Album review: Tarja “Act II”
Tarja Turunen is back with a double live album and the Finnish soprano is as dramatic and bombastic as ever. She’s still got it.
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Reviews
Album review: Alcatrazz “Live in Japan 1984”
Graham Bonnet, Yngwie Malmsteen, Gary Shea, Jimmy Waldo and Jan Uvena shine on Alcatrazz live recording from 1984 Japan tour.
Read MoreAlbum review: Doro “Forever Warriors // Forever United”
German metal queen Doro Pesch is back with a massive double album of new music.
Read MoreAlbum review: Otep “Kult 45”
Outspoken artist and activist Otep Shamaya and her band are back with plenty of attitude and some clear political messages on a new controversial album.
Read MoreGig review: Shinjuku heavy metal invasion by Lechery, Solitude and Hell Freezes Over
When Swedish heavy metal band Lechery made its Japanese live debut in Tokyo, they were joined by Japanese acts Solitude and Hell Freezes Over for a fantastic evening dedicated to quality metal.
Read MoreEP review: Detraktor “Size Matters”
Fabulously hard-hitting and groovy German crossover thrash metal by Detraktor.
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Album review: Diemonds “Diemonds” | Priya Panda is back
Fierce Canadian singer Priya Panda and her band Diemonds are back with a new album full of attitude and great rock music.
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Album review: United “Absurdity”
Veteran Japanese metal band United is back with their first new album in seven years.
Read MoreAlbum review: Carchosa “Carchosa”
Swedish one-man metal band Carchosa debuts with a splendid riff-heavy album.
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EP review: Hell Freezes Over “Speed Metal Assault”
Japan’s Hell Freezes Over releases debut EP full of NWOBHM-influenced old-school speed and thrash metal.
Read MoreAlbum review: Graham Bonnet Band “Meanwhile, Back In The Garage”
He’s 70 and he had his first hit single 50 years ago. But Graham Bonnet is not done yet.
Read MoreAlbum review: Plastic Tears “Angels with Attitude”
Finnish rockers Plastic Tears are back with “Angels with Attitude”, a new album filled with Hanoi Rocks-influenced rock’n’roll.
Read MoreAlbum review: Arallu “Desert Battles 2018”
Arallu gives us Israeli black metal with Middle Eastern influences on its new album “Desert Battles 2018”.
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