After supposedly keeping to themselves within their rehearsal room for a few years, Dutch Thrashers Legion Of The Damned seemingly came out of nowhere unto an unprepared and unsuspecting world when the debut Malevolent Rapture …READ MORE
Unrest formed in Bremen in 1988, and released their first album, Taste It, four years later. Back To The Roots, a well-produced affair, makes up their sixth studio album, and they also have a live …READ MORE
Swedish Hard Rockers Shiva center around main members Mats Edström (guitarist) and Anette Johansson (vocalist) and is based around the city of Jönköping. By the mid-nineties, the two first gathered forces in Yankee Heaven, but …READ MORE
Formed in Ludwigsburg, Sacred Steel now has six studio albums under their belts, and despite this, Hammer Of Destruction introduces the band’s first line-up change, which is an impressive feat within a genre that generally …READ MORE
Swedish Rockers Baltimoore surely cannot be accused of resting on their laurels as of late. Not only is X their second release of 2006, following the release of Kaleidoscope in the spring, it’s also their …READ MORE
Alex Masi certainly is not new to the game. Starting out with the band Dark Lord in the late seventies/early eighties, he moved from Venice to Los Angeles in the latter half of the eighties …READ MORE
Life was never easy for Vicious Rumors, but perhaps it has been particularly hard since the unfortunate passing of vocalist Carl Albert back in 1995. Universally adored by the Metal community, Albert’s shoes would naturally …READ MORE
Circle II Circle is, of course, the band featuring ex-Savatage vocalist Zak Stevens. Three years ago saw the release of Watching In Silence. It was a fantastic debut, so strong it actually rivaled, even surpassed, …READ MORE
Pillar’s fourth release, The Reckoning, has just hit the streets via Flicker Records, a label that focuses (especially) on Christian Rock and bands with upbeat lyrical messages. Although deemed a Christian Hard Rock band, there …READ MORE
Since 1999, Seven Witches, featuring guitarist/founder Jack Frost, has kept very busy. Seven years later, a full six studio albums have been unleashed upon the world, all the while maintaining a standard of being one …READ MORE