Archaic Thorn – Malicious Spears
Considering how common it is to hear American bands attempting to replicate various German metal styles, whether it be their valorous power metal, ripping maniac […]
Bastard Cröss – Crossripper
Perhaps it’s because October is spooky season, but holy smokes was the month packed with blackened thrash/speed releases, and some top shelf ones at that! […]
Redshark – Sudden Impact
For as often as I preach the age old adage of “Don’t judge a book by its cover”, I tend to contradict myself by doing […]
Blaze – Out Through the Door
In 2007, before the so-called NWOTHM really picked up steam, a Japanese band by the name of Blaze popped out of nowhere with their eponymous […]
From My Collection #120: King Kobra – Ready to Strike
Welcome to another edition of From My Collection. Well folks, what can I say? 2025 has been a brutal year for hard rock and metal […]
Bangalore Choir – Rapid Fire Succession: On Target Part II
1992 was not a good year to be a melodic hard rock act. As MTV and rock radio shifted gears towards the plaid-clad sounds of […]
Heavy Pettin’ – Rock Generation
Keeping in line with this week’s unofficial theme of melodic hard rock, a much needed palette cleanse after a cavalcade of blackened thrash/speed, would you […]
Bergfried – Romantik III
Have you ever wondered what it would sound like if the late Jim Steinman had written an album for Doro? Now as strange as that […]
Speed (Herakleion) Interview
Speed is his name and speed is his game. No, seriously, that’s his actual name, as established at the beginning of this in-depth interview with […]
Sintage – Unbound Triumph
Sintage are yet another one of those bands who I heard the NWOTHM crowd rave about upon the release of their debut album, and it’s […]