Album review: Krakel “Escape”
Krakel returns with its fascinating Swedish quirk rock on the band’s third album.
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Album review: Kamelot “The Awakening”
Kamelot serves up modern, melodic power metal on its 13th studio album.
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Dr Phibes Electric Wizards in Shinjuku
Venom legend Mantas and former Angel Witch drummer Dave Dufort are off to a flying start with their new band Dr Phibes Electric Wizards.
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Mantas at Wild Side Tokyo
Venom legend Mantas crushed Tokyo with a set of metal classics.
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Mona “DeMona” Lindgren on life after Thundermother
Mona “DeMona” Lindgren talks about what’s next for her after the dramatic implosion of Thundermother.
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Deep Purple at Budokan
Deep Purple live at Budokan. It doesn’t get more classic than this, right?
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Album review: Frozen Crown “Call of the North”
Italian band Frozen Crown’s fourth album places them high up in the power metal hierarchy.
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Megadeth in Osaka
Dave Mustaine and his Megadeth ended their Japan tour with a knockout show in Osaka.
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Anvil in Tachikawa
Five decades on and Canadian metal band Anvil is as good as ever.
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Megadeth and Marty Friedman reunited at Budokan
Grown men cried with joy when Megadeth reunited on stage with Marty Friedman in Tokyo after 23 years.
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Video premiere: Chronicle “Where Chaos Thrives”
Melodic tech death from Denmark.
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Video premiere: Black Oak County “Back for Blood”
Today we premiere the music video for “Back for Blood”, the first new song for nearly four years from Danish hard rockers Black Oak County.
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Steve Mann of MSG – Part 1: “This is now pushing forward as a new band”
“I wouldn’t want to try and be Michael Schenker number 2! What’s the point?”
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