SONATA ARCTICA“Clear Cold Beyond”Album Review by Iron Mathew 9/10 Sonata Arctica are a power metal band from Finland formed in 1999 releasing eleven albums across a twenty five year career that’s seen the band tour relentlessly, building a reputation for...
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ALTERIUM“Of War And Flames”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Alterium are a power metal band from Italy formed in 2022 by former Kalidia singer Nicoletta Rosellini (The Erinyes, Walk In Darkness) releasing the bands debut album ‘Of War And Flames’...
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SMOKING SNAKES“Danger Zone”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Smoking Snakes are a heavy metal band based in Sweden formed in 2022, releasing their debut E.P. ‘Restless And Wild’ in 2023, and debut full length album ‘Danger Zone’ in 2024. Featuring...
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COBRAKILL“Serpent’s Kiss”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 CobraKill are a heavy metal & hard rock band from Germany formed in 2020, releasing the three song demo ‘CobraKill’ later the same year. Influenced by the sleaze metal and rock evolution of...
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SCANNER“The Cosmic Race”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Scanner are a power metal band from Germany formed in 1986 releasing seven album across a near four decade career – ‘Hypertrace’ (1988), ‘Terminal Earth’ (1989), ‘Mental Reservation’ (1995), ‘Ball Of The...
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SUICIDAL ANGELS“Profane Prayer”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Suicidal Angels are a thrash metal band from Greece founded in 2001 by vocalist/guitarist Nick Melissourgos, the band releasing eight albums to date, delivering a style of thrash similar to the brutality...
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SURGICAL STRIKE“24/7 Hate”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Surgical Strike are a thrash metal band from Germany formed in 2014 releasing two albums to date – ‘Part Of A Sick World’ (2020) and ’24/7 Hate’ (2024). Featuring a brand of...
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LOKHEIRA“Dark Of The Night”Album Review by Iron Mathew 8/10 Lokheira are a power metal band from the USA formed in 2022, releasing their debut album ‘Dark Of The Night’ in 2023. Founded by George Mavroudis (bass), Irene Ramaglino (vocals) and...
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PSYCHOWARD“Committed”Album Review by Iron Mathew 9.5/10 PsychoWard are a heavy metal band based in the UK fronted by legendary singer John “Wardi” Ward – ‘Committed’ is the bands new album, emerging in 2024… …featuring Spanish guitar legend Miguel Angel Lopez...
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THUNDEROR“Fire It Up”Album Review by Iron Mathew 9/10 Thunderor are a heavy metal band from Canada formed in 2020 by (current and former) Skull Fist members JJ Tartaglia (drums, vocals, keyboards) and Johnny Nesta (guitars) – the line up completed...
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