Category: Reviews

AVENGER Boxed Set Review: “Steel On Steel – The Complete Avenger Recordings”

AVENGER“Steel On Steel – The Complete Avenger Recordings”Boxed Set Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Avenger are a heavy metal band from the UK formed in 1982 right at the start of the legendary NWOBHM evolution, releasing two albums in quick...
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METALITE Album Review: “Expedition One”

METALITE“Expedition One”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/1011 / 10 Metalite are a melodic power metal band from Sweden formed in 2015, releasing four albums to date – ‘Heroes In Time’ (2017), ‘Biomechanicals’ (2019), ‘A Virtual World’ (2021), and ‘Expedition One’...
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SABOTAGE Album Review: “Pishach”

SABOTAGE“Pishach”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Sabotage are a thrash metal band from India formed in 2017, releasing their debut E.P. ‘The Order Of Genocide’ in 2019, and full length debut album ‘Pishach’ in 2023. Returning four years after their...
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MAGNUM Album Review: “Here Comes The Rain”

MAGNUM“Here Comes The Rain”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Magnum are a hard rock band from the UK formed during the late seventies, releasing twenty three studio albums across an incredible fifty year career. In the history of hard rock...
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LAST IN TIME Album Review: “Too Late”

LAST IN TIME“Too Late”Album Review by Iron Mathew 9/10 Last In Time are a melodic rock band from Italy formed in 2021 releasing their debut album ‘Too Late’ in 2024… …featuring nine songs over a forty five minute run time!...
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MARQUIS DE SADE Album Review: “Chapter II”

MARQUIS DE SADE“Chapter II”Album Review by Iron Mathew 9/10 Marquis de Sade are a heavy metal band from the UK founded by brothers Kevin (guitar) and Gary Pope (drums), emerging during the eighties right at the start of the NWOBHM...
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NITRATE Album Review: “Feel The Heat”

NITRATE“Feel The Heat”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Nitrate are a melodic rock band from the UK founded in 2015 by bass player Nick Hogg. Inspired heavily by the late eighties rock scene with bands such as Bon Jovi, Def...
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PALACE OF THE KING Album Review: “Friends In Low Places”

PALACE OF THE KING“Friends In Low Places”Album Review by Iron Mathew 9/10 Palace Of The King are a hard rock band from Australia formed in 2012, spending the first decade of their career touring across Australia, Europe and America, sharing...
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RAGE BEHIND Album Review: “Eminence Or Disgrace”

RAGE BEHIND“Eminence Or Disgrace”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Rage Behind are a heavy metal band from France formed in 2022, releasing their debut album ‘Eminence Or Disgrace’ in 2023… …featuring a brutally aggressive sound that melds together the likes...
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SAFFIRE E.P. Review: “Starhunter”

SAFFIRE“Starhunter”E.P. Review by Iron Mathew 9/10 Saffire are a hard rock band from Sweden formed in 2005, to date releasing four albums – ‘From Ashes To Fire’ (2013), ‘For The Greater Good’ (2015), ‘Where The Monsters Dwell’ (2018), and ‘Taming...
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