One of the hottest bands that should be firmly on your radar is Ukraine’s IGNEA, set to release their new album Dreams of Lands Unseen via Napalm Records on April 28, 2023. Coupled with this is the release od barnstorming new track Nomad’s Luck, which is equal parts Middle Eastern […]
European symphonic power metal outfit Visions of Atlantis have released their latest single Clocks, from their recent album Pirates. Fully embracing the pirate metal ways on their latest album, Clocks follows previous singles Legion of the Seas and Melancholy Angel in showcasing the maturity Visions of Atlantis have obtained on […]
One for the purists here…lol jk. Combining dark, gothic metal with pop melodies is going to get the metal purists raising their pitchforks and barricading the gates. For the rest of us though, who doesn’t love bouncing to a chuggy riff and singing along to a soaring chorus. Dampf, whilst […]
On the 30 Year Anniversary of The Black Album, Who Else Followed Suit? Metallica‘s legendary 1991 self titled album – more commonly The Black Album, represented a seismic shift in style that propelled the thrash pioneers to becoming one of the biggest bands on Planet Earth. For a heavy metal […]
When vocal behemoth Howard Jones left metalcore icons Killswitch Engage back in 2012, he joined Devil You Know and largely flew under the radar of most folk. Two albums were released in 2014 and 2015, following the same metalcore pattern and being largely uneventful. Then in 2017, following a legal […]
Whenever a band portrays an image that isn’t just 5 brooding guys in jeans and a t-shirt, my attention is peaked. Image has been a huge part of heavy metal since it’s inception. Rob Halford and the leader clad boom, the giant hair and make up in the 80s, flashy […]
