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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SONATA ARCTICA“Clear Cold Beyond”Album Review by Iron Mathew 9/10 Sonata Arctica are a power metal band from Finland formed in 1999 releasing eleven albums across a twenty five year career that’s seen the band tour relentlessly, building a reputation for...
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RAGE BEHIND“Eminence Or Disgrace”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Rage Behind are a heavy metal band from France formed in 2022, releasing their debut album ‘Eminence Or Disgrace’ in 2023… …featuring a brutally aggressive sound that melds together the likes...
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THEOCRACY“Mosaic”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Theocracy are a power metal band from the USA formed in 2002, releasing five albums to date – ‘Theocracy’ (2003), ‘Mirror Of Souls’ (2008), ‘As The World Bleeds’ (2011), ‘Ghost Ship’ (2016), and ‘Mosaic’,...
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PRIMAL FEAR“Code Red”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Primal Fear are a power metal band from Germany formed in 1997, maintaining Germany’s incredible legacy for producing great power (thrash and heavy) metal bands – bands such as Accept, Grave Digger,...
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ELEINE“We Shall Remain”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/1011/10 Eleine are a symphonic metal band from Sweden formed in 2014, releasing four albums to date – ‘Eleine’ (2015), ‘Until The End’ (2018), ‘Dancing In Hell’ (2020), and ‘We Shall Remain’ (2023)....
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JAG PANZER“The Hallowed”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Jag Panzer are a heavy metal band from the USA formed during the early eighties, inspired by the burgeoning NWOBHM evolution erupting out of the UK. The band have endured a number...
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Launch ‘Prey!’ music video in support ofWelcome To The Hallowed Tour 2023 After successfully releasing their first album in six years, a conceptual opus titled »The Hallowed,« through Atomic Fire Records last month (Official German Album Chart: #23; Official Swiss Album Chart: #62), US heavy metal act JAG...
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LORDI“Screem Writers Guild”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Lordi are a hard rock/heavy metal band from Finland formed in 1992, releasing an incredible eighteen albums over a three decade monster costume wearing career – with the bands eighteenth album ‘Screem...
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INDUCTION“Born From Fire”Album Review by Iron Mathew 10/10 Induction are a symphonic power metal band from the Czech Republic formed in 2014 releasing their self titled debut album in 2019, with sophomore album ‘Born From Fire’, a 2022 release. Featuring...
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