• Facebook
  • X (Twitter)
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
Metal Express Radio
MENU
  • Home
  • Tune In
  • Radio Shows►
    • Daily Album Premieres
    • The Friday Guest DJ Hour Show
    • The 12th Hour Show
    • Six Degrees Of Progressive Metal
    • Hairbanger’s Hairspray Show
    • Before They Called It Heavy Metal
    • Thrash Zone
  • Reviews►
    • Album Reviews
    • Live Reviews
    • Blu-ray/DVD Reviews
    • Book Reviews
    • Game Reviews
  • Interviews►
    • Audio Interviews
    • Print Interviews
    • Video Interviews
  • About►
    • Our Logo
    • The MER Crew
    • The Crew’s Top Album Lists
  • Contact►
    • Music Submissions
    • Join Our Team►
      • Album Reviewers Wanted
      • Interviewers Wanted
      • Advertising Sales Representative Wanted
  • Donate
  • Home
  • Tune In
  • Radio Shows
    • Daily Album Premieres
    • The Friday Guest DJ Hour Show
    • The 12th Hour Show
    • Six Degrees Of Progressive Metal
    • Hairbanger’s Hairspray Show
    • Before They Called It Heavy Metal
    • Thrash Zone
  • Reviews
    • Album Reviews
    • Live Reviews
    • Blu-ray/DVD Reviews
    • Book Reviews
    • Game Reviews
  • Interviews
    • Audio Interviews
    • Print Interviews
    • Video Interviews
  • About
    • Our Logo
    • The MER Crew
    • The Crew’s Top Album Lists
  • Contact
    • Music Submissions
    • Join Our Team
      • Album Reviewers Wanted
      • Interviewers Wanted
      • Advertising Sales Representative Wanted
  • Donate
HomeReviews

Reviews

Metal Express Radio’s Rating Scale

10.0:         Cannot be improved! Perfect, instant classic! Essential in any record collection.
9.5 – 9.9:  Fantastic, spectacular and outstanding!
9.0 – 9.4:  Amazing release! It just lacks that little extra spice to make it perfect.
8.5 – 8.9:  Exceptional release! Will likely rank among top ten albums of the year.
8.0 – 8.4:  Great release! It has many different qualities.
7.5 – 7.9:  Above average! It is an enjoyable release.
7.0 – 7.4:  It is not brilliant, but has many strong points.
6.0 – 6.9:  It has its moments, but is not that strong.
5.0 – 5.9:  Slightly above average, does not stand out. Good outweighs bad by just a little.
4.0 – 4.9:  Just below average, bad outweighs good by just a little.
3.0 – 3.9:  Mediocre. There might be a song or a performance that is enjoyable, but that is it.
2.0 – 2.9:  Very weak! There might be a light at the end of the tunnel, too many flaws.
1.0 – 1.9:  This release gives the word “terrible” new meaning.
0.1 – 0.9:  Awful! Avoid at all cost. There is nothing good to say about this release.

Album cover for Masseti's 'Odds and Ends.' The album is a plain, black backdrop with the skull of a deer on the right side of the cover.
Album Reviews

MASSETI – Odds and Ends

June 2, 2025 Lana Teramae 0

Masseti is the ambitious, brand new project by progressive metal innovator Tiago Masseti. Born and raised in the south of Brazil, Masseti became a little fish in a big pond when he moved to the …READ MORE

Live Reviews

CONTINENTAL LOVERS/TRENCH DOGS/SUICIDE BOMBERS (Live)

May 31, 2025 Mick Burgess 0

What can a tenner get you these days? A meal out?   No.  A ticket to a football match?  No. A train ride to the nearest city?  Definitely not.  How about a ticket to the hottest …READ MORE

Live Reviews

BLUE OYSTER CULT (Live)

May 27, 2025 Mick Burgess 0

Last night`s scarce outing by Soft White Underbelly at the Islington Assembly Hall left many aghast at how Blue Oyster Cult could possibly top that performance which saw the band mining their vaults including a …READ MORE

