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THE CRIMSON GHOSTS

The Crimson Ghosts are Germany’s horror punk heavy hitters. After an 8 year absence from the scene due to their drummer having major medical issues, the band have finally found the right guy for the job. I was a little sc...

PANZER

Panzer are a quartet comprising of Schmier (DESTRUCTION), Stefan Schwarzmann (Ex-ACCEPT), V.O. Pulver (Poltergeist, GurD) Pontus Norgren (HAMMERFALL), that have brought back the old school vibe in metal music that has been sore...

DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER

Die Apokalyptischen Reiter are a quintet from Weimar Germany, who have been around since 1995. Their unique style is hard to fit into any genre that I can think of. Musically it’s a amalgamation of the heavier genres into...

VENDETTA

Formed way back in 1984 the German thrash legends Vendetta have finally released another killer album. The band released classic albums such as Go and Live, Stay and Die, Brain Damage, back in the glory days of the 80’s b...

VENOM INC.

After two decades the trio consisting of Mantas, Abaddon and Demolition Man release an album under the band name Venom Inc. Ave is, as one would expect, Real Black Fkin Metal! Venom MK 2 kept the flame lit after Cronos left rel...

ACCEPT

Germany’s finest, and most highly respected metal band Accept hit back with their new album The Rise of Chaos. For those who have no idea who Accept are, where have you been for the last four decades!? The band achieved a...

AXXIS RETROLUTION

The German AXXIS rock legends have found time in between all the activities, tours and awards to record Retrolution. A lot of things have happened since their last release (Black and White albums), Marco had left the band short...

CAIN – THE RAVAGING

While I was flicking through Facebook the other day, one of the metal forums was asking “is Thrash dead?” My personal response to this is DEFINITELY NOT! The Buffalo based chaosmongers Cain have proven this with the...

Lamb Of God – VII: Sturm Und Drang

Lamb Of God’s eighth album was almost touch and go a few years ago and the future was potentially looking bleak for the Richmond Virginia five piece. If you don’t know what I am referring to you have either had your h...