Album review: Prime Creation “Tears of Rage”
Sweden’s Prime Creation gives us great melodies, heavy riffs and a contemporary soundscape on its new album.
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Reviews
Gig review: Crazy Lixx in Tokyo – Swedish melodic hard rock is alive and well
When Swedish melodic hard rockers Crazy Lixx finally made it to Japan, they crushed it. Their signature mix of melodic yet riff-happy metal is part of a proud Swedish tradition that the Japanese fans love.
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Review: Evoken Fest with Alestorm, Grave Digger, Bloodbound, Epidemia and Victorius
Three power metal bands, an old-school true German metal band and a bunch of good-fun Scottish rockers proved to be a great mix of music that kept the audience entertained.
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Album review: Michael Schenker Fest “Revelation”
Michael Schenker Fest returns with its second studio album of new material plus some special Japanese bonus tracks.
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Album review: Liv Sin “Burning Sermons”
Sweden’s Liv Sin is back with a terrific hard-hitting yet melodic metal album.
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Gig review: Danko Jones at Crowbar in Sydney
Canadian rocker Danko Jones made a triumphant return to Australia with his trio. Every song in the setlist is a hit. One of the greatest live rock shows this year. Punky rock’n’roll at its best.
Read MoreAlbum review: Frantic Amber “Bellatrix”
Swedish heavy metal band Frantic Amber returns with a smashing new studio album filled with aggressive vocals and plenty of speedy guitar riffs.
Read MoreAlbum review: Opeth “In Cauda Venenum”
Sweden’s Opeth returns with the new studio album “In Cauda Venenum”, a progressive rock masterpiece.
Read MoreAlbum review: The Dead Daisies “Locked and Loaded – The Covers Album”
New album of classic rock covers by The Dead Daisies.
Read MoreAlbum review: Riot “Live in Japan 2018”
American metal band Riot’s love story with Japan continues with a new live release and upcoming Japan shows.
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Album review: Attentat “Punkhjärta”
Swedish punk rock veterans Attentat are back with a great new album. “Punkhjärta” continues a proud Swedish tradition of power pop-infused shout-along punk rock.
Read MoreAlbum review: Destruction “Born to Perish”
German thrash metal band Destruction is once again a quartet. 35 years after their first demo cassette they are as good as ever. “Born to Perish” is world-class thrash metal.
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Album review: HammerFall “Dominion”
Swedish heavy metal band HammerFall is back with “Dominion”, its eleventh studio album. This band is still all about good-fun and bombastic shout-along melodic heavy metal.
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