Category: Reviews

INCULTER Album Review: “Morbid Origin”

INCULTER“Morbid Origin”Album Review by Iron Mathew 9/10 Inculter are a thrash metal band from Norway formed in 2012, releasing their debut E.P. ‘Stygian Deluge’ in 2013. Shunning the country’s penchant for black metal music, Inculter have opted for thrash, a...
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CHAMELION Album Review: “Legends & Lores”

CHAMELION“Legends & Lores”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Chamelion are a power metal band from Finland founded by keyboardist Marco Sneck, the band releasing their debut album ‘Legends & Lores’ in 2023… …featuring symphonic fantasy power metal combined with classical...
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BEYOND THIS EARTH Album Review: “Portraits Of The Absurd”

BEYOND THIS EARTH“Portraits Of The Absurd”Album Review by Iron Mathew 9/10 Beyond This Earth are a heavy rock band from Greece formed in 2013 releasing their debut E.P. ‘Tales From Beyond This Earth’ in 2014, and debut album ‘Universal Fury’...
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ASTRY VALLEY Album Review: “Midnight Sun”

ASTRAY VALLEY“Midnight Sun”Album Review by Iron Mathew 9.5/10 Astray Valley are a metal band from Spain formed in 2014, to date releasing two E.P.’s – ‘Dystopia’ (2015) and ‘Tales Of Lun’ (2021), and two albums – ‘Unneth’ (2018) and ‘Midnight...
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AXENSTAR Album Review: “Chapter VIII”

AXENSTAR“Chapter VIII”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Axenstar are a power metal band from Sweden formed in 2001, releasing eight albums to date – ‘Perpetual Twilight’ (2002), ‘Far From Heaven’ (2003), ‘The Inquisition’ (2005), ‘The Final Requiem’ (2006), ‘Aftermath’ (2011),...
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AGGRESSION Album Review: “Frozen Aggressors”

AGGRESSION“Frozen Aggressors”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Aggression are a thrash metal band from Canada, formed during the mid eighties thrash metal explosion. During a four decade line-up changing and hiatus riddled career, the band have released six studio albums...
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SKILTRON Album Review: “Bruadarach”

SKILTRON“Bruadarach”Album Review by Iron Mathew 9/10 Skiltron are a power metal band based in Finland, founded in Argentina in 2004 by guitarist Emilio Souto. During a two decade career, the band has released six albums, endured numerous line-up changes, and...
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BODYGUERRA Album Review: “Invictus”

BODYGUERRA“Invictus”Album Review by Iron Mathew 9/10 Bodyguerra are a hard rock band from Germany formed in 2010 by guitarist, guitar teacher and musical director Guido Stoecker. The band released its debut album ‘Freddy…nothing as it seems’ in 2013, and sophomore...
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THE GEMS Single Review: “Fruits Of My Labor”

THE GEMS“Fruits Of My Labor”Single Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 The Gems are a hard rock band from Sweden formed in 2023 by three ex-members of fellow Swedish rockers Thundermother – singer Guernica Mancini, drummer Emlee Johansson and guitarist/bassist Mona...
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S.N.A.K.E Album Review: “III”

S.N.A.K.E“III”Album Review by Iron Mathew 9/10 S.N.A.K.E are a hard rock band from Spain formed in 2008 by drummer J.C. Moreno and vocalist Franco Troisi – releasing the bands debut album ‘Rock Evolution’ in 2016. Featuring electrifying guitar riffs, thunderous...
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