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Review: Soilwork “Övergivenheten” [Nuclear Blast]

Here is a pretty good Soilwork album, working with interesting melodies and stories, creating a melodic death/power metal hybrid with an identity of its own....

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Video: TANKARD “Ex-Fluencer”

Even after 40 steamy, liver-destroying, gut-stretching years in the name of heavy metal, there’s no stopping the TANKARD beer crew. Just in time for the celebrations surrounding...

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Review: Black Sabbath “The Eternal Idol” [Vertigo Records]

The 80’s marked the start of inconsistent line-ups, sounds and production values for Black Sabbath. It’s as if Tony Iommi kept adapting more to his...

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Review: Tad Morose “Matters of the Dark” [Century Media Records]

I don’t know about you, but if you ask me, playing metal shouldn’t be complicated. Have a vocalist who can sing in tune, play a...

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Review: Tad Morose “Undead” [Century Media Records]

By no means am I huge fan of Tad Morose, but I can see why they’d appeal to fans of heavier power metal and for...

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Review: Pyrexia “Gravitas Maximus” [Unique Leader]

There was only three-year gap between the previous LP of Pyrexia and their new creation Gravitas Maximus, which will be released in December by deathcore/death...

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Review: Unto Others ”Strength” [Roadrunner Records]

With shiny diamonds and tarnished gold comes bittersweet emotions… I got into Idle Hands around the release of their debut album Mana back in 2019...

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Review: U.D.O. “Game Over” [AFM Records]

After three years of relative silence German legends U.D.O. have returned with a brand new record Game Over, highly and proudly holding the banner of...

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Review: Vicious Rumors “Digital Dictator” [Roadrunner Records]

Although it would take Vicious Rumors three years to release a second album, Digital Dictator would be the definite album of this band and it’s easy to...

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Review: Virgin Steele “Life Among the Ruins” [Shark Records]

After the semi-epic Age of Consent, it would take Virgin Steele five years to release an actual follow-up and while that record saw the band getting...

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Review: Paradise Lost “Drown in Darkness – The Early Demos” [Century Media Records]

While I’ll clearly call myself a Paradise Lost fan, Drown in Darkness – The Early Demos wasn’t something I was necessarily looking forward to. Lost Paradise still ranks...

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Review: Fates Warning “A Pleasant Shade of Gray” [Massacre Records]

There’s something about the directions Fates Warning took throughout the 90’s that just doesn’t sit well with me. Parallels marked the start of the band’s lightweight period...

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Review: Anthem “Bound to Break” [Nexus]

Between the mediocre debut and Anthem‘s final record that would feature Eizo Sakamoto for a while, this band would keep getting better and better, as Bound...

Video interview with Fuck the Facts

Interview video with Fuck the Facts – Grindcore legend from Canada! https://www.facebook.com/FuckTheFacts https://www.instagram.com/fckthefacts

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Review: Demoniac “So It Goes” [Edged Circle]

The Chilean thrashers Demoniac have returned this year with a brand new album “So It goes” after three years of silence (apart from the Live...

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Review: Anthem “Gypsy Ways” [Nexus]

Perhaps Anthem were trying to gain (more) commercial success here, or perhaps they felt like relying more on the vocals than usual, but Gypsy Ways is the...

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Review: Virgin Steele “The House of Atreus – Act II” [T&T Records]

While David DeFeis’ ambitious perspective was an undeniable force that drove him forward during the 90’s, it would only be a matter of time before...

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Review: Arch / Matheos “Sympathetic Resonance” [Metal Blade Records]

Having John Arch back in business is a great thing, it really is – but what happens if his talents aren’t used properly and the...

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Review: Anthem “Tightrope” [Nexus]

When it comes down to Japanese heavy metal, Loudness are probably the first band you’d think of and while that’s understandable, I’ve always preferred Anthem...

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Review: Virgin Steele “Invictus” [T&T Records]

Sometimes you stumble upon an album that’s enjoyable on its own, but compared to what a band had released before just feels a bit pale,...