(8/10) Spanish powerhouse Lords Of Black is interesting for two reasons. First of all the guys from Madrid releases with "II" their second album which is full of pretty good power metal hymns. Each of these is well-crafted and csn easily love up to international...

(8/10) It was one and a half years ago when I got the first album from IAmTheMorning and the first thing that stood out was the name itself, for two reasons. The name itself is unusual for metal and the way it's written attracts attention too. That the...

(8/10) Guitar wizard Ace Frehley took a bunch of songs that influenced him and his style, recorded his version of those classics and put them on a new album entitled "Origins Vol. 1". The immediate question is, if there will be more of these releases...

(5/10) Lizzies is a four piece from Madrid, Spain and it feels like the girls want to be the Southern Europe equivalent to Girlschool. At least there are some parallels in the sense of four girls playing straigh forward classic metal that is very much...

(6/10) A bison stand for power, freedom and independence. It's these might animals that inspired three Italian guys while they were thinking about a name for their new band. Mr. Bison was the final result of this process and "Asteroid" is the new album...

(8/10) Even tough I'm more into metal, I always had a certain interest in industrial rock too. Regardless if it's Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson or Ministry, I have to say that the power those bands create(d) by using samples and keyboards is massive. Filter...

(7/10) Some good news from Belgium, metal outfit Fields Of Troy released their album "Hardship" which sounds pretty good. It's actually the band's second disc recorded by the renewed band (only bassist Jürgen Elias is still on board). The debut was published...

(9/10) New Ihsahn albums are always a kind of surprise egg. You never really know what to expect. The only assumption that is always true is, that you need to expect the unexpected and the new album confirms this thought. Before you get a chance to get...

(7/10) "II" is the simple title of Tombstoned's second release. The Finnish doom rockers put seven new songs on their second release. Tombstoned's music is a melting pot that is based on doom and stoner with quite some psychedelic moments included. The...

(7/10) The first thing that comes to your mind if you hear 'Blessed Hellride' is the Black Label Society album "The Blessed Hellride" from 2003. I don't know if this record was the initial spark for Blessed Hellride to start as a band, but name and sound...

(8/10) Imagine the picture of a cabin at the riverside, you’re sitting there on a rocking chair, watching the sunset with a cold glass of beer in your hand, reflecting on your life. This is what I was thinking while listening to Zakk Wylde’s newest acoustic...

(6/10) In the old Roman days Circus Maximus stood for power, speed, competition, spectacle and entertainment. In modern life Circus Maximus is a Norwegian prog band that releases with "Havoc" their fourth full-length album. The new record includes nine...