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Traditional heavy metal without any compromises - A review of Hellryder's The Devil Is a Gambler

Traditional heavy metal without any compromises - A review of Hellryder's The Devil Is a Gambler

Hellryder is a side project by Grave Digger singer Chris Boltendahl and Grave Digger guitarist Axel Ritt. The quartet is completed by bassist Steven Wussow of Orden Ogan and Xandria fame as well as drummer Timmi Breideband who has played for Bonfire and...

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Traditional heavy metal without any compromises - A review of Hellryder's The Devil Is a Gambler

Traditional heavy metal without any compromises - A review of Hellryder's The Devil Is a Gambler

Hellryder is a side project by Grave Digger singer Chris Boltendahl and Grave Digger guitarist Axel Ritt. The quartet is completed by bassist Steven Wussow of Orden Ogan and Xandria fame as well as drummer Timmi Breideband who has played for Bonfire and...

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Enjoyable heavy metal party album by the numbers - A review of KK's Priest's Sermons of the Sinner

Enjoyable heavy metal party album by the numbers - A review of KK's Priest's Sermons of the Sinner

KK's Priest is the new project by former Judas Priest guitarist Kenneth Downing Junior who has joined forces with former Judas Priest vocalist Tim Owens and three other musicians to release a traditional heavy metal record featuring ten songs and fifty-one...

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Stuck in its own genre limitations - A review of A Pale Horse Named Death's Infernum in Terra

Stuck in its own genre limitations - A review of A Pale Horse Named Death's Infernum in Terra

A Pale Horse Named Death is a gothic doom metal quintet from New York that has often been compared to legendary pioneers Type 0 Negative. While the latter has created its very unique unconventional style and oozed with controversial charisma, the former...

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Timeless heavy and doom metal with detailed creativity - A review of Portrait's At One with None

Timeless heavy and doom metal with detailed creativity - A review of Portrait's At One with None

Portrait is a Swedish epic heavy metal quartet that conquered the scene with its self-titled debut album thirteen years ago. The hype around the band has calmed down a little bit in recent years but the quality of the band's outputs hasn't decreased at...

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Honouring indigenous cultures with youthful groove metal soundscapes - A review of Alien Weaponry's Tū

Honouring indigenous cultures with youthful groove metal soundscapes - A review of Alien Weaponry's Tū

Alien Weaponry is a teenage metal band that was founded all the way back in 2010 by two brothers who were only eight and ten years old. After numerous extended plays and singles, the trio's debut record Tū released in 2018 is one of the most interesting...

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Maori culture meets sinister groove metal - A review of Alien Weaponry's Tangaroa

Maori culture meets sinister groove metal - A review of Alien Weaponry's Tangaroa

New Zealand's teenage metal trio Alien Weaponry offered a breath of fresh air to the genre when releasing its full length debut record Tū three years ago. The combination of simple yet energetic musicianship between rhythmic groove metal and liberating...

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Autumn Leaves

Autumn leaves, the summer is dying. Sun upon your face, the last time I would see you. What I would trade to remain for a moment. Ripped away from mortal ties, thrust into eternity. (''Time Crushes All'' by Idle Hands, taken from the 2018 extended play...

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Rarities and gems for fans of early Japanese heavy metal - A review of Loudness' Early Singles

Rarities and gems for fans of early Japanese heavy metal - A review of Loudness' Early Singles

Early Singles is by far the most valuable compilation released by Japanese heavy metal veterans Loudness. It includes the songs from the band's early singles and extended plays released between 1982 and 1985 with the exclusion of Milky Way and Never Change...

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Only interesting on paper - A review of Die Apokalyptischen Reiter's The Divine Horsemen

Only interesting on paper - A review of Die Apokalyptischen Reiter's The Divine Horsemen

There are numerous terms that can be used to describe German quintet Die Apokalyptischen Reiter but boring certainly isn't one of them. The band has explored numerous gernes from extreme metal to acoustic folk rock and everything in between. Some results...

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