Album Reviews

Those in the euro power metal know need no introduction to Scanner. Their first two albums, Hypertrace (1988) and Terminal Earth (1989) are stone cold […]

Here’s a story of a man named Guns who, when he isn’t touring and recording with his main band (L.A. Guns), is kept busy lending […]

Having just paid tribute to Magnum’s past, bittersweetly revisiting their masterpiece fifth album, On a Storyteller’s Night, it makes sense that I tackle the present […]

To say The Rods’ role in the evolution of heavy metal is important would be an understatement. Alongside Riot and Y&T, they were one of […]

A few days ago, a little birdy messaged me saying, “If you know what’s good for you, check out First Draw…or else!” OK, it wasn’t […]

Heavy New Year headbangers! We’re back! Did you miss us? Good, because we missed you too. Usually January sees us milling about, still recovering from […]

You know we couldn’t close the year without reviewing one last Frontiers album. Admittedly, this album is a bit of an anomaly by Frontiers standards. […]

It was nearly five years ago that Fatal Visions, the last album from Norwegian blackened thrashers Inculter, became a staple of my afternoon jogs and […]

Nearly 4 years into this webzine, I ask myself why I even bother reviewing new albums from classic thrash bands. 9 times out of 10, […]

Considering the metal community’s collective obsession with the Norwegian black metal scene for 30 years now, it’s easy to forget that Norway wasn’t alone in […]