It’s power metal March with Japan’s Lovebites dropping their excellent third album. Get ready to headbang. Continue reading
Wrekmeister Harmonies – We Love to Look at the Carnage
Wrekmeister Harmonies returns with a brand new album full of doom and gloom. Continue reading
Magnum – The Serpent Rings
As Magnum closes in on their fifty year anniversary, they release a remarkably good 21st album. Let’s investigate. Continue reading
Arabnormal – Arabnormal
This is a short story about the search for new exciting music in the month of February and how we ended up in a very, very familiar place. Continue reading
OOIOO – nijimusi
Oh oh, eye, eye oh, oh… eye oh oh oh, oh… no, that’s not right, sorry. Oh ooh eye oh oh. Wait a minute, let’s start over. Oh oh oh oh eye oh oh. Shit!! Continue reading
Brothers of Metal – Emblas Saga
Grab your mead-filled horns, Brothers of Metal are back for round two! Continue reading
Album Year List (2019)
As 2019 comes to a close, so does the decade, and that means everybody’s not only looking back at the past year but the past ten. Contrarian as we are, we’re not going to do that here and just concentrate on what 2019 brought us in music. Also because ten years seems like a lot of work. So here we go, here’s what we enjoyed most this year.
Blind Guardian Twilight Orchestra – Legacy of the Dark Lands
Twenty years in the making, Blind Guardian’s full-orchestral album has finally dropped. Let’s see if it was worth the wait. Continue reading
Swans – leaving meaning.
Some of us thought Swans already delivered their swan song. But behold, they returned from the dead …once again. Continue reading
Wilderun – Veil of Imagination
Thought your best of 2019 lists was all but settled? Think again as Wilderun drops their stellar third album.
