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(8/10) Interested in some real heavy metal from the underground? Yes? In this case you shouldn’t miss Stallion’s sophomore release “From the Dead”. The guys from Baden-Wuerttemberg published their debut in 2014. “Rise and Ride” was a first wake-up call...

(8/10) The history of Walpyrgus started in 2012 when mainly Twisted Tower Dire and While Heaven Wept musicians joined together working on traditional heavy metal songs under the banner of Walpyrgus. The band had some first releases with a debut EP and...

(6/10) It feels like the band needed ten years for each song on this three track EP. Of course this isn’t the case but it’s a fact that the London-based trio published a debut back in 1983 with two more records that followed. Rock Goddess is Jody Turner...

(7/10) It was in the beginning of February this year when the inventors of doom metal started their well-deserved pension. Black Sabbath played their last show in Birmingham, UK and with the last riff fading in the black sky it looks very much the band...

(8/10) Swedish snowmelt in Trollhätten unveils a new album from Trial. "Motherless" is the band's third release and the first one for Metal Blade Records. As with the first two discs, Trial decided to go again for a metal feast with songs that are rooted...

(8/10) British metal outfit Cloven Hoof can look back on a long history in metal.The band belongs to the veterans of New Wave of British Heavy Metal, starting in the late 70's. 1984 was the year of Cloven Hoof's debut, an album that was very well-received....

(8/10) Actually what happened over the last five years was the opposite of 'darkness remains'. It was in 2011 when the trio from Ventura, California started in darkness with a smaller fan base. The first ray of spotlight hit the band when they unveiled...

(9/10) It's hard to keep track of all the bands and releases being the brainchild of Swedish master of doom Leif Edling. The iconic bass player became famous with Candlemass, a band that heavily influenced doom bands all over the world. Next to this metal...

Heavy metal maniacs Night Demon will release their sophomore album "Darkness Remains" on April 21st, 2017 via Steamhammer/SPV. The disc follows the well-received debut "Curse of the Damned" and features ten new songs. Here comes the artwork and the tracklist....

(8/10) Edmonton, Alberta isn’t only known for ice hockey. Next to the well known Edmonton Oilers there’s also some metal anchored in the Canadian city. Striker is one of these bands having their home base in Alberta. The four piece band appeared on the...

(7/10) Time is flying, that was my thought when I received the upcoming Crystal Viper album. It was in 2013 when the quartet released their latest longplayer “Possession”. Four years later the quartet will unveil their next longplayer named “Queen of...

(7/10) Chrome Molly is a hardrock outfit, hailing from Leicester, UK. The history of this quartet comes with two eras. The first phase took place between 1981 and 1991, followed by a spilt. In 2009 the band reunited and released two additional longplayer,...

A 66% Scandinavian metal package brought a cold breeze and hot metal to Holland. Swedish metal Templars HammerFall embarked on a headliner tour through Europe, supported by their label companions Gloryhammer and Swedish comrades Lancer - three bands that...

(8/10) It was in 2009 when German metal legend Accept returned on stage and I can remember having seen them live at one of their first shows in Uden, Netherlands around the same time (I think is was in spring 2010). The guys built their set mainly on...