I mention COVID almost in every review and I fully understand that it bothers the readers, not to mention that I also tired from this...
Three years after Where Echoes Gather, the Norwegians return with their sixth album. I wasn’t having high hopes on this one as the two previous...
The second EP “Kapitel 2” of Swedish dark/gothic rock band Svarta Sanningar was independently released in late spring. It is a solid sequel of their first...
In the beginning of June American progressive metal band Intentional Trainwreck has released independently their sophomore album “Smokestack of Souls”. And after six years of...
Last year Powerwolf released their compilation Best Of The Blessed as a way to earn some time, maybe money and remind about themselves as well...
What a nice vampire-themed hard rock album with black metal touches, filled with dark and fun songs from beginning to end! This album is somewhere...
Ah, Shred, yet another arpeggio sweeping genre that I am criminally illiterate in. Barring the flirtations I’ve had with Bob Katsionis’, Lawrence Wallace is one...
Last year Night Crowned released great in all ways debut album Impius Viam and it was included in many 2020 Top-10 rightfully. However, the band...
The debut album “Ares Vallis” of groove metal band Pathfinders from French Fontainebleau was released this Spring by Music Records, offering almost one hour of...
This May the second record “Inside the Void” of Swedish dark rock quartet Dark was self-released, without any help from music labels. Not the most...
In 2020 At The Gates celebrated their 30 years anniversary. However, it was a quiet celebration: last year was complicated for all of us and...
Tamás Kátai has created the very essence of modern Avant Garde Metal with his Thy Catafalque. At one hand it is so otherworldly and hard...
The cult classic masters of Progressive Death Metal are at it again. Three years ago the album Hadeon infected the soundwaves and brought the band...
In the beginning of April, Belgian-born (but residing in Netherlands) French musician Carline van Roos, known as Aythis, has released her fifth studio album “Songs...
This spring Australian multi-instrumentalist Christian Cosentino has released his first ever record “Lawn”, and did it independently. And despite the fact that all the songs...
If you’ll search the band “Catharsis” on metal-archives.com you’ll get 16 exact matches – looks like metalheads really love this name, so if you need...
So, my dear friends and metal family, it finally happened! At last! It’s been two years since we had an opportunity to go the gigs...
In 2017 Helloween announced a worldwide tour “Pumpkins United”, which was a real bombshell because two former vocalists, Kai Hansen and Michael Kiske joined the...
The story of Terra Odium starts way back in 1985 with the Norwegian Prog Metal band Manitou. After releasing a few demos and a full...
The Ukrainian pagan metal band Natural Spirit has released their fourth full-length album “Пiд Серпом Часу” one year earlier via Czech Epidemie Records. And with...