NUKENuke ’Em All EP Self-released (2022)Rating: 7/10 There are several bands with this moniker but this Austrian bunch of moshers is a new act when it comes to released material, although they’ve been around since 2014. The goofy cover art is a dead giveaway with this EP; it screams thrash through and through and for […]

IMPERIAL EXECRATION Release Debut Studio Album ‘Commanding Satan’s Crusades’ December 9th, 2022 Colombian death metal band Imperial Execration issued debut full-length studio album Commanding Satan’s Crusades on December 9th, 2022 through Comatose Music. The outing can be streamed in its entirety via YouTube below. Commanding Satan’s Crusades was mixed and mastered by Tom Bradfield. Included […]

HELLRAISERDream Of Doom Metalism (2022)Rating: 6.5/10 Dream Of Doom is the sixth full-length opus from Russian thrashers Hellraiser. Formed back in 1990, the Moscow-based band are fronted by guitarist and founding member Alexander Lvov whose vocal tone is a rather an acquired taste; it’s a strangely war-torn grizzled grunt of sorts but it certainly adds […]

HIGHLORD Premiere ‘Soul Sucker’ Music Video December 9th, 2022 Italian power metal band Highlord have filmed a music video for the track ‘Soul Sucker’, which can be viewed below. Highlord issued ninth full-length studio album Freakin’ Out Of Hell on December 9th, 2022 through Rockshots Records. The band commented: “Freakin’ Out Of Hell is a […]

MERCILESS LAWThe Holy Company Stormspell (2022)Rating: 7/10 The goofy cover artwork makes this sophomore outing look like some long-lost 80s thrash gem but inside this album leans to a slightly more power metal surge, although there are thrashy elements alongside traditional chimes too. Merciless Law is the work of Chilean musician Pancho Ireland who has […]

HIGHWAYSBreaking The Code Stormspell (2022)Rating: 9/10 The old school metalheads will be strapping on the bullet belts and pulling on the leather jacket when this one enters the fray. Imagine then if you will an interesting amalgamation of Megadeth, Metal Church and sizzling 80s metal circa anyone and everyone from Lizzy Borden to Helix and […]

RIZON Premiere ‘Truth Or Consequences’ Music Video December 7th, 2022 Swiss melodic power rock band Rizon have released a music video for the track ‘Truth Or Consequences’, which can be viewed below. Rizon issued fifth full-length studio album Prime Time on March 11th, 2022 through Pure Steel Records. Production was handled by Jacob Hansen. Cover […]

WOODS OF DESOLATION Make New Album ‘The Falling Tide’ Available For Streaming In Its Entirety December 6th, 2022 Australian black metal project Woods Of Desolation issue fourth full-length studio album The Falling Tide on December 9th, 2022 through Season Of Mist. The outing can be streamed in its entirety via YouTube below. The Falling Tide […]

RIPPERWÖLFPrepare For Attack! EP Self-released (2022)Rating: 6.5/10 Such an example of rip-roaring throwback metal is somewhat commonplace nowadays as countless bands pay homage to the steely fires of the 80s. And the latest bunch of denim-clad chest-pounders to add to the rollicking roster is Ecuadorian posse Ripperwölf. Prepare For Attack! is the band’s debut EP […]

HEXENWild Hunt EP Self-released (2022)Rating: 6/10 Out of the shadows of Rancagua in Chile, Hexen delivers a distinctly Euro metal gallop with its debut EP Wild Hunt. These sort of bands were common back in the depths of the 80s and were often derided by the press for being all too lo-fi, tepid and obscure. […]