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album cover with a retro, sci-fi/metal aesthetic. It features a menacing robotic creature with glowing red eyes, sharp metallic fangs, and armor plates, giving it the appearance of a cybernetic dragon or beast. The artwork is rendered in bright, metallic shades with strong purple and pink highlights and diagonal laser-like light beams crossing the background.

CRUCIBLE – Hail To The Force

September 23, 2025 Mark Zagotti Leave a comment

Danish speed-metalers Crucible have released their debut, Hail to the Force via From the Vaults Records on September 12, 2025. In 2024, Crucible broke into the Danish metal scene with the release of their demo …READ MORE

HELMS DEEP – Treacherous Ways

October 13, 2023 Lana Teramae Leave a comment

Helms Deep are a classic Heavy Metal band that was formed by singer/songwriter/guitarist Alex Sciortino. Joining him is Raven bassist John Gallagher and drummer Mike Heller, also from Raven. The band’s debut album, Treacherous Ways, …READ MORE

MUSTANG – Beyond Raging Thunder

September 8, 2023 Mark Zagotti Leave a comment

One of the most underlooked caveats of Heavy Metal is the fact that it can be found all over the world. This week’s review is a band hailing from Kolkata, India, Mustang with their debut …READ MORE

SAVAGE GRACE – Sign of the Cross

April 27, 2023 Lana Teramae Leave a comment

Savage Grace, a Heavy Metal band from Los Angeles, California, was founded by guitarist Christian Logue in 1981. After releasing only two studio albums in the ‘80s, the band parted ways before reforming many years …READ MORE

ARCHED FIRE – Trust Betrayal

April 6, 2023 Lana Teramae Leave a comment

Somewhere between 1989 and 1990, a bunch of youngsters got together in Finnish Lapland to form a Metal band called Arched Fire. The band went on a long hiatus, used their time away from the …READ MORE

This Friday’s Guest DJ: ANUBIS

November 29, 2022 Bryce Van Patten Leave a comment

Anubis is a new rising force in the Los Angeles Metal scene. Featuring veterans of local Los Angeles bands as well as international/touring bands, Anubis combines the speed and aggression of Thrash Metal bands like …READ MORE

RIOT CITY – Electric Elite

October 20, 2022 Mark Zagotti 1 Comment

Canadian Heavy Metallers Riot City are back with their highly anticipated sophomore effort, Electric Elite on No Remorse Records. Electric Elite is the follow-up to Riot City’s highly acclaimed debut release Burn the Night (2019). …READ MORE

BLIND GUARDIAN – The God Machine

September 6, 2022 Bryce Van Patten Leave a comment

Make Way For The God Machine! German Heavy Metal legends Blind Guardian have returned with their 12th full-length studio release on Nuclear Blast records, tiled The God Machine, and it’s a show stopper, head banger, …READ MORE

REDSHARK – Digital Race

April 19, 2022 Séverine Peraldino Leave a comment

Shark Attack! There are some days when you just get bored. Some days you cannot find inspiration, or you just don’t know what to listen to. You browse through your CD collection, your digital library …READ MORE

ÜLTRA RAPTÖR – Tyrants

November 20, 2021 Miłosz Mikołaj Nizioł Leave a comment

Getting the first long play released is a big milestone in any band’s history. Some bands don’t even need to do an EP, they just hit the studio and BANG! – and copies of their …READ MORE