On January 25th Inside Out Records will drop Steve Hackett’s 25th solo LP since leaving Genesis. I’ve heard of prolific artists before (Santana, Zappa, Miles and Peter Hammill just to name a few), but that’s [Read »]
“Reality”. That’s what the Swedish title of SOILWORK’s 11th studio album means, in case you’re wondering. And reality is, ladies and gentlemen, that this is a hammer album. Soilwork never said me much, truth be [Read »]
It was autumn 2010 when I drove to Denmark to visit some Power of Metal collegues. Several cd’s were spinning around in my car, one of them was the new Flotsam and Jetsam album The [Read »]
I am a bit on the fence here with Sunless Dawn. Of course, Copenhagen, Denmark is probably responsible for just about as many progressive death metal acts as Sweden or Finland or any other Scandinavian [Read »]
“Codex Templarum” is the third chapter (or third ‘book’) from Sacro Sanctus about the Templar Knights. This album chronicles the Templars’ persecution, regrouping and vengeful resurgence. As in the previous two albums (“Deus Volt” of [Read »]
On first hearing of The Atlantic, I was fairly impressed. I mean, it’s right up my alley – it’s prog metal of the finest caliber. At some point one begins to wonder if it’s all [Read »]
Heavy Metal has developed quite a bit over the decades, but there is no denying that a lot of modern Heavy Metal is surprisingly conservative in a musical sense. Many would say that this is [Read »]
Metal Church carries the same difficult legacy as most of my favorite bands, the first 3 albums are almost not to match. Slayer, Metallica, Anthrax, Exodus, Flotsam and Jetsam, Sepultura, Dream Theater, Helloween, Death, Agent [Read »]
To begin with, I should probably say that I’m a bit biased when it comes to Mssr. Stolt. I realize he’s practically everywhere these days (Transatlantic/Anderson-Stolt, The Flower Kings, solo stuff, etc.), but no matter [Read »]
Yes sure, the album has been out for quite a while, but just in case that you are wondering about giving yourself a treat for Christmas we decided to write our own very own review [Read »]