Review: Second To Sun “The Walk” [Self Release]
Second To Sun surprise again with their efficiency and it seems that the band decided to break all productivity records: six month ago The Black...
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Review: Chrome Division “One Last Ride” [Nuclear Blast]
After 14 years of rock’n’roll, booze and bikes, Chrome Division cease to exist. But before disappear in wastelands, “doomsday riders” will take us to their...
Interview: Amaranthe
In October Amarathe released their new sixth album Helix and almost immediately went to tour with Powerwolf and Kissin’ Dynamite. Shortly before the album was...
Review: Burning Witches “Hexenhammer” [Nuclear Blast Records]
For only three years of existing Burning Witches gained a lot of attentions from fans and musicians as well. This is no wonder, however: oldschool...
Review: Warrel Dane “Shadow Work” [Century Media Records]
On December, 13, 2017 while working on his second solo album, Warrel Dane passed away. 56 years old, heart attack diabetes, alcohol issues in the...
Review: Bonfire “Legends” [AFM Records]
Bonfire is the band with enviable performance and productivity. But in 2018 it seems that the band decided to go beyond themselves: on April, 13...
Review: 1914 “The Blind Leading The Blind” [Redefining Darkness Records/Archaic Sound]
Today 1914 is one of the most impressive Ukrainian bands. Deep immersion in the theme of WWI (which has already grown from just a hobby...
Review: Nanowar Of Steel “Stairway To Valhalla” [Self Release]
Humor in metal is quite rare and valuable phenomenon. There is not such a big number of bands like this: Beatallica, Tenacious D, Boney Nem...
Review: Amaranthe “Helix” [Spinefarm records]
Amaranthe can be treated differently: the mix of dance or sometimes forthrightly commercial pop melodies, heavy riffs and electronic sound with three vocalists create very...
Review: Grave Digger “The Living Dead”
Grave Digger has been playing for 38 years, since 1980. Just think about it: 38 years! It’s a lot for a Heavy Metal band, but...
Review: Korpiklaani “Kulkija”
I came to Korpiklaani through their drink-and-dance Folk Metal like many others, I guess and their album Tales Along This Road was in my playlist...
Review: Parasite Inc “Dead And Alive”
Five years ago in 2013 German Melodic Death metallers Parasite Inc. released their debut album Time Tears Down. It was highly demanded by the crowd...
Review: Beyond The Katakomb “Beyond The Katakomb”
Beyond The Katakomb is a Heavy/Power Metal brainchild of L-G Persson, vocalist from the band Storyteller. Formed not a long time ago the band starts...
Review: U.D.O. “Steelfactory”
Three years passed since the release of U.D.O.‘s last album Decadent. During these three years the band parted their ways with the drummer Francesco Jovino...
Review: 69 Chambers – “Machine”
In some mysterious way lots of Alternative and Post Grunge bands passed by me. This is also about such artists like Tori Amos, Björk and...
Review: Mad Max “35”
The fashion for 80s is back: it’s in clothes, in movies and of course in the music. This gain an interest for the bands, which...
Review: Powerwolf “The Sacrament Of Sin”
For 15 years Powerwolf release albums on schedule every two years. Yes, Blessed And Possessed was released in 2015 but in a year the band...
Review: DevilDriver “Outlaws ‘Til The End Vol. 1”
Two years ago, in 2016 DevilDriver released Trust No One where they weaved ferocious groove with catchy melodies tightly. This year the time of experiments...
Review: Necrytis “Dread En Ruin”
American band Necrytis formed not a long time ago but already released their debut LP Countersighns in 2017. Not wasting time the band record their...
Review: Bullet For My Valentine: “Gravity”
Being quite naive I hoped that Bullet For My Valentine will some time release something like “Scream! Aim! Fire!” which I heard in 2008 and...