HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: Lunar Strain – In Flames
Context changes everything. For melodic death metal, picturing the spawning grounds of its most successful progeny without geographical knowledge makes
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Author: Shaun McKenna
ALBUM REVIEW: Of Sorcery And Darkness – Nocturna
If you had a dollar for every symphonic metal band named NOCTURNA that had two female vocalists, you’d have two
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ALBUM REVIEW: Ex Tenebris (Remaster) – White Willow
Music is strange. While that’s the sort of blanket statement that might earn you a half-lidded nod of approval from
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ALBUM REVIEW: Thoughts & Prayers – CNTS
Life is a funny thing. One day you’re a roaring machine, marshalling the hardcore forces into punching each other in
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ALBUM REVIEW: Daydream Illusion – Thornbridge
There’s something symbiotic about Germany and power metal. Throw a dart at any calendar made there in the last 40
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ALBUM REVIEW: Out Of The Cave – Cave
While no sound is truly trapped in the year or decade that birthed it, the modern heavy metal scene is
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ALBUM REVIEW: A Pirate’s Symphony – Visions Of Atlantis
Ahh, pirate metal. There’s no denying that the space in the genre is significantly jauntier than its often grim-faced brothers
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ALBUM REVIEW: Nemesis AD – Serenity
“Power metal” and “learning” are two terms generally not found holding hands in the same sentence. Unless that sentence is
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ALBUM REVIEW: Melanin Punk – Oxymorrons
There are three distinct parts to good punk rock. They might show up in unequal measure, but the formula requires
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ALBUM REVIEW: Children Of Night – Jonathan Young
The usual mental imagery of a one man band is someone honking in a public park that you try to
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