Album Reviews

When Niklas Stålvind formed Wolf in the mid 90s, traditional metal was about as fashionable as genital warts. The straightforward, steel crazed sounds of the […]

I have been a massive Thin Lizzy fan for as long as I can remember. I own just about every album and happen to be […]

Back in late 2017, Evil Invaders’ second album, Feed Me Violence, received regular rotation on my iPhone *insert whatever number was out back then because […]

I’ve gone on record to label Riot “the greatest American metal band of all time”. I still believe this. There are bands who come close […]

There’s been some rock solid releases all across the spectrum of hard and heavy music this first quarter of 2022. That said, a handful of […]

When I reviewed Vulture’s Dealin’ Death, I couldn’t help but notice the traditional metal leanings on songs like “Gorgon” and “The Count of Caligula”. For […]

There’s no denying that Dawnbringer was one of the finest and most innovative American metal bands of the 2000s. Their fusion of fierce black metal […]

Hardcore Superstar have been regarded as torchbearers of the old school hard and heavy sound for most of my lifetime. They formed 25 (!!!) years […]

Reckless Love is one of the many bands I discovered while flipping through the pages of Metal Hammer in the early 2010s. While Revolver only […]

I feel like it’s been a while since I’ve explored a good ol’ fashioned meat and potatoes traditional metal album. I’m talking about the type […]