MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST: Resurrection
MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST
Resurrection
NUCLEAR BLAST
6/10
HISTORICAL HARD ROCK: It’s a sign of how popular and respected Michael Schenker is that he can get together three of...
SAXON: Thunderbolt
SAXON
Thunderbolt
MILITIA GUARD
9/10
HEAVY METAL THUNDER: Finding a band that sounds this vibrant and authentic on its 22nd album is no easy task, but Saxon has...
AXEL RUDI PELL: Knight’s Call
AXEL RUDI PELL
Knight’s Call
STEAMHAMMER / SPV
8/10
HEAVY POWER METAL: Axel Rudi Pell has really cemented his place in the metal world, starting with his early...
JINJER: Cloud Factory
JINJER
Cloud Factory
NAPALM
8/10
EXPLOSIVE VERSATILE METAL: Re-releasing its 2014 sophomore album Cloud Factory through Napalm certainly will provide plenty more opportunity for notoriety for Ukrainian metallers...
HYVMINE: Earthquake
HYVMINE
Earthquake
SEEK AND STRIKE
7/10
SHREDDER ADDS VOCALS: Sometimes you have to wonder about the metal world’s lack of imagination. This isn’t a condemnation of Hyvmine and...
EKTOMORF: Fury
EKTOMORF
Fury
AFM
7/10
GROOVY HEAVE-HO: You could probably get through an Ektomorf review without invoking Soulfly, but when a band hews so close to another band’s signature...
CABAL: Mark of Rot
CABAL
Mark of Rot
LONG BRANCH / SPV
7/10
DJENTLEMANLY DEATHCORE: Denmark’s Cabal is one of those capital letter heavy bands that plays dark music. Mark of Rot,...
BLEEDING GODS: Dodekathlon
BLEEDING GODS
Dodekathlon
NUCLEAR BLAST
10/10
METAL MEETS MYTH: Never has a crash course in Greek mythology been so punishingly brutal. Yet that is the formula for Dutch...
BLACK MOTH: Anatomical Venus
BLACK MOTH
Anatomical Venus
CANDLELIGHT / SPINEFARM
9/10
DESERT FLASHBACK: Black Moth excels in a crowded legion of Kyuss-laced Black Sabbath worshipers because the band reveres its forbearers’...
CHRIS BAY: Chasing the Sun
CHRIS BAY
Chasing the Sun
STEAMHAMMER / SPV
7/10
HARD AOR: Chris Bay is best known as the mastermind behind melodic metal heroes, Freedom Call. Despite 20 years...