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“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)“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“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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JUST ONE FIX“Submit Or Death”E.P. Review by Iron Mathew 8/10 Just One Fix are a thrash metal band from New Zealand formed in 1998 releasing three albums to date – ‘The Price Of Sellvation’ (2007), ‘Blood Horizon’ (2010) and ‘Let...
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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“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“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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MARISA AND THE MOTHS“What Doesn’t Kill You”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Marisa And The Moths are a hard rock band from the UK releasing their self titled debut album in 2019, and sophomore album ‘What Doesn’t Kill You’ in...
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AORYST“Relics Of Time”Album Review by Iron Mathew 9.5/10 AORYST are a thrash metal band from Germany formed in 2022 releasing the bands debut album ‘Relics Of Time’ in 2024… …consisting of eight fast paced and aggressive songs over forty four...
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