Heavy Metal

Album & EP Reviews D 

Review: Draken ‘Book Of Black’

27th January 20238th March 2023 David J McLaren Draken, Heavy Metal, Majestic Mountain Records

In the wonderful world of all things heavy we joyfully argue over such topics as ‘which subgenre Master of Reality

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Album & EP Reviews V 

Review: Various Artists ‘The Best Of AC/DC [Redux]’

3rd December 202111th January 2022 Maxx AC/DC, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal, Heavy Rock, Magnetic Eye Records, Redux, Various Artists

AC/DC is the very definition of timeless. Since 1975 they’ve released 17 albums of pure rock and roll by rarely

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Album & EP Reviews V 

Review: Various Artists ‘Back In Black [Redux]’

2nd December 202111th January 2022 Martin Williams AC/DC, Back In Black, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal, Heavy Rock, Magnetic Eye Records, Redux, Various Artists

Tribute albums have always been dubious propositions to me. They can be fun, depending on who’s being paid tribute to,

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A Album & EP Reviews 

Review: A Pale Horse Named Death ‘Infernum In Terra’

4th October 20218th November 2021 David J McLaren A Pale Horse Named Death, Heavy Metal, Long Branch Records

When I first saw reference to A Pale Horse Named Death I was immediately interested. Upon hearing that the project

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Album & EP Reviews W 

Review: Witchcryer ‘When Their Gods Come For You’

11th August 202115th September 2021 Maxx Heavy Metal, Heavy Rock, Ripple Music, Witchcryer

Witchcryer explode back into your stereo with the inspired title for album number two, When Their Gods Come For You.

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Album & EP Reviews K 

Review: Kvasir ‘4’

9th August 20219th September 2021 Josh Schneider Glory Or Death Records, Heavy Metal, Heavy Rock, Kvasir

I never did one of those ancestry mail-in kits to see where your roots lie, but if I did and

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G-Q Interviews 

In Search Of Tone: Joe Hoare Of Orange Goblin

26th July 20219th September 2021 Josh Schneider Heavy Metal, Heavy Rock, In Search Of Tone, Joe Hoare, Orange Goblin

Orange Goblin are one of the reasons for the music I listen to today. I use them to introduce people

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Album & EP Reviews T 

Review: Thunder Horse ‘Chosen One’

12th March 202118th April 2021 Liam Blanc Chosen One, Heavy Metal, Heavy Rock, Ripple Music, Thunder Horse

Partly to inflate my word count, but mostly out of self-indulgence, I like to begin my reviews with a paragraph

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Album & EP Reviews W 

Review: Wall ‘Wall’ EP

13th January 202117th July 2021 David J McLaren APF Records, Heavy Metal, Heavy Rock, Wall

There is a wonderful sense of excitement attached to listening to an obscure record that you’ve dug up from the

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Album & EP Reviews H 

Review: Henrik Palm ‘Poverty Metal’

14th October 202016th November 2020 Will J Heavy Metal, Heavy Rock, Henrik Palm, Poverty Metal, Svart Records

When I sat down to complete this review I thought to myself ‘don’t talk about Ghost too much, it’s too

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Album & EP Reviews C 

Review: Cirith Ungol ‘Forever Black’

11th June 20208th July 2020 Fossil Cirith Ungol, Forever Black, Heavy Metal, Metal Blade Records

Who in their wildest dreams would have predicted such a distinguished return from the Ventura metal giants? This is their

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