Album review: Blackthorne “Don’t Kill the Thrill”
The much-talked about but never released second Blackthorne album – featuring Graham Bonnet, Bob Kulick and Jimmy Waldo – from 1994 has finally been released.
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Album review: Alter Bridge “The Last Hero”
Myles Kennedy has established himself as one of rock’s best current voices. He’s back with a new Alter Bridge album, “The Last Hero”.
Read MoreInterview: Gary Shea – the legendary New England and Alcatrazz bass player
New England has reunited with gigs happening in the US and Japan.
Read MoreGig review: Helloween, Amaranthe at EX Theater Roppongi, Tokyo
German power metal veterans Helloween shook Roppongi with a lesson in how power metal is done properly.
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EP review: Evil Invaders “In For The Kill”
Belgian speed metal lunatics Evil Invaders are back with a gloriously fast EP.
Read MoreAlbum review: Amaranthe “Maximalism” – energetic modern metal with fantastic pop hooks
Amaranthe is back with a catchy metal album with plenty of pop hooks and boatloads of energy.
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Album review: Unearthed Elf “Into the Catacomb Abyss”
Unearthed Elf: Arctic Sleep’s Keith D is back with an epic fantasy power doom metal project.
Read MoreAlbum review: Bloodride “Planet Alcatraz” – thrash metal from Helsinki
Bloodride: Old-school thrash metal from Helsinki.
Read MoreAlbum review: Skálmöld “Vögguvísur Yggdrasils” – Nordic battle metal from Iceland
On “Vögguvísur Yggdrasils”, Skálmöld brings together some of my favourite things: Iceland, Norse mythology and pagan metal music.
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Interview: Ed Kanon, the fifth drummer of KISS
Ed Kanon stepped in as KISS drummer in 1997 when Peter Criss fell ill during the ”Alive/Worldwide” reunion tour. Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson has a chat with “The Fifth KISS drummer”.
Read MoreEP review: Xile “Grafton” – Kiwi hardcore
New Zealand’s heavy hardcore band Xile shows us its capabilities with a hard-hitting EP.
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Album review: Dead Man’s Chest “Violent Days”
Modern British heavy hardcore band Dead Man’s Chest is back with a new album.
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EP review: Pallass “Devotion of Souls” – metallic hardcore from France
French hardcore outfit Pallass hits the world in the face with a metal-flavoured EP.
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