Heavy Metal - The Metal Review

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...

EPICA

The Dutch Symphonic Power metal act Epica should need no introduction. The band have been around since 2002 and have conquered pretty much the whole metal globe with their excellent albums. The Solace System is a six track EP i...

E:L:A

The lead singer of the band Ela has been in the music business since 2004, she had a lot of success with her previous outfit Com N Rail until the band parted company. Ela soon found other musicians around Stuttgart (Germany) to...

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...

VICE

Vice are a British band Manchester that, until, a few days ago, were unknown to me. How these great, new bands keep going unnoticed is beyond me! This is their debut album called The First Chapter. And if this is anything to go...

BELUSHI SPEED BALL

Hailing from Louisville USA, the trio have released an EP conveniently titled Another EP! 6 tracks of sheer madness, fun and, of course Metal! Belushi Speed Ball remind me of the early 80’s where bands were trying to have...

MATTE BLACK AUDIO

Matte Black Audio are based in Glasgow, Scotland. This is certainly one of the best acts that I have heard from the UK in a while, especially I don’t hear too many new bands hailing from the Highlands. Their debut ...

MAMMOTHOR

Mammothor are a quintet from Massachusetts USA. The band were formed in 2012 and have created a pretty cool old school vibe, but, revamped into a modern day sound. If you are a fan of the classic metal/rock sounds of yesteryear...

EMERALD MIND

It’s not very often that I get promos in from Russian bands to review, I have no idea why, as I know there are literally thousands of bands out there. I still remember my first encounter with a Russian band, that band was...

DIVINE INCORPORATED

Divine Incorporated hail from Quebec Canada, once again proving that the underground scene is unveiling more of it’s rising talent. When I first read that Divine Incorporated were progressive, I thought to myself, please ...

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...

Jason Stallworth: Heavy Metal Workout (Review)

The tone of Jason Stallworth’s second album, Heavy Metal Workout, is exactly what you’d be expecting to listen to if you were to, you know, work out to heavy metal. The title is apt. This instrumental metal record, av...

IRE CLAD – GOD OF WAR

Ire Clad hail from Ithaca New York and have been smashing out their ultra heavy tunes since 2010. The quartet have a distinctive sound that I can’t quite explain in words, but I shall try and sum it up as best I can. Imag...

ORIUS

New York is normally associated with Hardcore acts such as Cro-Mags, Agnostic Front and so on, but, in a place called Buffalo there’s a band emerging called Orius. Orius formed in 2012, the band have formed a dynamic, pow...

DEAD AIR REPUBLIC

Dead Air Republic hail from Ottawa, Canada, a country where most bands either make it big or remain underground throughout their careers. Dead Air Republic are sure to be one of the bands that make it from underground to stages...

THE BLACKMAIL SNAPS

The Blackmail Snaps are a relatively new band, formed in 2014 in the North of England. The trio have set their minds to playing classic old school Hard Rock and Metal. It is clear that The Blackmail Snaps have gone back in time...

VINDICATOR – BLACK SACRAMENT

Vindicator shouldn’t really need any introduction, the Yorkshire based bashers have been around since 2004. The British noise mongers have been absent for a few years, their last release was the awesome Undead In Leather ...

Iron Maiden – The Book Of Souls

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls. After quite a lengthy gap Iron Maiden have once again shown why they are arguably the best band in the world with The Book Of Souls their sixteenth album. This may very well ...

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...