When it comes to defending the core values of timeless power metal and combining them with fresh stylistic variations and exciting stories, Swedish power metallers BLOODBOUND have always been fighting at the forefront. With nine studio albums in 16 years under their belt, the six-member band led by founding members Tomas Olsson (lead guitar) and…
BLACKSCAPE is the punch in the face you long for. Don’t worry about the pain when you give in to this musical avalanche, though – you will be richly rewarded! The Swedish trio’s debut album “Suffocated By The Sun” is chock full of heavy riffage with a blend of thrash metal and death metal that…
German modern metal quartet A LIFE DIVIDED returns with “Down The Spiral Of A Soul”, back to their roots. It gets harder, darker and angrier at the same time. The Munich band A LIFE DIVIDED are an integral part of the scene. In 2003, the group was founded by singer Jürgen Plangger (also guitarist of…
Bands tend to realise their full musical potential only if they continue to evolve artistically, be it in terms of technical production, lyrical content or, of course, compositional progress. Over the course of their four album releases to date, Schattenmann have consistently driven this important process forward. Their latest offering ‘Día de Muertos’ is a…
Do you remember the power of metal the first time to heard it? “Fight Or Fall” is a no-nonsense return to fast and powerful heavy metal with screaming vocals, crushing guitars and hooks that remind you what great songwriting sounds like. This is not a happy walk through a forest of elves – this is…
