Tag: hard rock

25 May 2023 / Metal
28 April 2023 / Metal

A Metallica album is like a football world cup. It occurs on a cycle rather than every summer and creeps up on you when so much has happened in the…

24 April 2023 / Album of the Week
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2 December 2022 / Metal

Threshold would be prime contenders if the rock and metal industry had a lifetime achievement award for the most underrated act. The Surrey quintet have been innovating in the progressive…

22 November 2022 / Metal

Norwich metal quintet, Hedra, formed in 2014 as a studio project of Jim Marten (vocals) and Kamil Korsak (guitar) and endured the usual struggles of keeping a band together with…

11 November 2022 / Metal

We noted in 2021 that Therion’s previous record ‘will disappoint those looking for a heavy dose of metallic crunch underneath the operatic flamboyance, despite some moments of genuine brilliance.’ That…

1 November 2022 / Metal

You’d think Ontario quintet, Taking Balfour, were beneficiaries of a multi-album contract from a major label after one listen to their sophomore effort. Do you remember when heavy metal bands…