Ensiferum – One Man Army

 Ensiferum, the masters of folk metal everywhere, have returned with their latest triumphant album, “One Man Army”. I was on the hype train for this album from the very beginning and …

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Evil Invaders – Pulses of Pleasure

 Belgian speed metal doesn’t get any better with Evil Invaders‘ upcoming new album “Pulses of Pleasure”. I will admit to not being the top expert when it comes to speed metal, but …

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Thulcandra – Ascension Lost

 Thulcandra’s latest helping of blackened death metal is certainly something that us fans of both genres can both love and respect in every way. “Ascension Lost” has the vocals that both genres …

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Inverted – The Age of Harvest

 As a death metal fan I like to think I’ve seen all there is to be seen, and while Inverted have done what many have done before them they’ve managed to rekindle …

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Blind Guardian – Beyond the Red Mirror

 One of the kings of power metal have returned and better than ever to me! Blind Guardian’s newest serving, “Beyond the Red Mirror”, absolutely blew me away as being their best album in …

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Salythia – Death D’core

Badass. Progressive. F*cking. Thrash metal. That sums up Salythia’s awesome upcoming album “Death D’core” because (1) that’s the genre it is, and (2) Salythia brings to the table gut-wrenching metal that made me very excited …

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Insaniter – Half Faces

When you hear the term “one man band” you imagine some poor guy with all this sh*t hooked up to himself and he’s playing for a pretty penny even though …

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Comaniac – Return to the Wasteland

 My love for thrash metal has survived for many years and through a lot of s**t, and Comaniac’s debut album “Return to the Wasteland” continues to fuel my love. This traditional thrash metal …

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Dead Alone – Nemesis

 The German melodic death metal band have brought us their latest helping, “Nemesis”, and it is f**king fantastic! Dead Alone is an absolute punch to the face with this death/doom/black metal mix …

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