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SOUND THE SIRENS β The Shape Of Sound
Yngwie Malmsteenβs first album brought a different air to the scene of heavy metal back in the 80s and absolved the use of long...
IRON KINGDOM β 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....
FOOLβS PARADISE β Living in a Fantasy
FOOLβS PARADISE is a progressive metal band from France and βLiving in a Fantasyβ is its second album. Here we have a very interesting...
FIGURE OF SPEECHLESS β 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 β Hallowed illusions
Oh yes OATH SC, I was wondering if this name would pop up again. Their 2019 album βComputer Warriorβ was a pleasant retro release,...
JERICHO β 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 β 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 β 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 β Gods of Steel
MEDIEVAL STEEL are back! Thatβs right the legendary band from the 80βs with the mythical self-titled EP is still alive and rocking with another...
ALTERED MINDS β 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 β 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 β 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 β 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...
NIGHTRIDER β Rock Machine
NIGHTRIDER from New Hampshire, USA have been around since 1980. During the 80s they have been on the process of composing and recording their...
SIGNS OF REIGN β Awaken from Disguise
SIGNS OF REIGN from Minnesota return with their second album, "Awaken from Disguise", after their 2017 "New Beginning" debut. What I always enjoyed about...
PYRAMID β Gold Tooth
One of the most amazing Prog Metal albums I have heard recently, comes from straight from New York and it is no other than...
FORLORN HOPE β Over the Hills
I am always thrilled to discovered new bands that manage to catch my attention and stand out from the pile of copycats. Therefore, when...