Record Reviews

Swedish symphonic extreme metal band Zornheym, led by former Dark Funeral guitarist Zorn, has arrived on the scene with a splendid debut album full of drama.

Helmuth Lehner, Austria’s master of dark ceremonies, is back with gloriously heavy and dark extreme metal on the new Belphegor album.

Swedish melodic rockers H.E.A.T are back with a catchy and very radio-friendly new album.

Dutch symphonic metal masters Epica are back with a new six-track EP.

Mighty melodic death metal giants Arch Enemy are back with a great new album, their first with guitarist Jeff Loomis.

Swedish rockers Grande Royale are back with a new Nicke Andersson-produced album.

Swedish extreme metal band The Haunted, featuring members from At The Gates and Witchery, is back with a new album and, of course, it is as good as you’d expect.

Norway’s extreme metal band Fleurety offers us a career-spanning and genre-bending collection of rather avant-garde songs on “Inquietum”.

Venom’s Mantas, Abaddon and Demolition Man are back as Venom Inc. with fab new material on new album.

The Lurking Fear’s much-hyped debut album lives up to the expectations. It’s bloody awesome death metal by a bunch of professionals.

Guitarist Bob Kulick brings in his rock star friends as guests on a solo album filled with melodic rock with some great twists.