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Album Reviews

  • Krokus – Big Rocks

    Spanning a career of over 40 years, Swiss Heavy Metal outfit Krokus have seemingly done it all; now onto their 18th effort they bring us an album consisting entirely of cover songs titled ‘Big Rocks’. The albums intent is...

    • Posted 9 years ago

  • Hadal Maw – Olm

    Technical Death metal and Australia might surprise most of you as being a match made in heaven. With a history that boasts bands like The Berzerker up to more recently The Schoenberg Automaton, there is just something about the...

    • Posted 9 years ago

  • Kreator – Gods Of Violence

    With world headlines being dominated with Trump’s ascension to power and the apparent incoming doom for the modern world, a feisty new Kreator album ‘Gods of Violence’, arrives at the perfect time. Their first in 5 years since 2012’s...

    • Posted 9 years ago

  • Horisont – About Time

    It seems music has always carried the ability to transcend us to alternate places, both mentally and emotionally. Swedish hard rockers Horisont take that one step further, by possessing the ability to take us back in time. The band...

    • Posted 9 years ago

  • Ocean Grove – The Rhapsody Tapes

    Fans of Melbourne’s Ocean Grove have waited a long time for their debut album but well done to the band, they took their time to release something they would be completely happy with. The Rhapsody Tapes is an album...

    • Posted 9 years ago

  • Black Star Riders – Heavy Fire

    Thin Lizzy are one of the most renowned hard rock bands of all time. After their frontman Phil Lynott died in 1986 they would go on to not release any more albums. Years later, guitarist Scott Graham and keyboardist...

    • Posted 9 years ago

  • Grave Digger – Healed By Metal

    I don’t know if there is something in the beer in Germany but for some reason power metal bands seem to have some freakishly longevity when they originate from there. Helloween, Blind Guardian, there’s plenty on offer – but...

    • Posted 9 years ago

  • Pain of Salvation – In the Passing Light of Day

    I remain unconvinced by Pain of Salvation. They have been around for a long, long time, have released no less than 10 albums, and every time they release a new one I get excited and am keen to listen...

    • Posted 9 years ago

  • Dyssidia – Of Delight And Despair

    Let me be frank, at the best of times I struggle to digest progressive metal. I have always appreciated a faster and more unapologetic speed when listening to music, which quite often doesn’t meld well with the progressive metal...

    • Posted 9 years ago

  • Persefone – Aathma

    Here we have a case of a band with overwhelmingly lofty ambitions who have made a very good fist of attempting to achieve them, but have possibly just fallen slightly short. At times, anyway. The intention here is blatantly...

    • Posted 9 years ago
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