Lets get the band back together. I do not think I have been more excited for an album since I heard that this album was turning the clock back 50 years to bring back the original band, it even managed to include the gone too soon Glen Buxton.
To those of us of a certain vintage, Helloween provokes memories of glorious days in the late 1980’s listening to Michael Kiske telling tales of seven keys and their keeper!
The Diamond Head story is well documented, particularly their influence on a young Lars Ulrich back in the early 1980s and what became Metallica, so I won't dwell on it in detail here.
49 years after its recording, the long lost Manticore tape were discovered, dusted off and restored in all its raw glory, to celebrate 50th anniversary of Motorhead.
Originally released as triple cd boxset which contains a wealth of expand artwork and linear notes giving a real insight and snapshot of the inner workings of Warfare and now to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Metal Anarchy the collection is being made available on vinyl for the very first time.
There comes a time when circumstances demand Metal of a certain genre. If you find life piling the pressure on, a therapeutic blast of crisp, heavy riffs can work wonders, clearing the mind of all its accumulated junk.
Let me ask you a question, how many metal bands can you name in the last decade that have had their first three albums(soon to be four) turn platinum? If you do not know the name Devilskin or the band this is why you should check them out ASAP and read on for the upcoming treat that is fourth album Re-Evolution.
As the band name suggests, Double Vision started life as a NYC based Foreigner tribute band featuring ex-Prophet bass player Scott Metaxas and ex-Outloud and Talon vocalist Chandler Mogel.
ATF or After the Fire as they were originally known, were a Christian rock band whose main claim to fame was having a big US hit with their incredible cover of the Falco track ‘Der Kommissar’ back in 1982.
It's sometimes hard to believe how old this band is, Blasphemy came out in 94 and I think I started with them in 96 with “None So Vile”, having a think back on the albums, was there really two albums that sounded the same, not really, so I am really interested to see were they go on this one, caught them on the last tour and they were amazing, let's see what album number 9 (plus the 2 Eps would maybe make it 11??)
Mere days ago, Sheffield’s own Malevolence infected Download festival with a wave of big riffs and huge hooks and now they look to leave a long-lasting impression on the weary with blistering new studio album Where Only The Truth Is Spoken.
Formed in Finland during 2002, Leverage is a heavy rock/melodic rock band that blends symphonic metal, hard rock, with progressive metal elements, and by avoiding categorization as power metal, AOR, or thrash, giving them their own individual sound.
Saxon deliver a barnstorming live heavy metal greatest hits feast from their 2024 appearance at Hellfest.
Ear-music are re-releasing the Annihilator catalogue; these are getting redone on 180g vinyl and in cd reissue as well, with new release notes and interviews with Jeff Waters, also included are the demos and bonus tracks from each release!
The Dead Daisies. Looking back, they’ve been around a fair while now. I think dating back to 2012 maybe, with their first album release ‘Lock n Load’ in the UK in late 2013.
Having been discovered by Dave Stewart at the tender age of 16, Joanne Shaw Taylor’s career has gone from strength to strength. Now with numerous awards under her belt, she has released her tenth album on Joe Bonamassa’s record label.