POUNDERFaster Than Fire EP Shadow Kingdom (2018)Rating: 8/10 Maybe it’s the production – which I like – but this sounds as though it was found in the 80s, forgotten all about, and then unleashed several decades later. The abruptly named Pounder hail from Los Angeles, and they play straight up heavy metal brimming with beefy […]
LAGOSea Of Duress Unique Leader (2018)Rating: 9/10 As soon as the riff of ‘Soiled Is The Crown’ begins you know you’re in for a treat as Lago embarks on their sophomore journey by way of dark, brooding, twisted riffs, intense tumbling drums, a barrel-chested bass tremble and those deep, guttural vocal outburst. I hope you […]
TOMB MOLDManor Of Infinite Forms 20 Buck Spin (2018)Rating: 8.5/10 Back in the late 80s and early 90s death metal really made its mark on the world, whether it was the chainsaw Swedish scene, or the Floridian community of chaos, and everything else in-between. But in spite of such a successful movement there were always […]
REFUGE Release Debut Studio Album ‘Solitary Men’ June 8th, 2018 Herne, Germany-based power metal group Refuge, consisting of the 1987-1994 line-up of Rage, issued debut full-length studio album Solitary Men on June 8th, 2018 through Frontiers Music Srl. Frontman Peavy Wagner commented: “The band sounds nearly the same like back then, maybe a bit more […]
AMANDA SOMERVILLE’S TRILLIUM Issue Lyric Video For ‘Full Speed Ahead’ Track June 8th, 2018 Symphonic metal group Trillium, fronted by American-born and Netherlands-based frontwoman Amanda Somerville, issued second full-length studio album Tectonic on June 8th, 2018 through Frontiers Music Srl. Tectonic was produced by Amanda Somerville and guitarist / bassist Sander Gommans, Amanda’s husband and […]
TNTXIII Frontiers (2018)Rating: 7/10 Well I’ll be damned, if it isn’t one of my favourite melodic metal bands back with a new album after a gap of eight years since 2010’s A Farewell To Arms. I loved this Norwegian act back in the 80s when they were responsible for such gems as TNT (1982), Knights […]
REFUGESolitary Men Frontiers (2018)Rating: 7.5/10 Featuring the original line-up of veteran German metallers Rage, Solitary Men is the debut release from Refuge. Peavy Wagner (vocals and bass), Manni Schmidt (guitar) and Chris Efthimiadis (drums) will certainly be familiar names if you were a fan of Rage from 1988 to 1993, and so this 12-track piece […]
EXMORTUS Release Fifth Studio Album ‘The Sound Of Steel’ June 8th, 2018 Whittier, California-based thrash / death metal band Exmortus issued fifth full-length studio album The Sound Of Steel on June 8th, 2018 through Prosthetic Records (excluding Japan). Marquee Inc. scheduled Japanese release to take place the same day. The outing can be streamed in […]
HAUNTEDDayburner Twin Earth / Graven Earth (2018)Rating: 9/10 Only recently did I review the half-decent debut album Burst Into Flame by the U.S. outfit heavy metal outfit Haunt, and I also reviewed the incredible Free Me Of The Sun debut by Slovenian troupe Mist. So, now let’s talk further about haunts and hotness in the […]
LÖANSHARKThe Warning Sessions EP Self-released (2018)Rating: 8/10 Not to be confused with a Finnish act of the same name, here we have a Barcelona-based trio hell-bent on reviving the 80s and providing enough grit, determination and fire to wake up the nation. Throw this one alongside numerous floundering revival acts but accept The Warning Sessions […]
