Category: Albums

THE DIRTY DENIMS Album Review: “Party On!”

THE DIRTY DENIMS“Party On!”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 11/10 The Dirty Denims are a hard rock band from the Netherlands formed in 2006, releasing to date two E.P.’s – ‘Going Out’ (2009) and ‘Wanna Be Famous’ (2012), and five...
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EVILDEAD Album Review: “Toxic Grace”

EVILDEAD“Toxic Grace”Album Review by Iron Mathew 9/10 EvilDead are a thrash metal band from the USA formed in 1987, releasing four albums across a thirty six year career that’s seen the band break-up twice (1995 & 2012) and suffer a...
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CRITICAL DEFIANCE Album Review: “The Search Won’t Fall…”

CRITICAL DEFIANCE“The Search Won’t Fall…”Album Review by Iron Mathew 9/10 Critical Defiance are a thrash metal band from Chile formed in 2010 releasing three albums to date – ‘Misconception’ (2019), ‘No Life Forms’ (2022) and ‘The Search Won’t Fall…’ (2024)....
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ANCIENT SETTLERS Album Review: “Oblivion’s Legacy”

ANCIENT SETTLERS“Oblivion’s Legacy”Album Review by Iron Mathew 9.5/10 Ancient Settlers are an internationally based melodic death metal band formed in 2020 releasing their debut album ‘Our Last Eclipse’ in 2022, with sophomore album ‘Oblivion’s Legacy’ emerging in 2024… …and how...
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RIOT (V) Album Review: “Mean Streets”

RIOT (V)“Mean Streets”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Riot (V) are a heavy metal band from the USA formed in 1975 as Riot by guitarist Mark Reale (RIP) – the band reforming after Reale’s death (in 2012) as Riot (V)....
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JD MILLER Album Review: “Empyrean”

JD MILLER“Empyrean”Album Review by Iron Mathew 9.5/10 JD Miller are a melodic hard rock band from Sweden formed in 2011, releasing four albums to date – ‘Grand Intentions’ (2014), ‘World War X’ (2017), ‘Afterglow’ (2019), and ‘Empyrean’… …emerging in 2024...
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VIOLET ETERNAL Album Review: “Reload The Violet”

VIOLET ETERNAL“Reload The Violet”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Violet Eternal are an internationally based melodic power metal band formed in 2023 releasing the bands debut album ‘Reload The Violet’ in 2024. Founded by guitarist Jien Takahashi (Heaven’s Tragedy, Majustice)...
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BAD MARILYN Album Review: “Eye Of The Snake”

BAD MARILYN“Eye Of The Snake”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Bad Marilyn are a power metal band from Switzerland formed in 2023 releasing their debut album ‘Eye Of The Snake’ in 2024. Armed with twelve highly infectious songs across fifty...
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SEVERED ANGEL Album Review: “Skyward”

SEVERED ANGEL“Skyward”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Severed Angel are a melodic metal band from the USA formed in 2022, releasing their debut album ‘Severed Angel’ in 2023, and sophomore album ‘Skyward’ in 2024… …just twelve months after the bands...
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