Album review: Heathen “Empire of the Blind”
California band Heathen goes beyond thrash metal on its terrific new studio album.
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Album review: Hell Freezes Over “Hellraiser”
Japanese heavy metal is not all about veteran bands. Hell Freezes Over is at the forefront of a younger generation of terrific Japanese metal bands.
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Album review: Enslaved “Utgard”
Norwegian band Enslaved’s new studio album offers us a tasty mix of blackened folk metal and progressive rock.
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Interview: Stuck at home with Jeramie Kling of Venom Inc and Massacre
Jeramie Kling, perhaps best known as a member of Venom Inc and Massacre, checks in with Roppongi Rocks from his Florida home to talk about being more than a drummer, his great new punk album with FORE, his fruitful relationship with Taylor Nordberg and much more.
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Album review: FORE “Hombres”
Seasoned metal musicians from Kreator, Venom Inc, Massacre, Skull Fist and Annihilator get together to play excellent punk-rock in new band FORE.
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Album review: Onslaught “Generation Antichrist”
British thrash metal band Onslaught has a new vocalist and a terrific new album ready for an assault on your ears.
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Album review: Thundermother “Heat Wave”
Sweden’s fabulous Thundermother is back with a new album filled with bluesy hard rock of the best kind.
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Album review: Unleash The Archers “Abyss”
On “Abyss”, its new studio album, Canada’s Unleash The Archers shows us some new sides to its creativity. There are more keyboards and some pop, but the fierce metal riffs are still there and so is the fabulous voice of Brittney Slayes.
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Album review: Primal Fear “Metal Commando”
Primal Fear’s new studio album “Metal Commando” shows us that this band is a German stallion and not a one-trick power metal pony.
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Album review: Ensiferum “Thalassic”
Finnish folk metal band Ensiferum returns with its eighth full-length studio album, “Thalassic”.
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Interview: At home with Brad Gillis | A chat about Ozzy, Night Ranger and Japanese live albums
While stuck at home in the US, Brad Gillis, co-founder and guitarist of Night Ranger, checked in with Roppongi Rocks’ Stefan Nilsson to talk about his time in Ozzy Osbourne’s band, the importance of MTV back in the day, recording live albums in Japan and what’s coming up for Night Ranger.
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Album review: U.D.O. and the Musikkorps der Bundeswehr “We Are One”
German metal vocalist Udo Dirkschneider takes the collaboration between his band U.D.O. and the German armed forces concert band to a new and unexpected level.
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Album review: Destruction “Born to Thrash – Live in Germany”
German thrash metal band Destruction shows us that they are still a terrific live act on its new live album.
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