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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...
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,...
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)...
RECEIVER – Whispers of Lore
I just love stories like the one of RECEIVER. It’s a story of a band’s dream come true, a dream supported by wholehearted passion,...
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.