Articles by Lior Stein

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Lior Stein
Lior was a reviewer, DJ and host for our Thrash Metal segment called Terror Zone, based out of Haifa, Israel. He attributes his love of Metal to his father, who got him into bands like Deep Purple, Rainbow, Boston, and Queen. When he was in junior high he got his first Iron Maiden CD, The Number Of The Beast. That's how he started his own collection of albums. Also, he's the guitarist, vocalist and founder of the Thrash Metal band Switchblade. Most of his musical influences come from Metal Church, Vicious Rumors, Overkill, and Annihilator.
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POWERWORLD – Human Parasite

October 22, 2010 Lior Stein 0

Since their debut album, Powerworld, the German band, the baby of ex-Freedom Call bass player Ilker Ersin, went through some changes. Aside from recruiting new vocalist, Mac McDermott (also known from the English band Threshold) …READ MORE

THE CLAYMORE – Damnation Reigns

October 22, 2010 Lior Stein 0

Is this the new image of Heavy Metal? If it is, you will not get any objections from here. Even though this new release by the German band, The Claymore, is far from being a …READ MORE

TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA – Beethoven’s Last Night (Remastered)

October 15, 2010 Lior Stein 0

Near the year 2000, co-founder / director of Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO), Paul O’Neil, created stimulating fiction, which was driven by Hard Rock / Metal variables, about one of the greatest composers of all time: Ludwig …READ MORE

DEW-SCENTED – Ill-Natured & Innoscent (Remastered)

October 11, 2010 Lior Stein 0

After their debut album, Immortelle, Dew-Scented kept on going while upgrading their intentions and intensity as a Metal band. Band members were replaced and it seems that a new approach had arisen in their midst. With the …READ MORE

DEW-SCENTED – Inwards [Remastered]

October 11, 2010 Lior Stein 0

Three years after their last release, Ill-Natured, Dew-Scented upgraded their name in the Metal world by extensively touring. That was the main reason why the German giant label, Nuclear Blast Records, were very interested in their local act and …READ MORE

DREADNOX – Dance Of Ignorance

October 7, 2010 Lior Stein 0

Good Melodic Heavy Metal from Brazil is a sort of commodity that is rather hard to find. Aside from acts such as Angra, Tribuzy, Hibria, and Shaaman, most of this country’s scene relies much more …READ MORE

ATLANTEAN KODEX – The Golden Bough

October 4, 2010 Lior Stein 0

Do you miss the feeling of the old Manowar albums? Do you want to hear a story or a tale in the spirit of a fantasy world? Do you long for a well-done, classic-style Doom …READ MORE

IRON FIRE – Metalmorphosized

September 29, 2010 Lior Stein 0

Ten years passed since Iron Fire released their debut album, Thunderstorm. That album marked a new type of EU Power Metal. Iron Fire now celebrates a decade of recordings, and has delivered six albums to …READ MORE

THE MAN-EATING TREE – Vine

September 27, 2010 Lior Stein 0

The best adjectives that can describe The Man-Eating Tree are grey and cold. This is not the first time this kind of work has emanated from a band from the Gothic Metal genre, especially when hailing from Finland. …READ MORE

THAUROROD – Upon Haunted Battlefields

September 24, 2010 Lior Stein 0

With a somewhat weird name for a band, written in a language that was invented by J.R.R. Tolkien (defined as “Evil Mountain”), Thaurorod will have you looking at the future to come. This eight-year old …READ MORE