Live Reviews

SOFT WHITE UNDERBELLY (Live)

May 27, 2025 Mick Burgess 0

If Carlsberg did weekends then they`d probably be like this. After a somewhat shaky start with cancelled trains and travel chaos ahead of Sunderland Football Club`s Championship Play Off Final at Wembley things got even …READ MORE

Julien Tournoud, singer of Amon Sethis, performing live. He's holding up a big old fashion book in a dramatic pose.
Live Reviews

AMON SETHIS / TARCHON FIST(Live)

May 26, 2025 Séverine Peraldino 0

Amon Sethis, a French Prog Power Metal band based in Grenoble, is no stranger to the cosy local venue of Le Brin de Zinc in Chambéry, just at the other end of the valley of …READ MORE

Live Reviews

MICHAEL MONROE (Live)

May 23, 2025 Mick Burgess 0

How can it be possible? At 60 years of age former Hanoi Rocks lead singer, Michael Monroe, possesses more energy than a box of Duracell Bunnies. Even before the end of the first song he’s …READ MORE

Album cover for hard rock band Deraps' 'Viva Rock N' Roll' (2025). The album cover features a bunch of white sheep hurling insults at a lone black sheep holding a red sign with the album title.
Album Reviews

DERAPS – Viva Rock N’ Roll

May 19, 2025 Lana Teramae 0

Freshly new hard rock band Deraps are proud to present their sophomore studio album titled, Viva Rock N’ Roll (2025), the follow-up to their very well-received self-titled debut album from 2022. It’s interesting to note …READ MORE

STEVEN WILSON (Live at The O2 City Hall, Newcastle, U.K., May 15, 2025)
Live Reviews

STEVEN WILSON (Live)

May 16, 2025 Mick Burgess 0

It takes a brave man to open a show with the whole of their new album and when that comprises only two songs with the first clocking in at over 23 minutes and the second …READ MORE

The album cover for Amon Sethis – Part III: Dawn Of An Apocalyptic World. It depicts a large, detailed drawing of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh's head in a nemes headdress. The left side of the face is alive, with red lines resembling blood or tears, while the right side is a decaying skull. In the smoky background, two large pyramids ascend towards a dark, cloudy, and ominous sky.
Album Reviews

AMON SETHIS – Part III: Dawn Of An Apocalyptic World

May 15, 2025 Séverine Peraldino 0

For their fourth album, French power metal band Amon Sethis have returned to their original concept, telling the continuation of the story of Ateravis and his formerly evil twin Isias, as presented in their second …READ MORE

Singer and guitarist of band Riot V performing live side by side. Bass player is wearing a military style cap.
Live Reviews

RIOT V / CRYSTAL VIPER / SPIRIT WAR / REVENGE (Live)

May 11, 2025 Séverine Peraldino 0

Legendary band Riot V was playing their only date in France following the release of their album Mean Streets, and they decided to play in Grenoble! This was cause for celebration and an event not …READ MORE

Posts pagination

1 2 … 606 »

SPONSORED CONTENT

SEARCH OUR ARCHIVES

Listen in browser

Audio Apps & Streaming

Tune In

Current Show On-Air

  • The best in Hard Rock and Heavy Metal!

Next Show

  • The 12th Hour Show

Now playing

SPONSORED CONTENT

About Metal Express Radio

Metal Express Radio is the largest, most diversified, FREE and best continuous Metal stream on the web! We started in 1985 and are comprised of Metal gurus from the United States, Norway, England, France, and Canada! Click here to read more!

Follow us on social media

  • Facebook
  • X (Twitter)
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn

Get in touch

  • About
  • The MER Crew
  • Our Logo
  • Contact Us
  • Music Submissions
  • Join The Team
  • Privacy Policy

Tune in

  • App Store logo
  • Or listen on other platforms

© 1985-2025 Metal Express Radio