Record Reviews

Sweden’s world-leading position in melodic hard rock is showcased on a new Impera album featuring members from Europe, Nocturnal Rites, King Diamond and Lion’s Share.

Another great metal album from Finland – Evil Drive releases its third studio album.

Finnish folk metal masters Korpiklaani return with the band’s eleventh studio album.

Bottenhavet debuts with hard rock sung in Swedish on its new EP.

Excellent stenchy old-school basement thrash metal on the debut album from Argentina’s Speed Command.

Doomy and hazy metal on Miasma Theory’s debut album.

Who knew that Electric Boys had a secret desire to be a naughty version of The Traveling Wilburys?

Swedish-Chilean blackened thrash metal with death metal and punk influences and a few surprising musical twists and turns.

220 Volt drummer shows us he has more than drum sticks in his bag on a great solo album.

Indian band Against Evil releases its third album filled with great heavy metal.

Borknagar, Ihsahn and Solefald members give us something refreshingly different on a new album from eclectic rock band White Void.

Angelus Apatrida gives us Spanish thrash metal on its seventh album.

Australia’s The Impaler serves us a bowl of blackened death metal with a deathcore side dish on its new album.