Album Reviews
SHOW-YA – Showdown
2021 is a bit of a nostalgic year for Rock and Metal fans. It was only in late October when Metallica officially turned 40. Red Hot Chili Peppers were founded around the same time. Looks …READ MORE
Japanese Heavy Metal
Print Interviews
SHOW-YA: “When We Decided To Reunite [After 14 Years], We Went Into A Studio… It Was As Natural And Comfortable As If We Had Been Together The Previous Day”
Lucky Number 13 Japanese Heavy Metal act Show-Ya is set to release their 13th studio album Showdown on Metalville Records. The release coincides with Show-Ya’s 35th anniversary. The band has certainly shifted in both sound …READ MORE
Album Reviews
SOLITUDE – Reach For The Sky (Revisited)
It’s very likely that many people around the word see the phrase “Metal from Japan” as a way of describing various musicians from the Far Eastern countries (not only Japan, although mainly), who upload high …READ MORE
Album Reviews
ANTHEM – Nucleus
Japanese Traditional Metal legends Anthem are officially launching their attack on the rest of the planet with their new English language compilation album Nucleus. Considering that this is essentially a “best of” re-recorded album where …READ MORE
Album Reviews
SABER TIGER – Bystander Effect
Long in the shadows of their better known countrymen, Loudness, Saber Tiger have been part of the Japanese Heavy Metal scene just as long and, arguably, have been just as influential. The international release of …READ MORE