THOLA“Unseen”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 tHOLA are a heavy metal band from Switzerland formed in 2016, releasing four albums to date – ‘WolfBurn’ (2017), ‘Stalking Tender Prey’ (2018), ‘Somewhere’ (2021), and ‘Unseen’ (2024)… …featuring an incredible “sit up and...
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SYLVANIA“Purgatorium”Album Review by Iron Mathew 9/10 Sylvania are a power metal band from Spain formed in 2007, releasing to date four albums – ‘Lazos de sangre’ (2011), ‘Recuerdos del manana’ (2016), ‘Testigos de las estrellas’ (2019), and ‘Purgatorium’ (2023). The...
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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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THERAGON“Blessed By The Storm”Single Review by Iron Mathew 8/10 Theragon are a power metal band from Spain formed in 2018, releasing their debut album ‘Where The Stories Begin’ in 2020. Influenced by bands such as Avantasia, Gloryhammer, and Twilight Force,...
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Iron Mathew caught up with Alfred Fridhagen from Mad Hatter for an email based interview: Hi, I’m Iron Mathew, pleased to meet you. Tell me, how young were you when you first listened to Heavy Metal? Hello, pleased to meet...
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MAD HATTER “MAD HATTER” Album Review by Iron Mathew 9.5/10 Mad Hatter are a power metal band from Sweden founded in 2017 by singer Petter Hjerpe and drummer Alfred Fridhagen. Taking their name and imagery from a character in ‘Alice’s...
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EROTIC PSYCHO “THE LOST BOYZ” Album Review by Dark Juan 1/10 Erotic Psycho are: patently ridiculous. Nando Saints – Vox (No no NO! VOCALS! Vox is an amplifier brand.) Jay Martino – Guitar Lokki Sixx – Bass (Possible lawsuit?) Frost...
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