Iceland is a tiny island-country filled with a plethora of natural beauty – its icy shores are decorated with lagoons, glaciers, volcanoes, and hot springs. With a current day population that is barely over 300,000, this is one of the last countries that you would expect to find classic heavy metal. Yet here we are with Drysill’s debut – Welcome to the Show. Read more…
On Friday July 27th, Mark “The Shark” Shelton passed away while playing the Headbangers Open Air fest in Germany.
Mark was an active musician from 1977 all the way to the very end. In his decorated career that spanned over 40 years, Mark has put out 20 full length albums. Read more…
Traditional Metal from the UK. Wytch Hazel play a unique, but tragically underrepresented style of traditional metal that is deeply rooted in 70s. They’ve always drawn a considerable amount of influence from legendary acts such as Thin Lizzy, Wishbone Ash, Jethro Tull, and to a lesser extent fellow UK metal stalwarts Pagan Altar. Read more…
Epic Heavy Metal from Canada. I originally wrote and submitted this review to the metal archives, but I feel like this band is solid and unique enough to highlight once more here! Read more…
Epic Speed Metal from Germany. I first found Final Prophecy close to 10 years ago and I had absolutely no idea what was in store for me. I was just browsing YouTube like I normally did back then trying to find cool new releases when I happened to stumble across a lone Final Prophecy track – “Golgotha (Pray for Forgiveness)”. Read more…
USPM from California. One album. That’s all it took to forever change the way I view metal music. Read more…
This article is the first in a trilogy of guides chronicling the United States power metal (USPM) scene. This first section focuses on defining the sound and providing listening essentials. It also includes excerpts from interviews with Mike Sabatini of Attacker and Howie Bentley of Cauldron Born.
Traditional Metal from Canada. This particular demo has been making rounds in underground circles since its release in late May and with very good reason. The line up alone is enough to get excitement going. Read more…
USPM from New Jersey. Overlorde (not to be confused with Overlorde S.R., another top notch USPM band) formed together all the way back in 1985. The United States Power Metal movement was in full swing by that time Read more…