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TRAYAX – On the Edge of Madness
TRAYAX from Spain returns with its second album, “On the Edge of Madness”, following the 2019 debut, “King of the Night”. The band plays...
BASTYON – The End of Reason
The Scottish band BASTYON return with its second album called “The End of Reason”. The fans of classic heavy metal who liked the self-titled...
LIFEFORCE – Apokalipsis
What a nice comeback… The progressive metallers LIFEFORCE from Brazil return with their second album “Apokalipsis” after almost 20 years from the self-titled debut....
VERSCYTHE (US) – A Time Will Come (2013)
This great band from New Bedford is preparing its second album, so it's a very good chance to remember what happened almost 10 years...
SOUND THE SIRENS – The Shape Of Sound
Yngwie Malmsteen’s first album brought a different air to the scene of heavy metal back in the 80s and absolved the use of long...
IRON KINGDOM – The Blood of Creation
Dear diary,
Today in the year 1997 I am walking home from school and boy oh boy the new issue of METAL INVADER is out....
FOOL’S PARADISE – Living in a Fantasy
FOOL’S PARADISE is a progressive metal band from France and “Living in a Fantasy” is its second album. Here we have a very interesting...
FIGURE OF SPEECHLESS – Tunnel at the End of the Light
Glen McMaster is an Australian guitarist who gathered Ray Alder on vocals, Derek Sherinian on keyboards, Tony Franklin on bass, and Brian Tichy on...
OATH SC – Hallowed illusions
Oh yes OATH SC, I was wondering if this name would pop up again. Their 2019 album “Computer Warrior” was a pleasant retro release,...
JERICHO – Time
JERICHO is a new heavy/power metal band from Peru, but now they are relocated in Canada. It is the project of vocalist Lucho Jibaja...
VH FRENZY – Bleak Light
VH FRENZY is a new melodic heavy metal band from Finland, and "Bleak Light" is its first LP, which follows the 2016 debut EP,...
TANAGRA (US) – None of This Is Real (2015)
The title of the album, "None of This Is Real", is the answer one gets after waking up from the most beautiful dream. And...
IRON GRIFFIN – Storm of Magic
I have been following very closely the releases of IRON GRIFFIN from Finland. It was their debut, same titled EP (which was released back...
MEDIEVAL STEEL – Gods of Steel
MEDIEVAL STEEL are back! That’s right the legendary band from the 80’s with the mythical self-titled EP is still alive and rocking with another...
ALTERED MINDS – Resurrected in Time
The debut album Resurrected in Time of ALTERED MINDS stroke as a thunder a couple of weeks ago when we first listened to the...
CAULDRON BORN – Legacy of Atlantean Kings
Back in the mid and late 90s, the heavy metal scene was full of progressive and black metal bands. But the fans seemed to...
SHADOW WRAITH – Leap Castle
Every once and a while comes a band, out of the blue that reminds me that true underground heavy metal is still alive. SHADOW...
IRON KINGDOM – On the Hunt
I feel a bit of pride that Western Canada has produced a lot of excellent classic metal bands in the past decade. Bands like...
Issue #6 Out Now
76 pages, 10 interviews.
DAMASCUS (US)
SANCTUM (US)
HORIZON'S END (GR)
LORD OF LIGHT (SWE)
ETERNAL CHAMPION (US)
GOTHIC STONE (IT)
LEVIATHAN (US)
NEAR INFINITY (US)
ANGEL EDGE (US)
OBLIVION KNIGHT (US)
plus
LEGIONED MARCHER (US)...
SMOULDER – Violent Creed of Vengeance
Epic metallers SMOULDER return with hotly-anticipated second album. Four years have already passed since the release of their "Times of Obscene Evil and Wild...
Interview with ETERNAL CHAMPION
I guess that for the readers of Forgotten Scroll, ETERNAL CHAMPION from Austin, Texas, US, need no special introduction. Their “Armor of Ire” debut is already identified as a classic on the Epic Metal genre. They are about to march into battle again, releasing a second album called "Ravening Iron", so yes, this is a good chance for a discussion with the band's singer Jason Tarpey.