Articles by Lior Stein

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Lior Stein

Lior was a reviewer, DJ and host for our Thrash Metal segment called Terror Zone, based out of Haifa, Israel. He attributes his love of Metal to his father, who got him into bands like Deep Purple, Rainbow, Boston, and Queen. When he was in junior high he got his first Iron Maiden CD, The Number Of The Beast. That's how he started his own collection of albums. Also, he's the guitarist, vocalist and founder of the Thrash Metal band Switchblade. Most of his musical influences come from Metal Church, Vicious Rumors, Overkill, and Annihilator.
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SPELLCASTER – Under The Spell

July 12, 2011 Lior Stein 0

After they were able to hammer minds with such an energetic EP release (Spells Of Speed), Spellcaster’s full-length debut was only a matter of time. Under The Spell presents three new tracks that weren’t on …READ MORE

HUMAN ZOO – Eyes Of A Stranger

July 8, 2011 Lior Stein 0

Scandinavian Human Zoo shares affection with the beauty and purity of an amazing mix between Hard Rock and Melodic Heavy Metal. Moreover, they’ve created a great and sometimes diverse strain of tunes that combine almost …READ MORE

CONSFEARACY – Consfearacy

July 8, 2011 Lior Stein 0

Although there have been many new breeds of veteran super-groups bearing the flag of the ’80s, not all of them have been successful and some even brought dishonor to Metal’s finest hour. However, that’s not …READ MORE

DEGRADEAD – A World Destroyer

June 28, 2011 Lior Stein 0

A large sum of the Melodic Death Metal bands, Gothenburg-style mostly, whether new or old can’t really be categorized as Death Metal anymore. As Hardcore stepped in and claimed quite a dosage of this type …READ MORE

VOODOO HIGHWAY – Broken Uncle’s Inn

June 24, 2011 Lior Stein 0

Voodoo Highway might be a new band, and Broken Uncle’s Inn may only be their debut, but they have obviously spent considerable time thinking, sounding, and gasping just like Deep Purple, Rainbow, Led Zeppelin, Def …READ MORE

ROB MORATTI – Victory

June 23, 2011 Lior Stein 0

Another flag has been raised in the name of ’80s AOR music. Since this Rock subgenre took such a hard blow to the head in the mid ’90s as it faded, it logically would take …READ MORE

IN FLAMES – Sounds Of A Playground Fading

June 20, 2011 Lior Stein 0

Ready or not, this is it. The well-known Swedish Metal act In Flames released yet another album in their new form, entitled Sounds Of A Playground Fading. This album is also the debut of the band’s new guitarist, …READ MORE

A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH – And Hell Will Follow Me

June 14, 2011 Lior Stein 0

Type O Negative might be down under with the late demise of Peter Steele, but more descendants of their spirit keep on coming. With the introduction of the band Seventh Void, featuring Type O Negative’s …READ MORE

RAYGUN REBELS – Bring Me Home

June 10, 2011 Lior Stein 0

Modern Rock N’ Roll / Hard Rock hasn’t always been giving the new generation a true chance to experience the nature of the genre that was vastly spread in the ’70s. Bands here and there, …READ MORE

KATANA – Heads Will Roll

June 10, 2011 Lior Stein 0

This is not the first time the Katana blade sliced into hearts of men, but this time it’s about a young band from Sweden that sliced deep with the force of their amazing music. Once …READ MORE