Kröwnn is an Italian doom metal band and “Hyborean Age” appears to be their first demo/album. When I think of Italian metal, mostly I think of power metal and symphonic metal because there is a lot of great music in those styles coming out of the country.
Read MoreChthonic is a Taiwanese black metal band with Eastern folk influences and “Bú-Tik” is their seventh album. Back in 2011 I reviewed Chthonic’s last album, “Takasago Army” and thought that was brilliant, so it shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise...
Read MoreSound the horns and grab your steel! The mighty Amon Amarth have been sighted on the horizon; they come bearing their ninth album, “Deceiver of the Gods.”Man, have I got a lot to say about this album. First and most obvious – A NEW AMON AMARTH ALBUM!
Read MoreAlexi and the lads, aka Children of Bodom, have returned with their eighth and latest album, “Halo of Blood.” I’ve been a fan of Children of Bodom since the band’s first album was released in 1997, but I have to admit...
Read MoreHappy New Black Sabbath Day! The day we thought would never come has finally arrived: the release of a new Black Sabbath album featuring Ozzy Osbourne on vocals. Granted, only three of the four original...
Read MoreMy first review of 2013 was of Tengger Cavalry’s “Sunesu Cavalry.” I loved what I heard, and so I was very excited to recently receive the promo for their latest material. Tennger Cavalry is a Chinese folk/black metal band...
Read MoreA Sound of Thunder is a metal band from Northern Virgnia (NoVa!) and “Time’s Arrow” is their third album. Last year I came across A Sound of Thunder when they released their second album, “Out of the Darkness.” I was blown away by the vocal power...
Read MoreSatan is a UK metal band from the NWOBHM era and “Life Sentence” is their third overall album and their first since 1987. With a name like Satan, these guys were bound to catch my attention as a young kid in the 80s. I remember seeing "Court in the Act"...
Read MoreAtrocity is a…well, they were…yeah, but then they became…only now they are…well, let’s just say nailing down a particular style for Atrocity is like hitting a moving target.
Read MoreCathedral, the legendary UK doom metal band, has returned with their tenth and final album, “The Last Spire.”I covered Cathedral not too long ago in a 365 Days of Metal video when I talked about their 1995 third album, “The Carnival Bizarre.”
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