Live Reviews
JUDAS PRIEST (Live)
When it comes to heavy metal, there are so many great bands over the years that having a favorite is almost impossible. For me, when it comes to legends there is one band at the …READ MORE
Classic Heavy Metal
Album Reviews
HELIX – Old School
Bands with a long discography may meet low expectations when it releases new material. What more do they have to say? Is it worthy of supplanting time-tested fan favorites? Expectations are even lower when a …READ MORE
Album Reviews
DIAMOND HEAD – The Coffin Train
Cited by Metallica and Megadeth as a formative influence, Stourbridge 5-piece Diamond Head have endured a topsy-turvy career. Their Lightning to the Nations album showcased the sound of a band who, while aware of the …READ MORE
Album Reviews
THE RODS – Brotherhood Of Metal
Listeners familiar with The Rods wouldn’t dispute the bands assertion they are one of the most authentic American Metal bands of the early 80s. They state their latest album stayed true to their roots while …READ MORE
Album Reviews
IRON SAVIOR – Kill Or Get Killed
Hamburg’s Iron Savior is the long running project of guitarist/vocalist/producer Piet Sielck. They self-describe as Teutonic Power Metal, a classic and infectious Heavy Metal sound. Their 10th studio album imparts a grim tone compared to …READ MORE
Album Reviews
Last In Line – II
Last In Line’s sophomore album follows the template of their distinctive debut sound. Jeff Pilson returns to produce the band’s sound they attribute to “…the unmistakable Vinny Appice rhythms, thunderous bass from (Phil) Soussan and …READ MORE
Album Reviews
HERMAN FRANK – Fight The Fear
Fight The Fear is producer and on-again-off-again Accept guitarist Herman Frank’s 4th solo album. Featuring 14 tracks of Classic German Heavy Metal, this release will easily please fans of Accept, Primal Fear, Gamma Ray, Battle …READ MORE
Album Reviews
BURNING WITCHES – Hexenhammer
Hexenhammer marks the second album from Swedish Classic Metal act Burning Witches. It is a step forward in both execution and artistic impact and the band has further refined its sound and more clearly defined …READ MORE
Album Reviews
FIFTH ANGEL – The Third Secret
Fans have been begging for a new Fifth Angel album for years. With many of the original members having moved on to lives outside of the music industry, there was little hope of a new …READ MORE
Album Reviews
SKULL FIST – Way Of The Road
Canada’s trouble-plagued Skull Fist might name their third release The Road of Hard Knocks. Since their last album in 2014, the band perseveres through line-up changes and medical issues culminating in their vocalist’s vocal cord …READ MORE