Reviews roundup – Gama Bomb vs. Shine Noir vs. Federal Charm vs. Bobby BlackHat vs. Birdsong At Morning GAMA BOMB Speed Between The Lines AFM Thrashing metal mad time now with Gama Bomb, the Northern Irish thrashers whose “Speed Between The Lines” album is their sixth. Now I’m an auld fella who was around…
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Reviews roundup – Spirits Burning & Michael Moorcock vs. Valermada vs. Collateral vs. Time Shifters vs. 41Point9
Reviews roundup – Spirits Burning & Michael Moorcock vs. Valermada vs. Collateral vs. Time Shifters vs. 41Point9 SPIRITS BURNING & MICHAEL MOORCOCK An Alien Heat Gonzo Multimedia If I take a handful of painkillers and close my eyes I can almost remember being young. Before life destroyed everything I held dear. Back then…
Reviews roundup – Holter vs. Steve Young vs. Gin Blossoms vs. The Proven Ones vs. Fred Mika
Reviews roundup – Holter vs. Steve Young vs. Gin Blossoms vs. The Proven Ones vs. Fred Mika HOLTER Vlad The Impaler Frontiers First and most important question. Is it as good as “Swing of Death”, the Dracula musical from Trond Holter (for it is he) and Jorn Lande? No, of course not because that was…
RIOT releases ‘Thundersteel – 30th Anniversary Edition’ on November 30th
On November 30th Metal Blade will release a “30th Anniversary Edition” of one of the most popular RIOT albums, “Thundersteel”. Originally released in 1988 the album is getting the full Metal Blade treatment including a bonus-DVD with exclusive footage. Surf over to EMP or the Metal Blade ebay-store to secure your copies. The following formats…
Reviews roundup – Arion vs. Orions Belte vs. Bryan Lee vs. Hercules
Reviews roundup – Arion vs. Orions Belte vs. Bryan Lee vs. Hercules ARION Life Is Not Beautiful AFM To Finlandia! For some power metal. So far, so predictable. So what can Arion bring to the table that is new and unexpected. Well nothing really because this is a genre largely defined by rules. But don’t…
Reviews roundup – Eden’s Curse vs. Johnny & Jaalene vs. Jason Wells vs. Angeline
Reviews roundup – Eden’s Curse vs. Johnny & Jaalene vs. Jason Wells vs. Angeline EDEN’S CURSE Testament – The Best Of Eden’s Curse AFM I’ve always been slightly unconvinced by Eden’s Curse. I mean their take on power metal was always enjoyable but if you asked me to hum a tune I’d be toiling….
