SAVAGESavage EP Self-released (2022)Rating: 8.5/10 Strong mid-80s W.A.S.P. vibes abound here with German metallers Savage, who more than make up for their unoriginal moniker with this fiery debut. Pawel Nemkovic (vocals and guitar), Kevin Steelrider (bass) and Tommy Z. (drums) adorn the cover like some long forgotten trio of shock rockers you’d expect to find […]
OATH SCHallowed Illusions Self-released (2022)Rating: 7/10 Here’s some great, galloping heavy metal straight from the dusty vaults of Edinburgh in Scotland and it’s all down to the talents of one man, Steve Waddell. Oath SC is now on its third opus, and if you blinked you may have missed Legacy (2019) and Computer Warrior (2020), […]
RAPTOREBlackfire Dying Victims Productions (2022)Rating: 8.5/10 ‘Triumphal March To Hell’ has to feature one of the best album introductions I’ve heard for a long time, and thankfully the metal majesty continues its path on this blazing sophomore offering from now Barcelona, Spain-based metalheads Raptore. Originally formed in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the band have emerged after […]
EVIL INAge Of Immortal Darkness Self-released (2022)Rating: 7/10 The name Charlie Murphy might not be known to many, but this is the man who is also responsible for Iridescent Dune who last year released their debut opus Evolve. Evil In is basically a death / thrash band from Massachusetts, and on this debut full-length you […]
VENUSProject Lamda EP Pure Steel (2022)Rating: 6.5/10 Bridging the gap between traditional heavy metal, power metal and sci-fi infused thrash is Greek outfit Venus, a talented twosome who bring heaps of melody in this, their debut EP which may not appeal to all due to its vocal variances of scratchy, almost black metal-styled rasps to […]
EDENBRIDGE Unveil Music Video For New Track ‘The Call Of Eden’ July 29th, 2022 Linz, Austria-based symphonic metal band Edenbridge have released a music video for the track ‘The Call Of Eden’. Created by Johannes Jungreithmeier, the clip can be viewed below. Speaking about the song, vocalist Sabine Edelsbacher said: “‘The Call Of Eden’ deals […]
GALLOWEREastern Witchcraft EP Dying Victims Productions (2022)Rating: 8.5/10 Eastern Witchcraft is the new EP from Polish band Gallower, a trio which formed out of Tychy in 2015. I know about these guys from their 2020 debut full-length album Behold The Realm Of Darkness which was a solid enough offering if you like blasphemous hell-metal full […]
BLACK MAGNETBody Prophecy 20 Buck Spin (2022)Rating: 7/10 Right kids, it’s time for a history lesson. Long, long ago in an industrial galaxy on the edge of my psyche (also known as the early 90s) I maniacally collected music like this; clanking, billowing, mechanised industrial mayhem, whether it was Godflesh, Head Of David, God, Skin […]
TORTURE KILLERDead Inside EP The Other (2022)Rating: 6.5/10 It’s been almost ten years since these Finnish fellows were last active with Phobia (2013), their fourth full-length release. Back then Torture Killer were becoming quite the cult act after originally naming themselves after a Six Feet Under song, which is no surprise considering the band’s first […]
KRISIUNMortem Solis Century Media (2022)Rating: 8/10 Through all their brutality over the years, Brazilian death metallers Krisiun have become a tried, tested and trusted trio of aggression; a band that sticks to its guns, rarely lets the fans down and delivers hard-hitting menace. As expected, Mortem Solis is a hammering tide of brutality and rampant […]
