Articles by Alex Reis

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Alex is a reviewer here at Metal Express Radio, born and raised in Curitiba, PR, Brazil, yet living in Antwerp, Belgium, since 2010. AC/DC was his first intro to Rock and Metal, but Metallica and Iron Maiden were the turning point for his love of the genre. Alex has played the guitar since he was 14, and has been an aspiring musician ever since. Also serving as lead guitarist and vocalist for Belgian/Brazilian Hard Rock outfit SSC, Alex and co. have released a single a few years ago, but are yet to follow with a full-length release that's been 20 years in the works. When Alex is not writing for MER or making music, he works at the Belgian tech scene, having served as CTO and other technical roles in numerous startups and organizations.

SHADOW TRIBE – Reality Unveiled

November 28, 2020 Alex Reis 1 Comment

German-influenced Finnish Power Metal Shadow Tribe is a new Finnish Power Metal band, presenting the world with their debut album Reality Unveiled. The brainchild of bass player Markoi Pukklla (Altaria, Stargazery) and singer Kimmo Perämäki …READ MORE

LORDS OF BLACK – Alchemy Of Souls

November 11, 2020 Alex Reis Leave a comment

Fourth Time is a Charm Spanish Power/Prog Metal act Lords of Black are back with their fourth full-length release, Alchemy of Souls. Vocalist Ronnie Romero (Rainbow) and guitarist Tony Hernando’s brainchild delivers the goods in …READ MORE

MR. BUNGLE – The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo

November 7, 2020 Alex Reis Leave a comment

This is Easter… ween? A little bit off-season, Halloween brings us The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo by Mr. Bungle. This release is a reimagining of the band’s original Hardcore Thrash Metal 1986 …READ MORE

THEM – Return To Hemmersmoor

October 28, 2020 Alex Reis Leave a comment

Happy(?) Thrash Metal Halloween German-American act Them is back with Return To Hemmersmoor, the third album in a trilogy of their trademark brand of horror/fantasy-themed Thrash Metal just in time for Halloween. In the last …READ MORE

GODSNAKE – Poison Thorn

October 21, 2020 Alex Reis Leave a comment

New Wave of German Heavy Metal Godsnake’s first full-length release Poison Thorn is not only cold-blooded, but it’s also deadly. The German quintet labels their own music “Modern Metal”, with influences of Metallica, Trivium, and …READ MORE

HELLSMOKE – 2020

October 14, 2020 Alex Reis Leave a comment

Gasoline Infused Hard Rock If you’re looking for high-octane, gas-guzzling, hard pounding Hard Rock / Metal, Swedish quintet delivers it in spades. The brainchild of Christofer Dahlman (Bai Bang), Roger Landing (Cloudscape), and songwriter Torbjörn …READ MORE