The Spirit is a two-piece entity from Germany’s Saarbrücken with three full lengths and an EP under their belts. Their newest, third album Of Clarity And Galactic Structures was released last Friday and once again walks the fine line between black and melodic death metal, with more emphasis on the “black”. In fact, the more..
Interview with Torkjell Rød of Audrey Horne
Devil’s Bell, the new album by Norwegian rockers Audrey Horne, is coming out next Friday, on Napalm Records and is surely one of the highlights in heavy music this year. We caught up with the band’s frontman Torkjell Rød (or, if you prefer, Toschie) to talk about how you write a good melody or lyric,..
Infinity Dream – Memories (Metal Assault Records)
Infinity Dream (see the Iron Maiden reference there?) are a new band, formed by frontman and guitar player of US metallers Widow Chris Bennett. Another Widow member, John Wooten helps on bass guitar and the line-up is rounded up by Dina Altum (backing vocals and keyboards) and Marc Anthony on drums. Widow have not released..
Wolf – Shadowland (Century Media Records)
I remember these guys from the very start of their career. Back in 1999, when I received a promo of their self-titled debut from No Fashion Records, it was a big surprise to listen to a classic old school heavy meal album in times when the style was still in knock-down. Maybe nowadays it would..
Abbath – Dread Reaver (Season Of Mist)
Everyone knows the story of Immortal, their fallout and constant mud-slinging between present and ex band members, so I’m not going to bore you to death with that. Their legendary frontman Abbath formed the band bearing his artistic name in 2015 and has since released two full lengths, in 2016 and 2019, respectively. Dread Reaver,..
Charger – Warhorse (Pirates Press Records)
Charger is a band from Oakland, California, featuring Rancid’s bass player Matt Freeman, who also handles the vocals here, Jason Willer on drums and vocals, and guitarist Andrew McGee. The band first made impression with their 2019 self-titled, 7-song EP, displaying a tasteful amalgam of influences from the punk, NWOBHM and speed metal scenes. If..
Interview with Erica Stoltz of Sanhedrin
Sanhedrin have a lot of reasons to be proud, like signing a deal with a great label, but an even better one is their fantastic new album Lights On, which was released on March 4th. We are glad to have been given the chance to talk with front-woman Erica about the new album, the inspiration..
Dark Funeral – We Are The Apocalypse (Century Media Records)
You certainly cannot call Dark Funeral the most prolific band, with 7 full-lengths released through their 29 years of existence, but the overall quality of their music, is usually worth the wait between albums. We Are The Apocalypse will be released at the end of this week, almost 6 years after the very strong Where..
Gauntlet Rule – The Plague Court (From The Vaults)
Rogga Johansson is a legendary name in the death metal circles, appearing on numerous releases by Paganizer, Massacre, Ribspreader, Those Who Bring The Torture and at least 20 more bands, but it was a big surprise to see his name in a classic old school heavy metal one. Gauntlet Rule is exactly that, with the..
Sanhedrin – Lights On (Metal Blade Records)
Brooklyn’s Sanhedrin (the meaning of which you can read about here) are one of the best old school sounding heavy metal bands since their inception in 2015. Their first two full lengths A Funeral For The World (independently released in 2017) and The Poisoner (2019, Cruz Del Sur Music) gradually raised the band’s popularity and..