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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CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED – Cold Winds On Timeless Days

October 11, 2011 Lior Stein 0

If you thought that the Charred Walls Of The Damned debut was the closest thing to a higher level of insane playing, you might reconsider that after you listen to Cold Winds On Timeless Days. …READ MORE

GLYDER – Backroads To Byzantium

October 10, 2011 Lior Stein 0

Just as the cover shows, this new rocking album by Glyder, Backwards To Byzantium, is a hitchhiking course between the Northern European borders (Northern Ireland) and the American shores. This hitch-hike routine shows how Hard …READ MORE

INMORIA – A Farewell To Nothing: The Diary Part 1

October 7, 2011 Lior Stein 0

Sweden’s Inmoria went through a line-up change that brought them a new singer: Artillery’s powerful voice and throat, the Danish Sören Nico Adamsen. After two years since Invisible Wounds, Inmoria has come up with their …READ MORE

JOHNFISH SPARKLE – Flow

October 5, 2011 Lior Stein 0

They have got the Blues. They have got the Rock. Most of all, They have got the right sound of diverse ’70s-oriented Hard Rock music. The Italian trio Johnfish Sparkle has been running around all …READ MORE

ROCKA ROLLAS – The War Of Steel Has Begun

September 27, 2011 Lior Stein 0

Similar to Manowar and other bands that write for the power of Metal, Sweden’s Rocka Rollas stands as a group that knows how to motivate its fans … even if there isn’t a new message …READ MORE

TRANSNIGHT – The Dark Half

September 16, 2011 Lior Stein 0

The Dark Half is the debut album of the German band Transnight, and although there were some clear weaknesses, this release did catch some attention with its Old School Metal riffs. The songs contain simple …READ MORE

SINNER – One Bullet Left

September 9, 2011 Lior Stein 0

There will always be only one true sinner. Since German Heavy Metal began rising in the early ’80s, Mat Sinner has been rocking and chopping with power, and didn’t settle for less than high surges …READ MORE

HOLY FORCE – Holy Force

September 9, 2011 Lior Stein 0

It seems in the last couple of years there’s been a downpour of supergroups from various types of Metal. Another amazing and talented group is the Holy Force, and the band’s self-titled debut brings a …READ MORE

MORIFADE – Empire Of Souls

September 9, 2011 Lior Stein 0

Seven years is quite a long time to be officially absent. The Power Metal act Morifade is back and the reason for their past misgivings seem to be unimportant when considering their new album, Empire …READ MORE

WOLFPAKK – Wolfpakk

August 26, 2011 Lior Stein 0

You may call them the Gruesome Twosome or the two alpha wolves. Choose to call them as you wish, but in the end you would have to salute Michael Voss and Mark Sweeney. Voss is …READ MORE