With twelve years of history and three full-length albums released, London’s Seven Sisters are far from newcomers, yet represent the so-called NWOTHM. Guitarist Graeme Farmer and guitarist/vocalist Kyle McNeill are the only two founding members left, with Gareth Martin (bass) and Sammy Christou (drums) joining for 2021’s Shadow Оf А Fallen Star Pt. 1. The..
Tokyo Blade – Time Is The Fire (Dissonance Productions)
Now, these guys need no introduction, do they? A legendary name in the NWOBHM wave, with two fantastic early albums like the self-titled (1983) and the following masterpiece Night Of The Blade (1984). Unfortunately, Tokyo Blade have fallen victim to many line-up changes, strained relationships between band members and a poor choice of moment to..
Vicious Rumors – The Atlantic Years (Dissonance Productions)
The good people at Dissonance Productions are once again preparing a great package of out of print classic metal, reissued for new life and possibly – new fans. This time, on September 30th, we have the two undisputed best albums by US metal veterans Vicious Rumors – their eponymous one from 1990 and Welcome To..
Carnivore – Carnivore (re-issue) (Dissonance Productions)
There are plenty of larger than life characters in metal but there will never be another Peter Steele - the statuesque bassist more widely known for his fronting of gothic/metal miserabilists Type O Negative. While Steele will be remembered for the dirge like gothic romance of Type O, Steele's previous band Carnivore gained recognition and..
Eliminator – Ancient Light (Dissonance / Cherry Red)
Eliminator is obviously a great name for a heavy metal band; so great in fact, that a quick search on Google brings up no less than six bands on the first page, and none of them are country and western duos. The one we’re interested in here is a five-piece retro-metal outfit based in Lancaster,..
Mordred – The Noise Years (1989 – 1994) (Dissonance Productions)
While not everything was pure gold in the 1980s, the decade was home to some seriously good music that continues to stand the test of time. It was of course the decade when thrash metal – a blend of punk and NWOBHM – gained a foothold and San Francisco’s Bay Area became something of a..
Seven Sisters – Shadow Of A Fallen Star Pt. 1 (Cherry Red Records)
Seven Sisters is a band from London, which has been active since 2013. Both their eponymous debut and second album The Cauldron And The Cross were really convincing in mixing US speed metal with NWOBHM. For third full length Shadow Of A Fallen Star Pt. 1,coming out on October 22nd, the band's rhythm section is..