Metal Reviews

Icare / Charogne a brutally romantic tribute to nineteenth-century French poet Charles Baudelaire

Extreme Metal
Album Review: Icare release Charogne on Hummus Records. Charogne is a brutally romantic tribute to nineteenth-century French poet Charles Baudelaire.@hummusrecords #Icare

Rammstein / Zeit is the most melancholic and heavy album the band have recorded

Metal Reviews
Album Review: Rammstein – Zeit (Universal). Rammstein are well and truly back, and Zeit is an album that sits very near the top of their catalogue.@rammsteinofficial @universal._.records

Papa Roach / Ego Trip as hard-hitting, melodic and ferocious as ever

Metal Reviews
It may have been two decades since Infest, but Ego Trip shows the band are as hard-hitting, melodic and ferocious as ever before, their skills only getting more and more powerful as time goes by. @paparoach Words: @pmonkhouse1

If you’ve ever wondered what makes Steven Wilson tick, then wonder no more

Metal Reviews
Limited Edition Of One is a fascinating and frequently humorous insight into the mind of one of the 21st Century's most prolific and eclectic musicians, producers and songwriters.A great story of story of life inside the music business and success despite never being fashionable. @stevenwilsonhq @constablebooks @littlebrown @mick.wall7

Album Of The Week / Thunder ooze hard rock class on the epic Dopamine

Metal Reviews
The originality and heart that has been put into Dopamine make it a whole bigger experience than your average rock album. Thunder are now easily one of the best British hard rock bands of the past three decades. @thunderonline @bmguk

Robin Trower proves that age is no barrier to class with stunning new album

Metal Reviews
Robin Trower – No More Worlds To Conquer album review. Eleven tracks show once more that when it comes to quality, age is no barrier.This may be one of Trower's best works. It's that good. @robintroweruk @provogue_records

Stone Broken / Walsall’s finest take it to the next level with Revelation

Metal Reviews
Walsall's Stone Broken are a wrecking ball of energy and will knock multiple lumps out of you.Revelation, out now on Spinefarm, is another huge leap in the right direction for Stone Broken. @stonebroken @spinefarmrecords @brian_boyle_72

Udo Dirkschneider is supremely qualified to do things his way

Metal Reviews
Udo Dirkschneider, over his long career, has surely done it his way, and if anyone is supremely qualified to say yes, he did it his way, it is most definitely him.And doing it his way is exactly what he has done on every track. @u.d.o._official @official_dirkschneider @atomicfirerecords

James Hetfield / New Metallica book suggests there is no better lyricist in Metal

Metal Reviews
William Irwin - Meaning of Metallica: Ride the Lyrics (ECW Press) - Release Date: 19 April 2022"For my money, there is no better lyricist in Metal… and frankly, I think he stands well in comparison to lyricists of any popular genre.." @metallica @metallicastpod

Bodysnatcher / Floridian deathcore heavyweights are not for the faint hearted

Metal Reviews
Bleed Divide is fast, furious, and at times impenetrable. Yet scratch the surface, and there is much to absorb and consume.It's a release of such massive power that you should be able to light whole cities from one play. @bodysnatcherfl @mnrk_heavy @hutchie224

Tim Atkinson / Teaching Würzel to moonwalk and new Leader of Down album

Interviews
Leader Of Down is the brainchild of former Motörhead guitarist Würzel and bass player Tim Atkinson.The new album The Screwtape Letters is an infectious listen guaranteed to get your hips moving. @rock_pixs @leaderofdown @cleopatrarecords

Inglorious / Phoenix is an exhilarating snapshot of one of rock’s finest live acts

Metal Reviews
The eleven tracks on offer don't give you the full story of what went down in Exeter in September of last year.But it's still an exhilarating snapshot of one of rock's finest live acts. @weareinglorious Photo: @rock_pixs

Satriani / An album to measure instrumental guitar albums of the future against

Metal Reviews
Album Review - Joe Satriani - The Elephants Of Mars (earMusic). Satriani has managed to meet his own challenge of finding a new platform of his own design.This is an album against which we can measure instrumental guitar albums of the future. @earmusic @joesatriani

Album Of The Week / Meshuggah deliver a truly incredible work of art

Metal Reviews
Swedish technical Metal masters Meshuggah return with their first album since 2016s, The Violent Sleep Of Reason, and once again blow everyone else out of the water.Immutable is truly an incredible work of art. @meshuggah @atomicfirerecords

Keith Richards / Main Offender boxset is a visceral shot of quality rock ‘n’ roll

Metal Reviews
Album review. Keith Richards – Main Offender boxers via BMG."Like the man himself, the whole thing is seemingly timeless, and Main Offender is certainly something worth dipping into." @officialkeef @pmonkhouse1

Blood Torrent / Innovative, unique and varied on Void Universe

Extreme Metal
Album Review. Blood Torrent release Void Universe, a meld of old school Black Metal with progressive elements, alongside influences of classic Hard Rock / Punk.An album that is well varied and holds your attention. @bloodtorrent_official @trollzorn_records

Dare / Taking you on a magical melodic journey with The Road To Eden

Metal Reviews
Album review: Dare - Road To Eden - Legend Records.Dare has always delivered throughout their career. On The Road To Eden, they've raised the Melodic Rock bar. @darebandofficial

Joe Matera / Backstage Pass is a compelling read, worth the price of admission

Metal Reviews
Book review: Joe Matera – Backstage Pass: The Grit and The Glamour.Well worth your time and the price of admission, this book is your very own Access All Areas pass. #JoeMatera
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