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EMERALD EYE – Night Without Day
“Melodic heavy metal from Kansas City.”
That’s a decent enough band description if you ask me; yet, humble and honest as it is, there's a...
MUTINY BAY – Mutiny Bay
For those like me who didn't know, there is indeed a so-called Mutiny Bay in the beautiful northwestern tip of the USA, where the...
NOOR – Mother’s Guilty Pleasure Part One
NOOR were totally unknown to me. For a month now, not a day goes by without me listening to their debut, “Mother's Guilty Pleasure...
SAVAGE WIZDOM – Who’s Laughing Now
SAVAGE WIZDOM from Santa Fe, New Mexico are back with their third "Who's Laughing Now" full length album. Ten years after their "A New...
OBSCURUS REX – Stand Up And Be Counted (EP)
“This journey begun as a dream quite some time ago. When the timing was right, we took a leap of faith with no possibility,...
RINGLORN – Chapter One (EP)
“Sorcery weaves the fable
magic fairy tales
warriors of valor assemble
the story begins…”
These are the first words that are heard entering the world of RINGLORN when...
OCEAN'S EDGE – The Voyager
It took a lot of consideration to write this particular review. Not because there was any doubt about the quality of this amazing underground...
SACRO – The End
Sharpened animal instincts and a true metal heart are all you need to appreciate this album and its unquestionable value of pure, solid gold.
Does...
WAR DANCE – Sons of Thunder
Αnother pleasant surprise of 2023 has been the return of Greek epic metallers WAR DANCE. It’s been a dozen years since we first heard...
VOCIFER – Jurupary
Who has missed a great mixture of melancholic but always optimistic power metal in the veins of the first three albums of ANGRA? VOCIFER...
SAVAGE OATH – Savage Oath
SAVAGE OATH is a new band from the States and the “Savage Oath” EP is its first recorded work. The band may be “new”,...
DOLMEN GATE – Finis Imperii
As you read these words, take note that it’s the middle of July and here in Athens we are suffering a massive heatwave. The...
WINGS OF STEEL – Wings of Steel, EP
WINGS OF STEEL was introduced to us in 2022 with the 5-track “Wings of Steel” debut EP. It was a very pleasant surprise back...
WINGS OF STEEL – Gates of Twilight
After the “Wings of Steel” EP in 2022, the duet of Parker Halub (guitars) and Leo Unnermark (vocals) return with the debut full-length album...
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...