In the before times, I enjoyed a band called Airbourne. I’m pretty sure they were Australian, and they sounded remarkably like AC/DC. Highly recommended. So, on the list of available albums, I saw Airborn‘s Lizard Secrets Part 3: Utopia (Fighter Records) and figured I’d give it a shot. Very glad I did. This Italian group delivers a Power Metal tour de force. Bonus, the vocals pitch up in a range most of us can reach.
Spanish Heavy Metal band, Sons Of Cult, are prepping for the release of for their upcoming new EP, Desolation. It is due to be released on May 16th via Fighter Records, on CD (limited to 200 copies) and in digital format. The band have just launched the cover art and the first single, “Now It’s My Turn.” Check out the new track and more in the article below.
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Serbian speed/thrash metal act, Jenner, have just launched a lyric-video for “Never Say Die.” This is the third advance single from their second album, Prove Them Wrong, due to be released January 24th through Fighter Records. Keep reading below to catch the new video and find out more.
The first full-length album from Seattle’s Greyhawk is a particularly interesting iteration of the NWOTHM scene. A focus on hooky songwriting with an epic tone makes for easy comparisons to such contemporaries as Visigoth and Traveler as the production carries a polished sheen similar to the likes of Haunt or Idle Hands. While these factors would initially suggest that the band is just another notch in a long line of derivatives, they find a lot of ways to set themselves apart on Keepers Of The Flame (Fighter Records).
When heavy metal is good, it’s some of the best sounds ever made by man. And when it’s bad, it is fucking awful. Sadly, Witchfyre Grimorium Verum falls very much into the second bucket.Continue reading