AMARANTHE“The Catalyst”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Amaranthe are a melodic metal band from Sweden formed in 2008, distinguishable for having three lead vocalists – female clean, male clean, and male harsh! The bands current line-up features (founding member) guitarist/keyboardist...
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LUCIFER“Lucifer V”Album Review by Iron Mathew 9/10 Lucifer are a German born heavy metal band now based in Sweden formed in 2014, releasing five albums to date – ‘Lucifer I’ (2015), ‘Lucifer II’ (2018), ‘Lucifer III’ (2020), ‘Lucifer IV’ (2021),...
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SHOW N TELL“The Ritual Has Begun”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Show N Tell are a heavy metal band from the USA formed in 2019 by guitarist/singer Dave Rodriguez, releasing the bands debut album ‘The Ritual Has Begun’ in 2024....
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SAVAGED“Night Stealer”Album Review by Iron Mathew 9/10 Savaged are a heavy metal band from Spain formed in 2021, releasing their debut E.P. ‘Knights Of Metal’ later the same year, and debut full length album ‘Night Stealer’ in 2024. Appearing at...
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THERAGON“Lumina”E.P. Review by Iron Mathew 9/10 Theragon are a power metal band from Spain formed in 2018, releasing their debut album ‘Where The Stories Begin’ in 2020, and debut E.P. ‘Lumina’ in 2024… …consisting of four songs across twenty one...
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TOXIKULL“Under The Southern Light”Album Review by Iron Mathew 9/10 Toxikull are a heavy metal band from Portugal formed in 2016, releasing three albums to date – ‘Black Sheep’ (2016), ‘Cursed And Punished’ (2019), and ‘Under The Southern Light’ emerging in...
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IRON CURTAIN“Savage Dawn”Album Review by Iron Mathew 9.5/10 Iron Curtain are a heavy metal band from Spain formed in 2007, releasing (to date) three E.P.’s – ‘Black Fist’ (2012), ‘Outlaw’ (2015), and ‘Metal Gladiator’ (2023), and five albums – ‘Road...
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LIONHEART“The Grace Of A Dragonfly”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Lionheart are a melodic rock band from the UK formed by former Iron Maiden guitarist Dennis Stratton – the band releasing four albums to date, ‘Hot Tonight’ (1984), ‘Second Nature’...
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RIFFORIA“Axeorcism”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Rifforia are a heavy metal band from Sweden formed in 2016 from the ashes of fellow Swedish band Tuck From Hell – ‘Axeorcism’ is Rifforia’s debut album released in 2024… …featuring a thrashy, traditional...
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ELETTRA STORM“Powerlords”Album Review by Iron Mathew 8/10 Elettra Storm are a power metal band from Italy formed in 2023, releasing their debut album ‘Powerlords’ in 2024… …featuring nine songs across forty two fast and furious minutes! The band, led by...
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