steelfactory’ Album Review
U.D.O. ‘Steelfactory’ Album Review By Adam McCann AFM Records - 2018 - Heavy Metal Over the last 20 years, many established backs have been getting in touch with their roots, playing albums in their entirety, reconnecting with ex-members or once again working with producers which made them big and U.D.O. are no exception.
Satan ‘Cruel Magic’ Album Review
Satan ‘Cruel Magic’ Album Review By Adam McCann Metal Blade Records - 2018 - Heavy Metal/NWOBHM It has been a busy year for Brian Ross, after releasing the excellent ‘Judge Not!’ with Blitzkrieg earlier in the year, Ross was back later with Satan and ‘Cruel Magic’, the follow up to the bands absolutely
Fifth Angel ‘The Third Secret’ Album Review
Fifth Angel ‘The Third Secret’ Album Review By Adam McCann Napalm Records - 2018 - Heavy Metal After beginning their career magnificently with their eponymous debut album (1986) and their following album ‘Time Will Tell’ (1989), the career of Fifth Angel came to a very quick and abrupt end in 1990. Other than
Sodom ‘Partisan’ Album Review
Sodom ‘Partisan’ Album Review By Adam McCann SPV Steamhammer Records - 2018 - Thrash Metal It had seemed that Sodom were back in the saddle in 2016 with their last studio album ‘Decision Day’. However, the success which that decent album brought was short-lived with guitarist Bernemann and drummer Makka leaving Tom Angelripper
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Obszön Geschöpf – Master Of Giallo Review
Obszön Geschöpf - Master Of Giallo Review by Adam McCann Dark Star Records - 2018 - Industrial It has been five years since Obszön Geschöpf (OG) released ‘Highway of Horrors’ and during that time, Remzi Kelleci and Matthieu Merklen have been plotting their latest horror themed release for 2018 ‘Master of Giallo’. The reason
Anneke van Giersbergen – Symphonized Review
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T.N.T. – XIII Review
T.N.T. - XIII Review by Adam McCann Frontiers Records - 2018 - Hard Rock/AOR/Melodic Hard Rock It has been eight years since T.N.T. released their last album ‘A Farewell to Arms’. In that time, the Norwegian hard rockers have encountered numerous line-up changes; the most important of which has been the departure for
Architects – Holy Hell Review
Lucifer – Lucifer II Review
Lucifer - Lucifer II Review by Adam McCann Century Media Records - 2018 - Doom Metal Lucifer arrived on the scene in 2014 following the disbandment of The Oath releasing their eponymous debut the following year to a rousing critical acclaim. Lucifer toured heavily with the likes of Paradise Lost, gaining much
