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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INJURY – Unleash The Violence

May 1, 2011 Lior Stein 0

Some bands stand tall on the frontlines to keep the old guard going. However, in order to get into the heads of the new generation of Metalheads, sometimes these bands need to use modern weapons …READ MORE

CIRCLE OF SILENCE – The Blackened Halo

April 29, 2011 Lior Stein 0

Maybe it is because of their logo, but something in this German band’s music was quite familiar and it points back to Vicious Rumors. For more than 25 years, there has always been competition between …READ MORE

IMPALER – Nightmare Attack

April 29, 2011 Lior Stein 0

Although Japan holds some artistic musicians in Metal, its Thrash Metal scene isn’t as dominant as it is in Europe or in the USA. The means to develop an old school scene were under the …READ MORE

SURTR – World Of Doom

April 29, 2011 Lior Stein 0

As the Leaderslair.com site suggests, Surtr is: “… the fire demon and ruler of Muspelheim, who claims to be the oldest being in the nine worlds. He is also fated to be the last being …READ MORE

SPLIT HEAVEN – Street Law

April 29, 2011 Lior Stein 0

Old School Metal knows the rules of the streets, and some of its honored servants include Mexico’s Split Heaven. After three years since their last studio record, these muchachos are back with their third release …READ MORE

TROLLFEST – En Kvest For Den Hellige Gral

April 29, 2011 Lior Stein 0

In Heavy Metal, like in any type of musical genre, some things were bound to be weird. Even though the Norwegian group TrollfesT isn’t the only odd thing around, these guys have been showing throughout …READ MORE

FOG OF WAR – Fog Of War

April 27, 2011 Lior Stein 0

The nuclear fog is here! Sounds creepy, right? Well, don’t get too scared because the overall result is rather fun. Going almost three decades back, the USA Thrash Metal scene has been made famous by …READ MORE

TIA CARRERA – Cosmic Priestess

April 26, 2011 Lior Stein 0

No matter how many years will pass by, it seems there will never be enough of good quality ’70s-oriented Hard Rock music. Although the ’80s era was much more colorful and thrilling because of its …READ MORE

AMERICAN SPEEDWAY – A Bigger Boat

April 26, 2011 Lior Stein 0

This is called Punk ‘N’ Roll, or in its extended version, Punk Rock ‘N’ Roll. No matter what you call it, it’s highly energetic. American Speedway is the band and their sophomore release is entitled …READ MORE

TALETELLERS – Radicalizer

April 19, 2011 Lior Stein 0

If you’ve wished for some ’90s Heavy Metal and Hard Rock the American way, the sophomore release of the band Taletellers, entitled Radicalizer, should suit you pretty well. Think about Skid Row (something between Slave …READ MORE