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…
Tag: heavy 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…
A review of a modern Queensrӱche album goes something like this. The band produced one of the best metal albums of all time with 1988’s Operation Mindcrime and set the…
*** Go to our YouTube channel in the link below to see the video review of this record in episode #9 of the SBR Album of the Week. The 2021…
German thrash legends, Tankard, are unique for sticking to their chosen genre during the hard times, the indifference, and the sway of trends ripping through the heavy music landscape over…
Swedish symphonic power metal quintet, Hexed, contained brother and sister, Teddy Möller (Loch Vostok) and Tina Gunnarsson on their 2018 debut. The former vacates the drum stool on album number…
You can trace the birth of extreme metal back to Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the northeast of England in 1978 when three Geordie punk-rockers formed Venom. You’d have no Metallica, Slayer, Dark…
Parkway Drive are a big deal in mainstream music. They also top the charts in their native Australia with each album release. Look at the major festival headlining slots over…
Megadeth looked like a legacy band after the release of their disastrous Super Collider album in 2013, but then they got back on track with 2016’s excellent Dystopia. It left…