Articles by Zac Halter

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Zac Halter

Zac was a reviewer here at Metal Express Radio, hailing from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. His interest in heavy music began in the 70s with his father’s Johnny Cash albums. After cousins introduced him to Steppenwolf, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, KISS, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple, Johnny Cash didn’t stand a chance. The 80s were spent in full pursuit of everything Metal: searching for new music at record stores, listening to albums, studying the covers and sleeves, and attending concerts. In the 90s, he preferred Death Metal over Grunge and hosted the Death Metal Juggernaut on WUPX in Marquette, Michigan. It was advertised as the only prime time Death Metal radio show in the country.
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REXORIA – Queen Of Light

January 22, 2018 Zac Halter 0

Sweden’s Rexoria describes their music as Folk influenced Melodic Hard Rock with powerful female vocals, burning guitar riffs and blasting drums. Unfortunately Queen Of Light, the quartet’s first full length album, isn’t always powerful, burning, …READ MORE

WORRY BLAST – .44

January 14, 2018 Zac Halter 0

Can the world use another AC/DC derivative? When it’s done as well as .44, hell yeah. For their third release, Switzerland’s Worry Blast crafted an album bringing together the riffs and song structures of AC/DC, …READ MORE

TANKARD – Hymns For The Drunk

January 8, 2018 Zac Halter 0

Tankard describes Hymns For The Drunk as the ultimate ‘best of’ album featuring AFM Records recordings from the 2002 to 2010. As you might expect of a compilation album spanning nearly a decade, there are …READ MORE

LECHERY – We Are All Born Evil

January 3, 2018 Zac Halter 0

Lechery politely describes their music as “…songs based on guitar riffs and melodies with a solid rhythm ground.” Their third album delivers ten songs featuring menacing guitar riffs with bludgeoning drum beats, subterranean bass tones, …READ MORE

DE LA MUERTE – Venganza

December 26, 2017 Zac Halter 0

Italy’s De La Muerte describe their music as “a new kind of heavy metal…fresh, aggressive and modern hard ‘n heavy”. Thematically, the band draws inspiration from stories of the cult of Nuestra Señora de la …READ MORE

MISTHERIA – Gemini

December 17, 2017 Zac Halter 0

Virtuoso keyboardist Mistheria accurately describes his 13 song instrumental release as “…a combination of my original songs and classical covers and a blend of them…songs range from Metal and Symphonic-Metal to Prog including some New-Age …READ MORE

TRAGEDIAN – Unholy Divine

December 10, 2017 Zac Halter 0

Tragedian’s self-described Melodic Power Speed Metal “…combines musical virtuosity, speed, heaviness and melodic elements within a variable format.” The Hamburg band’s third album since forming in 2002 delivers all these elements but fails to combine …READ MORE