Record Reviews

Excellent Swedish Viking metal is served up on Thyrfing’s eighth studio album.

Swedish rock trio KajHolst has better songs than most bands. The new EP is flawless and should elevate this band to a much bigger stage.

Norwegian thrash metal with doom and NWOBHM twists.

Elderblood has taken a turn to a more classic black metal sound on its third album.

German thrash metal legend Tom Angelripper and his Sodom are back with a fab new three-track EP.

Imari Tones gives us Japanese Christian alternative rock on a 24-track double album.

Folk metal from Barcelona: Steignyr takes its listeners on a mythical journey on its new album.

Canadian power trio Danko Jones hits us in the face with its tenth album.

Lorna Shore, a terrific extreme metal band from New Jersey, returns with a new vocalist and a great three-track EP.

Impressive debut EP from Spanish black metal band Vaciø.

Dizzy Reed and Alex Grossi finally get the Hookers & Blow debut album done. It’s a good fun covers album with an excellent and eclectic mix of songs.

Dee Snider is rawer, more hard-hitting and less accommodating on his new album.

Finnish punk’n’roll on a new Graveyard Shifters EP.