Albums Reviews

Kai Hansen is one of those artists that needs no introduction, but for those who don’t know him, he is one of the guys that contribute a lot to the heavy metal scene since the 80’s with Helloween, following by his band Gamma Ray, and most recently Unisonic. This time he decided to invite some [...]

I’ve always found odd why pro rock was so very appreciated in France. Despite the fact that I cannot come up with an explantion, Sahona makes that idea stronger, that France is a house of prog, and mostly of experimental rock in general. Percursors of a more melodic voice, and with a very «Musey» attitude to them, [...]

One of the most legendary heavy metal bands, the pirates Running Wild, don’t seem to get tired of pilling decibels, and are back with “Rapid Foray”. A band that needs no introduction like them, keep doing what they do best: old school heavy metal, balanced in between headbanging riffs and mid-tempo beats. The listener will [...]

 Coming out of nowhere, Ghost have unveild another EP, titled “Popestar”, just one year after the release of their third acclaimed record “Meliora”. The satanic consul has given the world five new songs, for all of us to hear and appreciate, wherever we feel comfortable in. “Square Hammer” is an instant winner, catchy and undoubtedly, [...]

 With a career that is now a quarter-century old and amounts to eleven studio records, Opeth have brought us their 12th studio effort, “Sorceress”. Still continuing down onto their most prog rock road, like they did with the last two records (“Heritage” and “Pale Communion”), this new work adds a slightly different and fresher perspective [...]

 Ribspreader is one of those death metal acts, which unfortunately are less known than most. Although we hope that with their sixth studio album“Suicide Gates (A Bridge To Death)”, Ribspreader will reach a wider spread of listeners all around theworld. So this is definitly the record that all those death metal maniacs out there, even the [...]

 Four years after the last release, the kings of Dutch death metal Asphyx, and one of the most influent bands in the genre, are back with “Incoming Death”. Maintaining the same production, and their typical death / doom sound, they have composed a great exercise of extreme music that the listener and fans of the [...]

 One of the most emblematic black metal bands, the duo Darkthrone, are back to their black metal roots with “Artic Thunder”. Fusing a bit of rock n’roll in some riffs with their characteristic composing style, the listener can hear an exercise of black metal, primitive and serious, with the cold grimness feeling around the songs, [...]

 The fourth album of the rock n’roll aussies Airbourne, “Breakin’ Outta Hell”, is the confirmation that these guys don’t know how to make bad records,but also don’t know how to not break the line from the previous ones. In this new studio effort, the band has combined again a heavy dose of sex, drinking, and rock [...]

Although seemingly newcomers, and wit their 2nd EP on board, the french quintet Harmonic Generator have been on the road for quite a while. And like the rules of rock n’ roll they’re still thriving, unreckoned, unfortunately. Here is one of those bands that truly deserve promotion and credit, despite the fact that the sound [...]

 Coming from South Africa, Wildernessking brings us their second record, “Mystical Future”, under the seal of Les Acteurs de L’ombre Productions (LADLO). The follow up work to the critically acclaimed “The Writings of Gods In The Sand”, comes to us with a rather unique approach to black metal (and some derivatives). This from a country [...]

Just when you thought you couldn’t find something fresh among the hundreds of albums that are released every week, Barús proves us wrong. This first record shows that once in a while, a gem pops out of the pile of copycats. Even though this is only a sample of what the band is focused on, [...]

 In Mourning is a 5-piece band coming from Sweden who are known for their melodic but powerful sound, and their unique feature of three guitars. Four years have passed since the release of their third LP ”The Weight of Oceans”, the longest period in the band’s career without releasing any new music, and two years [...]

 A little bird had told me that “Confessions” would be totally different from what Sonic Syndicate had done so far. The same little bird even said that many people would claim that “this isn’t Sonic Syndicate” – a statement that was all over social media as soon as the first single “Start A War” was [...]