Metal Reviews

Velvet Rush / New Album Trail Of Gold Is Electrifying, Captivating & Flawless

Album review: Velvet Rush’s Trail Of Gold is an electrifying, captivating, and flawless debut. Discover why this German rock band is turning heads in 2025.

Vernon Reid / Hoodoo Telemetry An Intelligent And Creative Solo Return

Album Review. Explore Hoodoo Telemetry, the genre-defying solo album from Vernon Reid. Intelligent, creative, and fierce, a must-hear return after 20+ years.

Mitchel Emms / The Impressive Cinematic Soundscapes Of Euphoric Melancholy

Album Review: Mitchel Emms – Truthful, raw and yet not too polished, Euphoric Melancholy may be one of the most honest and impressive albums you will hear all year.

Rage – A New World Rising Is One Of 2025’s Best Metal Albums

I have had an on-off relationship with Rage. A member of the big four of Speed Metal rising from Germany in the early 1980s (alongside Helloween, Grave Digger and Running Wild), the...

Mirador / Debut Album Is Music For Hot Nights And Cool Days

Album Review: Mirador debut album blends heavy Delta blues, blistering riffs, and melodic magic—an electrifying listen made for hot nights and cool days.

Biffy Clyro Invent Futique To Define New Album That Fuses Future And Antique

Biffy Clyro unveil Futique, a future-antique fusion of rock and emotion. Explore their 2025 album and UK tour launching January 2026.

Whiskey Myers / Whomp Whack Thunder Will Make Your Life A Whole Lot Better

Whiskey Myers guitarist John Jeffers has described the latest album, Whomp Whack Thunder, as the band's "most fearless yet." In fairness, the same could be said for the previous six releases. But...

Narrenwind / Fifth Album Gorzkie Plony Is A Powerful Blend Of Polish Black Metal & Poetic Darkness

Album Review: Narrenwind - Gorzkie Plony, a dark, poetic blend of Polish Black Metal and Blackened Heavy Metal that captures raw emotion and brutal atmosphere.

Wish You Were Here: Pink Floyd Tribute Album Marks 50 Years with Stunning Covers

Marking 50 years of Wish You Were Here, Pale Wizard Records presents a blistering Pink Floyd tribute album, packed with inventive covers from top modern rock acts.

Beth Blade Emerges From Darkness With New Album Vintage Rebel X Trauma Bond

While the music industry is littered with accounts of survivors, the vast majority are those who have endured multiple (un)healthy and self-destructive decades within the business. Very few, however, can compare to...

The Vintage Caravan / Portals Will Feature In My End-of-year Top Ten

Album Review. The Vintage Caravan – Portals - An album that will feature in my end-of-year top ten, the only thing more exciting than Portals is their autumn UK tour, which will be here in October.

Jo Quail / Notan is a beautiful album which resonates deeply and richly

Album review. Jo Quail – Notan is a record that demands your attention. Be drawn into the web and allow another beautiful album to resonate deeply and richly.

The Rods / Classic Metal Roars Back In New Album Wild Dogs Unchained

The Rods are an old-school American Metal band who raged hard and heavy in the early '80s, disbanded in 1986, but then reformed in 2008, and started releasing new material from 2011....

UFO And Their 1985 Comeback In The Misdemeanour Tour Live At Oxford Apollo

Review: UFO - The 1985 rebirth on The Misdemeanour Tour Live, a fiery Oxford Apollo set that proves the band’s timeless rock style and stage power endure.

Glenn Hughes / New Album Chosen Is Good For All Our Souls

Album Review: Chosen marks Glenn Hughes powerful solo return—rich in funk, rock, and spiritual themes. A deeply personal album that resonates on every level.

From Desolation Angels To DA: Robin Brancher Returns With A Powerful NWOBHM-Inspired Debut

From Desolation Angels to DA, Robin Brancher delivers a stunning NWOBHM-inspired debut filled with soaring vocals, tight riffs, and modern Metal intensity.

Korp Unleash New Album And Darker It Shall Become

Album Review: Korp - And Darker It Shall Become. An ever-present force in the Swedish Metal underground scene, Korp release their first album in 24 years.

Fury / Why I Can’t Let Go Of The Explosive Interceptor

Album Review: Why Fury album Interceptor is impossible to let go of: Metal anthems that demand repeat plays in one of the most enjoyable albums I have heard all year
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