STAIRS OF LIFE – The Man in a Glass Review

STAIRS OF LIFE – The Man in a Glass

Sliptrick Records

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Well, STAIRS OF LIFE is not my cup of tea considering my music preferences and knowledge. I am more into the heavy metal and 70’s hard rock sound and my knowledge of rock and especially alternative rock is very limited and for this reason I ask for your understanding.

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COUNTER VOID - Fired Up Review

COUNTER VOID - Fired Up

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COUNTER VOID is a super hard rock duo from the USA, Brad Miller take cares of lead guitars and Ben Hafeman is the lead vocalist.

MONUMENT – Hellhound Review

MONUMENT – Hellhound

Rock Of Angels Records

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There are so many bands in our days that are influenced or even reproduce the sound of the N.W.O.B.H.M. movement, but only few come from the country where this sound was invented. However, quality does not hide in quantity, but vice versa and it seems that MONUMENT from London, England are very ambitious and interesting representatives of that sound.

God Mode - Inertia

CATEGORY VI Interview

Genre: Power Metal

Country: Canada

Questions by: Nick Parastatidis

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SNAKEYES – Metal Monster Review

SNAKEYES – Metal Monster

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SNAKEYES are a Spanish band with a Romanian singer. I do like these collaborations because they prove that metal is above all colors and nationalities and most of all because such collaborations usually give us good albums to listen to. SNAKEYES have already impressed me with their 2015 debut album entitled “Ultimate Sin” and so when I saw that they had released their sophomore album entitled “Metal Monster” I was really intrigued to listen to their new work.

MILLENNIUM – Awakening Review

MILLENNIUM – Awakening

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MILLENNIUM is a band formed in 1982 in Birmingham, United Kingdom and they were part of the N.W.O.B.H.M. metal movement that has affected so drastically our sound. As many bands of that era MILLENNIUM managed to release in 1983 their debut album under the same name; after that they released some demos and called it a day in the late 80’s. The band members, though, thought that they have more to give with this band and I think that the new interest that the new bands show in the N.W.O.B.H.M. sound motivated them to come back and in 2016 to release their sophomore album entitled “Caught in a Warzone”. “Awakening” is the successor of that release and let me tell you a few things about it.

HYPERION – Dangerous Days Reviews

HYPERION – Dangerous Days

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Well, this is not the first Italian band under the name HYPERION that I have the chance to listen to, but it is definitely better. Actually when I received the CD I thought that they were the reunion of the Italian power metal band HYPERION that in 1999 released their one and as it seems only album entitled “Where Stone Is Unscarred” through Massacre Records. The logo, though, and mainly the music made me realize that I had to do with a totally different band.

The Crucifier - Voices In My Head (Full Album, 2017)

The Crucifier was formed in February 1995 by Hilas ëThanatoidí Kyriazis (vocals) and bass guitarist Giorgos Kyriazis in Athens. With three demos: “Infernal Pain” (1995), “Totally Madness” (1996) and “Fear Is Your Mind” (1998), and two EPs “Innocent World” released in 2001 and “Escape or Die” from 2004 and after two full-lengths, the debut “Merciless Conviction” (2002) and the last acclaimed “Cursed Cross” (2006), the band is ready to hit the market again! After several line-up changes, the band is now renewed and from 2007 and 2010 released four split album as well including the presence into “Thrash Metal Blitzkrieg Vol. 3″ underground cult compilation. During its career The Crucifier played many gigs around their Country supporting important international metal acts.

THE CRUCIFIER – Line Up:

H.K THRASHER-THROAT

NIKOS-GUITAR

SPYROS-GUITAR

THEMIS (R A T)-BASS

DIMITRIS (IN CORE)-DRUMS

GRAND HEAD - Melting the Fuse EP Review

GRAND HEAD - Melting the Fuse EP

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GRAND HEAD is an amazing two piece mystic stoner/punk rock band from the USA, presenting a two song atmospheric, slow, philosophic mix of stoner music into a tight, wild and rebellious punk rock package.

KINGS WILL FALL – Thrash Force. One Review

KINGS WILL FALL – Thrash Force. One

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Yes, we all know that Italy has a very interesting power metal scene and if you are not convinced, just check out the previous releases that I reviewed and I mean ALTAIR and KALEDON. With KINGS WILL FALL, though, we enter into more aggressive fields, although their name might make you think that we deal with an epic metal band. The title of their debut album can’t be more straight forward and into the point.

WILD WITCH - The Offering Review

WILD WITCH - The Offering

Arthorium Records

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WOW!!! Since the 90's when I started collecting stuff from Latin America, Brazilian heavy metal stuff, this country never ever let me down!!! WILD WITCH is a good example and so is for all traditional heavy metal and N.W.O.B.H.M fans!!

THE DANGER – The Danger Review

THE DANGER – The Danger

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It is true and I am amongst those whose first contact with the Italian metal scene was with bands like RHAPSODY and DOMINE which moved into more epic and symphonic metal paths. Actually many people believed that these are the only bands that Italy gives to the metal scene. However, for me and due to some friends these bands made me search deeper into the Italian metal scene and I was more than happy to discover that Italy had a good metal scene even from the 80’s and because of lack of promotion they never became so known like other metal scenes. One of these very good 80’s metal bands were VANEXA which I propose you should check out especially if you like the N.W.O.B.H.M. sound. Now, I imagine some eyebrows rising and think what all these have to do with this band? Well the answer is the legendary singer of VANEXA from the 80’s Mr. Marco Spinelli. So enough said about the past, let’s talk about the present and this release…