Articles by Frank Jaeger

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Frank is a reviewer here at Metal Express Radio, based in Bavaria, Germany. He has worked in the games industry for over 30 years. Frank got hooked on Metal at the age of 14, when a friend introduced him to AC/DC back in 1981. Since then, he has enjoyed a wide variety of musical styles, including Prog and singer-songwriter material, but mainly Metal of almost all kinds—with one exception: he neither understands nor has any clue about Black Metal. Dragons are fine, all kinds of monsters are fine, cats too, of course… just no pandas. Sorry.

AMORPHIS – Borderland

September 22, 2025 Frank Jaeger Leave a comment

The Finns are back with their fifteenth album to date in thirty-five years since the band was founded in 1990 in Suomi’s capital, Helsinki. A Bit of History All three of the founders are still …READ MORE

Album art for Three Days Grace. A black and white background with heavy brush strokes features a dark crowd of figures at the bottom. A single figure breaks away and walks toward a vertical smudge of bright red paint.

THREE DAYS GRACE – Alienation

September 21, 2025 Frank Jaeger Leave a comment

Canadian modern rock and metal powerhouse Three Days Grace returns with their eighth album. The return of Adam Gontier The biggest surprise is the return of original singer Adam Gontier, who left the band in …READ MORE

FER DE LANCE – Fires On The Mountainside

August 11, 2025 Frank Jaeger Leave a comment

Admittedly, Fer de Lance is a better name than Bothrops asper, although both refer to the same deadly species of pit viper. But Fires on the Mountainside is every bit as impressive an epic metal …READ MORE

An album cover for Wytch Hazel's "V: Lamentations" features a central image of a medieval knight in armor, seen from behind, wading through mist or smoke. In the background, a large castle and a medieval town are visible under a hazy, golden sky. The central image is framed by a stylized, ornate border in a burnt orange color, which includes floral and geometric patterns, resembling a tapestry or illuminated manuscript. The band name, "WYTCH HAZEL," and the Roman numeral "V" are at the top, and "LAMENTATIONS" is at the bottom, both in a stylized, old-English-style font. Four crosses, also in the same burnt orange, are placed in the corners of the dark background. The overall aesthetic is heavily inspired by medieval art and history.

WYTCH HAZEL – V: Lamentations

August 10, 2025 Frank Jaeger Leave a comment

Here is the good news: The New Wave of British Heavy Metal may not be new anymore, but it is not dead as long as bands like Wytch Hazel carry the banner! The four boys …READ MORE

Album Reviews

WALTARI – Nations’ Neurosis

July 28, 2025 Frank Jaeger Leave a comment

The crazy Finns are back! After I first discovered the band and charismatic and extrovert frontman Kärtsy Hatakka in the early nineties, I was hooked to their brand of metal and weirdness that now spans …READ MORE

TERAMAZE – The Harmony Machine

July 28, 2025 Frank Jaeger Leave a comment

These guys are real workaholics! The Harmony Machine is no less than their seventh album in six years, which is quite an achievement in itself. But when you add a remix compilation called Della Volta …READ MORE

NEFARIOUS – Addicted To Power

July 27, 2025 Frank Jaeger Leave a comment

The title “supergroup” usually carries a negative connotation—members of formerly famous bands, now far past their prime, trying to ride the wave of old achievements. Many of these supergroups end up delivering mostly mediocre music …READ MORE

Album art for Sacred Steel's "Ritual Supremacy" featuring a skeleton with outstretched arms before a crowd, with an angel figure above.

SACRED STEEL – Ritual Supremacy

April 27, 2025 Frank Jaeger Leave a comment

The waiting is over, German trve metallic force Sacred Steel has returned to show the world again the real spirit of metal without any outside influences, a basic type of sound, shimmering and gleaming, with …READ MORE

H.E.A.T. – Welcome To The Future

April 25, 2025 Frank Jaeger Leave a comment

Just a few months ago the band played before an enthusiastic crowd at the Hard Circle festivals in Germany, where they rocked the stage with an energetic live show and the charismatic presence of Kenny …READ MORE

THE LORD WEIRD SLOUGH FEG – Traveller Supplement 1: The Ephemeral Glades

April 14, 2025 Frank Jaeger Leave a comment

“The Spinward Marches lie on the edge of Imperial space, and area that borders rival interstellar governments that directly oppose any further expansion. Far from the major centres of power the local rulers have more …READ MORE