Category: Reviews

COVEN JAPAN Album Review: “Earthlings”

COVEN JAPAN“Earthlings”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Coven Japan are a heavy metal band from (err) Japan formed in 2016, releasing their debut album ‘Earthlings’ in 2023. Founded by guitarist Akihiro Ito and singer Taka, Coven Japan bring the sound...
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BURDEN OF GRIEF Album Review: “Destination Dystopia”

BURDEN OF GRIEF“Destination Dystopia”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Burden Of Grief are a thrash metal band from Germany formed in 1994 releasing eight albums to date – ‘Haunting Requeims’ (2000), ‘On Darker Trails’ (2001), ‘Fields Of Salvation’ (2003), ‘Death...
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MARCH TO DIE Album Review: “Tears Of The Gorgon”

MARCH TO DIE“Tears Of The Gorgon”Album Review by Iron Mathew 8/10 March To Die are a heavy metal band based in Cyprus featuring members from bands such as Mirror, Friends Of Hell, and Solitary Sabred. The band identify themselves as...
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HITTEN Album Review: “While Passion Lasts”

HITTEN“While Passion LastsAlbum Review by Iron Mathew 9/10 Hitten are a heavy metal band from Spain formed in 2011 releasing their debut E.P. ‘Shake The World’ in 2012. And to date, the band have released five full length albums –...
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DESTRUCTOR Album Review: “Blood, Bone, And Fire”

DESTRUCTOR“Blood, Bone, And Fire”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Destructor are a thrash metal band from the USA formed in 1984 releasing their debut album ‘Maximum Destruction’ in 1985, disbanding in 1988 after the death of their bass player Dave...
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SILENT ANGEL Album Review: “Unyielding, Unrelenting”

SILENT ANGEL“Unyielding, Unrelenting”Album Review by Iron Mathew 9.5/10 Silent Angel are a Malaysian based symphonic power metal band formed in 2000 by guitarist Eric “Stormblade” Poon. After a two decade hiatus, the band reformed with a new line-up, featuring vocalists...
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EMERALD RAGE Album Review: “Valkyire”

EMERALD RAGE“Valkyrie”Album Review by Iron Mathew 9.5/10 Emerald Rage are a heavy metal band from the USA formed in 2016, releasing their debut album ‘High King’ in 2021, and sophomore album ‘Valkyrie’ in 2023. Released via Stormspell Records, the bands...
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SILVERBONES Album Review: “Brethren Of The Coast”

SILVERBONES“Brethren Of The Coast”Album Review by Iron Mathew 9/10 Silverbones are a heavy metal band from Italy formed in 2013, releasing two albums to date – ‘Wild Waves’ (2016) and ‘Brethren Of The Coast’ (2023). Released via Stormspell Records, the...
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SADUS Album Review: “The Shadow Inside”

SADUS“The Shadow Inside”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Sadus are a thrash metal band from the USA formed in 1985 right at the height of the burgeoning Bay Area thrash evolution spearheaded by the Big 4 – Anthrax, Megadeth, Metallica,...
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DOGMA Album Review: “Dogma”

DOGMA“Dogma”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Dogma are an internationally based metal and rock band, releasing their self titled debut album in 2023. Featuring a highly religious visual theme – nuns to be precise – are Dogma a band? A...
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