Gig review: Lightning strikes as Loudness looks back to the 80s
Loudness keeps celebrating their 80s glory days while at the same time showing that they still got it.
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Reviews
Album review: Liv Sin “Follow Me”
Swedish rock band Sister Sin may be dead and buried – but long live vocalist Liv Sin. She’s back with a fabulous solo album packed with great heavy metal.
Read MoreGig review: An Epica knockout – The essence of a not-so-silent Tokyo gig
As Epica finally stood on a stage in Tokyo on Thursday night, they were met with obsessive devotion from an audience happily dancing in a hurricane of symphonic metal.
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Album review: Tyranex “Death Roll” | 80s-style thrash metal from Sweden
Sweden’s Tyranex gives us old-school thrash metal on its brand new album, “Death Roll”. Nothing has happened since the 80s here and that’s a good thing.
Read MoreAlbum review: The Shiver “Adeline”
Italian rockers The Shiver are back with their fourth album. “Adeline” has quite a mix of influences and styles, all centred around the band’s core quality: the voice of Federica Faith Sciamanna.
Read MoreAlbum review: Troubled Horse “Revolution on Repeat”
Sweden’s Troubled Horse has released a fantastic rock album | Like a moody, no fucks given, modern Swedish hard rock version of Uriah Heep.
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Gig review: Gus G and Elize Ryd set Tokyo on fire
Ozzy Osbourne and Firewind guitarist Gus G stands firm on his own two feet as a headline act. On stage in Japan he shows that he has a bright future as an artist in his own right.
Read MoreGig review: Graham Bonnet Band/Alcatrazz: Night of the Shooting Star
Graham Bonnet returned to Japan for a headline tour with a difference. A magical night with Graham Bonnet Band and Alcatrazz in Tokyo.
Read MoreEP review: Alastor “Black Magic”
Swedish doomsters Alastor have arrived on the scene with a great three-track EP.
Read MoreAlbum review: Murkocet “Digging Mercy’s Grave”
Arizona rockers Murkocet give us modern brutal American metal on their fine debut album. It’s heavy but not sinister in a great mix of styles.
Read MoreAlbum review: Svart Crown “Abreaction”
French blackened death metal band Svart Crown is back with a fierce new album. Angry as hell, possessed, heavy and darker than dark.
Read MoreEP review: Hellfire “Goat Revenge”
Ukraine’s Hellfire plays a fantastic form of old-school, underground black metal with thrash metal guitars and terrific melodies.
Read MoreGig review: Testament delivers thrash metal knockout on Tokyo fans
Thrash metal heroes Testament are on top of their game as they tour Japan once again.
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