Record Reviews

“I think that my style still peeks through the cracks. I’m very proud of the results,” says guitarist Doug Blair.

A sweaty, high-energy live album by Imperial State Electric? Yes, please. It is as good as one would expect of this unstoppable Swedish rock band led by Nicke Andersson.

Hardworking but shadowy Swedish black metal trio Grafvitnir is back with yet another sinister studio album.

Arch Enemy veteran Martin Bengtsson is back with a new Lechery album full of classic Swedish metal.

Ignitor serves us an extra large portion of terrific heavy metal on its new album.

Beer drinking and troll-chasing band Verikalpa debuts with an energetic and very Finnish folk metal album.

Swedish vocalist Ammouri showcases her powerful voice on debut solo album.

Swedish black metal titans Watain are back with a new album and it is gloriously uncompromising.

A quarter of a century into their career, California punksters U.S. Bombs are back with two new releases.

Todd Michael Hall has a new solo album out on which he presents a different side of himself: a storytelling singer-songwriter in the great classic American rock tradition.

British rockers Thunder are back with a scaled-back and mostly acoustic EP release ahead of their Japan tour.

Legendary drumming brothers Carmine and Vinny Appice have finally made a splendid classic hard rock album together and with a little help from their industry friends.