“Brainstorm” is German power metal creature in the age of almost thirty. The productive quintet released the 12th studio album “Midnight Ghost” since 1989.

The Ghost And The Machine is a post-blues band, based in Vienna/Dresden. They were formed in 2015 and play rough and honest songs, intimate and untamed. They have a new release out called “Red Rain Tires”. As soon as I heard the style ‘post-blues’, I got quite curious and decided to give this one a […]

Coheed and Cambria is an American progressive rock band from Nyack, New York, formed in 1995. The band consists of Claudio Sanchez (lead vocals, guitars, keyboards), Travis Stever (guitars, backing vocals), Josh Eppard (drums, keyboards, backing vocals), and Zach Cooper (bass, backing vocals). The group’s music incorporates aspects of progressive rock, pop, heavy metal, and […]

They say variety is the spice of life, and that is certainly the case when it comes to music.  In metal especially, being repetitive or repetitive in the wrong amount can make or break albums… or bands.  Often times genres can stagnate or bands can get too bogged down with genre conventions to break out.  […]

Hardcore Superstar is a hard rock band from Gothenburg, Sweden. The band was formed in 1997 and continue on today. Hardcore Superstar have had several #1 hit singles, and Grammy wins in Sweden. Now they have released their tenth full-length studio album.

The Eye of the Stygian Witches is the new original release of the Arizona veterans Ashbury. Part of the work of an album reviewer is to search for the story of bands. Usually, one uses Wikipedia, Metal Archives, Spotify. Fact is that it was very hard to have a single story from a single source […]

Paths is a Canadian black metal act. They were formed in 2013 and started with a psychedelic black metal sound but this evolved to an atmospheric BM later on. The band has a few releases including a few demos and two full-lengths. They are back with a third full-length called “In Lands Thought Lost”. Considering […]

As one of the most maligned characters in the world of industrial music, Nero Bellum seemed to be all but done back in 2014 when he announced the dissolution of Psyclon Nine. Four years later, the band has risen from the grave to deliver their new full-length, aptly titled Icon of the Adversary.  So how well will […]

Ash of Ashes is the project born from the ashes (ha!) of HEL. Formed by the mainman Skaldir, the band describes their style as epic skaldic metal and “Down The White Waters” is the debut album released recently. This release is heavily inspired by the saga of Wayland the Smith; there are even four songs with […]