Record Reviews

Sweden’s HammerFall still leads the European power metal scene from the front. The new album is melodic, catchy, uplifting, heavy, fast and dramatic.

Zinny Zan is wrong. The new single “It’s No Good” is beyond good. It’s great.

British grindcore masters Napalm Death show us why they are quite possibly the best band in the world on its new mini-album.

Voivod, the Canadian stewards of terrific original music, hits us on the head with their 15th studio album.

Punky, catchy and filthy Swedish hard rock’n’roll on Chuck Norris Experiment’s tenth studio album.

NWOBHM is alive and well as veteran band Saxon proves on its new album.

Jaerven brings us on a psychedelic prog-rock trip deep into 1970s Sweden on its debut EP.

Wacky, artsy and fuzzy garage rock from Bristol, England.

A new Swedish band gives us groovy haze rock on debut EP.

British heavy metal band Tokyo Blade celebrates turning 40 with a new album.

Hostilia is a young but old-school-sounding thrash metal band from Gothenburg.

Zinny Zan (Easy Action, Shotgun Messiah, Zan Clan) is back with a solid hard rock single for your car stereo.

British rock band Magnum celebrates five decades of music with an excellent new studio album.