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Krilloan – Emperor Rising (Scarlet Records)Krilloan's debut EP only came out in 2021 but my lord is it some classic power metal from the class of bands such as Blind Guardian, Helloween and Evertale....
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Magnum, Vega & Theia – Tramshed, Cardiff, 07.12.22We joked over here on these pages through lockdown about how we all had a bunch of tickets for over a year. Well, there wasn’t much else to laugh...
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Avandra - Prodigal (Layered Reality Productions)I gave Avandra's previous album a very good 9/10, so with my love of prog, would their new record score just as high. Well Prodigal keeps the level of...
View ArticleReviews: Scream Maker, Rob Moratti, Highlord, Heron (Reviews By Matt Bladen)
Scream Maker - Blood King (Frontiers Music Srl)Having already released this album in January of this year, Scream Maker are now signed to Frontiers so the Italian label are reissuing this Polish bands...
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Mos Generator - Time//Wounds (Pale Wizard Records) [Rich Piva]Tony Reed may be the most underrated man in rock and roll today. His contribution with all his bands, his production and mixing credits,...
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View ArticleReviews: Sabu, Nevena, Tarmat, Tommy DeCarlo (Reviews By Matt Bladen)
Sabu - Banshee (Frontiers Music Srl)I thought this was Sammy Hagar...I really did, Paul Sabu is a dead ringer vocally to the Red Rocker but Sabu has been performing for three decades, mainly in the...
View ArticleReviews: Vented, Uncommon Evolution, Deathless Legacy, Lunar Mercia (Reviews...
Vented - Cruelty And Corruption (Metal.Hu Records) [Matt Bladen]Vented features Sean Zatorsky (Daath/Sinsaenum/ex-Chimaira) on vocals, Austin D’Amond (DevilDriver/Bleed The Sky/ex-Chimaira) on drums,...
View ArticleReviews: The Temple, Evil Oath, Highway Queen, Rokets (Reviews By Matt Bladen)
The Temple - Of Solitude Triumphant (I Hate Records)Formed in Thessaloniki in 2006 The Temple are a maudlin, grief stricken, doom band who bring only the biggest riffs and lowest notes possible. Of...
View ArticleTop Albums Of The Year: Paul Scoble
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Richard Oliver's Top 20 Albums Of The Year 1. An Abstract Illusion - Woe2. Gaerea - Mirage3. Wilderun - Epigone4. Oceans Of Slumber - Starlight And Ash5. Evergrey - A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean...
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Simon Black's Top 20 Albums Of The YearIn Alphabetical Order: 1. Anvil - Impact Is Imminent2. Avantasia - A Paranormal Evening With The Moonflower Society3. Battle Beast - Circus Of Doom4. Chaos Over...
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Rich Piva's Top 20 Albums Of The Year 1. Freedom Hawk - Take All You Can2. Psychlona - Palo Verde3. Obsidian Sea - Pathos4. Wo Fat - The Singularity5. Valley Of The Sun - The Chariot6. Mos Generator -...
View ArticleTop 20 Albums Of The Year: David Karpel
David Karpel's Top 20 Albums Of The Year1. Stone Axe - Stay Of Execution2. Vitskar Suden - The Faceless King3. Abrams - In The Dark4. King Buffalo - Regenerator5. Wo Fat - The Singularity6. Sergeant...
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GC's Top 20 Albums Of The Year1. Armed for Apocalypse - Ritual Violence2. Ithaca - They Fear Us3. Rolo Tomassi - When Myth Becomes Memory4. Lionheart - Welcome To The West Coast III5. Misery Index -...
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Zak Skane's Top 20 Albums Of The Year20. Kirk Hammet – Portals This cinematic four track brings a different side to the famous Metallica lead guitarist. Throughout this 27 minute journey we get to...
View ArticleTop 20 Albums Of The Year: Rick Eagelstone
Rick Eagelstone's Top 20 Albums Of The Year20. DeathCollector - Time's Up19. Iron Tomb - Vile Retribution 18. Ninth Realm - A Fate Unbroken 17. High Command - Eclipse Of The Dual Moons16. Olhava -...
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