cd review

(7/10) "La Curandera" is the newest output from Clutch and it features eight songs of this four-piece which have been released already earlier in time. It was in 2015 when this record hit the market, at that time being meant as a support for a beast cancer...

(8/10) When Robert Pehrsson released his solo debut back in 2013 a storm of enthusiasm broke loose. This longplayer reached many fans of classic rock and also media reaction was very positive. “s/t” was like a gust that blew away dust from classic rock....

(8/10) Wovenwar got on my personal radar when they opened for In Flames on their 2014 tour. That was almost to the point two years ago and I can remember very well the power the guys unleashed. Their music electrified the audience in the 013 in Tilburg....

(7/10) That fact that Civil War started as band with former Sabaton founding members is a well-known fact. And that they do have with Nils Patrik Johansson a singer that fits in an excellent way to powerful metal tracks isn't new either. And eventhough...

(7/10) In days of constant change some continuity is a welcomed situation. Hammerfall provides such a stability with their releases and also the newest one, "Built to Last", doesn't change this situation. In days of many different styles of metal it feels...

(9/10) The Answer is one of the bands that contributed a lot to the boom of classic rock, a trend that started a few years ago and still lives. The guys built-up a more than solid fan base and released great albums in the past. But the band needed to...

(8/10) An album that surprises is The Pretty Reckless' third release "Who You Selling For". Dirty rock'n'roll, classic rock, post grunge and blues are combined to an exciting sound, done by this four-piece from New York City. It's Taylor Momsen and Ben...

(8/10) New Orleans sludge and doom master Crowbar are around since almost three decades and no end in sight - fortunately. What Kirk Windstein and his three amigos deliver with "The Serpent Only Lies" is brutal. Windstein wrote another ten songs that...

(7/10) This four track EP boils metal down to its essence. Evil Invaders haven't found a new niche and there thrash metal is still very much influenced by bands like Exodus and some others. However, the passion that the guys put into their songs is worth...

(9/10) I think that 'simple' and 'puristic' are two keywords that characterize Darkthrone's newest album "Arctic Thunder". It might be that 'simple' has a negative meaning but not how I use it in this context. The beauty of this blackened release is the...

(7/10) I have to admit it right in the begining that Helmet always belonged to my favorite bands in alternative metal. Records such as "Meantime" and "Aftertaste" include milestones in alternative metal that are build on walls of riffs and the typical...

(9/10) Riverside's newest album is a special one - from all perspectives. The Polish prog masters went through a very difficult year. It was in February 2016 when the band was all of a sudden confronted with the loss of their guitarist and founding member...

(9/10) A new Testament album is always creating excitement, at least with me. This five-piece group always delivered great quality - since more than three decades. What started under the flag of Legacy in 1983 developed to one of the most important thrash...

(8/10) "Kingmaker" is the new album of Danish metal icons Pretty Maids. Three years after having had "Motherland" in the record shops it's "Kingmaker" that offers eleven new melodic metal songs that can immediately be recognized as being from Ronnie Atkins...