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Review: Fates Warning “Long Day Good Night” [Metal Blade Records]

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Fates Warning were quite active last years, especially for Progressive Metal band: in 2013 Darkness In A Different Light was released after a gap of nine years. Three ...
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Review: Godsnake “Poison Thorn” [Massacre Records]

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I found Godsnake accidentally in some Telegram channel, dedicated heavy music: someone had posted their video from the debut album Poison Thorn with acrimonious words “Metallica should find ...
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Review: Crimson Glory “Crimson Glory” [Par Records]

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Way back in 1986 during the early stages of metal, Florida was not known yet as the world capital of death metal but there was a band called ...
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Spotify Playlist: Top-10 Underground Tunes Of October 2020

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In no particular order! Tracks are taken from albums released during October! Svartsyn (Sweden) “Requiem” – Carnal Records – 30 October 2020 Auðn (Iceland) “Vökudraumsins fangi” – Season ...
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Review: Spirit Adrift “Enlightened In Eternity” [Century Media Records]

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In many cases there is a risk for many young bands to slip into cliche and plagiarism, especially when they decided to play music in such established genres ...
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Review: Harmonize “Warrior in the Night”

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This is an interestingly darker take on power metal. You get all the nice power metal ingredients, like the fast riffs, belting vocals and epic lyrical themes, but ...
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Video interview with Forsaken Age

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Interview video with Forsaken Age – Heavy Metal band from New Zealand! “Heavy Metal Nightmare” is finally their second work and convinces with typical heavy Metal sound and ...
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Classic Review: Metallica “Ride the Lightning” [Megaforce Records]

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A more polished production work and a renewed sound characterized Metallica‘s sound in their sophomore effort. While certain influences from the NWOBHM are still present in this release, ...
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Review: Raven “Metal City” [Steamhammer/SPV]

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Unlike Judas Priest and Iron Maiden, Raven are not quite considered as Heavy Metal and NWOBHM icons, though there were all conditions for it: Raven was formed more ...
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BURNING WITCHES – Release Music Video For “The Circle Of Five”

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Feel the power of the mighty coven! Swiss Heavy Metal band BURNING WITCHES has today released a music video for their brand new single ‘Circle of Five’. The ladies conquered the studio ...
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Review: Zakk Sabbath “Vertigo” [Magnetic Eye Records]

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Besides Black Label Society and the solo project Zakk Wylde also plays in tribute band Zakk Sabbath. Until quite recently it was a live band with the only ...
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Video interview with Saber (USA)

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Interview video with Saber – a Heavy Metal band from USA. https://www.facebook.com/SaberHeavyMetal/ https://www.instagram.com/saber_heavymetal/ https://saberheavymetal.bandcamp.com/ ...
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SKULL FIST – enter the studio to record new album

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Skull Fist has announced they have begun recording their 4th album at Vespa Studios in Toronto Canada to be released in early 2021. The album is being engineered by Chris Snow, mixed ...
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Heavy/Power outfit HARMONIZE announce the release of debut album

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Formed in Nicosia, Cyprus in 2012, HARMONIZE originally started as a thrash metal band until gradually transforming into the Heavy/Power Metal force that they are today, although the band still ...
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Video interview with Night League

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Interview video with Night League – old-school Heavy Metal from Norway. Night League is a heavy metal power couple with Marita Sundet Solheim on lead vocals and bass ...
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Review: Airforce “Strike Hard” [Pitch Black Records]

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British Heavy Metal band Airforce exists since the middle 80s in one form or another, yet the band’s discography is extremely short. Seems like musicians want to fix ...
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Review: Grumpynators “Still Alive” [Mighty Music]

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What will happen if musicians from different scenes – Rockabilly, Heavy Metal and Hard Rock – will team up in one band? Dutch Grumpynators state it will be ...
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Review: Bull Elephant “Created From Death” [Eat Lead and Die Music]

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I’ve always been partial to the albums with good, thoughtful concept, to tell the truth, when there is also an interesting story behind the music. It’s a hard ...
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Review: SONGS FROM BLACK SPIRIT “I Am Who I Am” [Sliptrick records]

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This year the label Sliptrick Records has released the solo album of Lithuanian heavy metal singer Don Vito (Vitalis Kairiūkštis), 19 songs within 90 minutes and a bunch ...
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Video interview with On Atlas’ Shoulders

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Interview video with On Atlas’ Shoulders – Epic Heavy metal band from Germany. https://www.onatlasshoulders.com/landing-page ...
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