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REWIND 2017: World's Biggest 1980s Festival Announces 3 Festival Line-Ups
January 27, 2017
Rewind The 80s Festival - the world's biggest 80s music festival, is back with three […]
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NEW BOOK: "NYHC: New York Hardcore 1980-1990" Book Due In November
August 5, 2014
"NYHC: New York Hardcore 1980-1990",Tony Rettman's ambitious oral history, captures ten years of struggle, including […]
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Iron Maiden - Somewhere Back In Time (The Best Of: 1980-1989)
May 17, 2008
While IRON MAIDEN are touring the whole world in the context of their 'Somewhere Back […]
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Chasing Sanity – Duskfall Volume 1
March 11, 2026
This was a very pleasing album that took me back to the 80’s, at a time when keyboards ruled the airwaves. The Retrowave sound was enhanced by six strings, and a dark pulse of electronica that was meaty. It rode smoothly into the far crevices of your mind, and took root, rebuilding some of the times and the music that was dormant in my head.
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Starbenders – The Beast Goes On
March 9, 2026
This was a solid album, containing a diverse set of songs with different themes while still maintaining the high level of energy that comes with the genre. It’s a retrospective and sentimental sound that keys on the pulse of the radio during that time.
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Northern Graves – Derelict Heart
March 7, 2026
This was an outstanding album. Each of the four meaty songs that make up the heart of the effort are powerful, emotionally charged, and rich in scope. There is an impending sense of doom along with rage on the heighted end, plenty of melodies in the middle, and seamless transitions that connect these passages. Without experiencing the great plans of Canada, I can feel its spirit in each song, and it’s a proud heritage.
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White Skies - Shouting At The Hurricane
February 22, 2026
Founded in 2020, White Skies released their debut album “Black Tide” in 2022 which made […]
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Powerhouse - American Rebel
February 7, 2026
Powerhouse’s highly anticipated sophomore album “American Rebel”, is an explosive 6 track ride of pure […]
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Aktor - Professori (Season Two)
January 28, 2026
The new album by heavy metal band Aktor, entitled Professori (season two) is a trip of an album for […]
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Bullet - Kickstarter
January 23, 2026
The Swedish band Bullet got together in autumn 2001, with the aim of playing traditional […]
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Bygone - Bygone
January 21, 2026
Bygone is the self titled LP of the heavy metal band Bygone from Boston, Massachusetts. […]
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Mourn the Light - Sorrow Feeds the Silence
January 6, 2026
Connecticut heavy metal band Mourn The Light has delivered a powerful new record entitled Sorrow Feeds the Silence. At […]
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War Grave - Free Fall
December 15, 2025
The new record by London England thrash metal band War Grave, Freewill, is nothing short of an […]
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Tailgunner - Midnight Blitz (single)
December 4, 2025
When heavy metal icon K K Downing produces your latest album and loudly proclaims “They personify everything that is heavy metal” the music world takes notice.
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Not Fragile - Who Dares Wins
December 2, 2025
I have to say that as a debut you can do a lot worse than “Who Dares Wins”, while at the same time it will be hard to do much better.
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Guns 'N' Roses, Machine Head, Papa Roach, Gojira, Apocalyptica, Mastodon and Within Temptation at Wacken 2025
November 24, 2025
So I am delighted as well as feeling totally honoured and privileged in some way […]
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Astronoid – Stargod
November 8, 2025
This album stands as a testament to how metal’s ironclad backbone can hold up something far brighter than despair or aggression. It can carry joy. Here, the riffs are still muscular, the drums still hit with thunderous conviction, but instead of summoning darkness, they blaze with sunlight. What’s most remarkable is how it embraces melody, harmony, and a sense of fun that most bands in this genre wouldn’t dare approach. In a genre often defined by gloom and fury, this record is the outlier that proves heaviness doesn’t have to mean hopelessness. It’s a joyful roar, a masterclass in making something heavy feel light on its feet, and it burns like love.
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G.A.E.A. – A Frozen Moment in Time
October 24, 2025
This is an out of the box sound, artist and album. At its core, it’s Extreme Metal with Progressive elements, but there is a lot of eclectic personality in the music as well. This album may find it hard to locate an appropriate audience. But I enjoyed it immensely.
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Warlord - The Lost Archangel
May 28, 2025
WARLORD is a band that has given a lot of musical pleasure to a lot of Old School Epic Heavy Metal throughout the years. Formed in 1980 in Los Angeles they became responsible for some absolute classics throughout the years. Especially “And The Canons Of Destruction Have Begun…...” (1984) is one of those albums that every heavy metal enthusiast should have in his collection.
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Giant – Stand and Deliver
May 23, 2025
This was a good album, and it exceeded my expectations. Was the original magic still there? No, nor should you expect that, and it was still enjoyable to listen to. There wasn’t that “ah-hah” moment for me however, or that big catchy song. Still, it was good, and it was honest, and they are excellent musicians as a collective.
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Sign Of The Wolf - Sign Of The Wolf
April 27, 2025
Sign Of The Wolf the debut album is the vision of Bruce Mee of Fireworks […]
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The Wildhearts – Satanic Rites of The Wildhearts
April 11, 2025
I must admit not venturing into this type of music much, but I wanted to push myself to listen to other styles, and “Satanic Rites of The Wildhearts” surprised me. They have a commanding presence in their songwriting, and play with absolute confidence. They probably don’t care if you vibe with them or not. Their style is fairly unique…they can sting you with the bite of Metal but choose more often to adorn you in their melodies, and some of the melodies are glorious
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Passage - Passage
April 7, 2025
It would be easy to write this full-length debut album off as a mere repeat hodge-podge of styles, but by itself it's a refreshing band with old school metal tropes. They might use a tried and true formula on here as many did before them but on the contrary, PASSAGE may end up being a superior effort due to tweaks in songwriting and the band itself feeling more confident than many bands out there in their 80s metal sweet spot.
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Streetlight – Night Vision
March 23, 2025
The only thing questionable about the album is the coverart, because the music is excellent. It takes me back to the 1980’s when bands knew how to deliver a chorus, an art that seems to be missing from a lot of music these days. The music is expertly balanced with guitars and keyboards and the vocals are outstanding as well.
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Violet Cold – Modular Consciousness
March 20, 2025
Off the beaten path and mysterious, genre-twisting bands are what captivate me these days. Maybe […]
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Insult - Reside Infernus
March 18, 2025
As for the enthusiasm of INSULT. That is one thing no one can challenge. These guys are rocking as if their lives depend on it. and by the sound of it, that is also the way they have decided how to write, play and record their songs.
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Mogwai – The Bad Fire
March 7, 2025
Through a variety of sounds and techniques, I am left with a good feeling after listening to the album. This is not just an album about pain—it is about rising from it, about finding light in the wreckage, about turning struggle into something meaningful. t is a record that acknowledges the weight of suffering but refuses to be consumed by it, proving that sometimes, the most powerful thing music can do is remind us that we are not alone in our struggles—and that there is always a way forward.
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Abigor – Demos (1993 -1994)
March 2, 2025
Is ABIGOR’s “Demos (1993 -1994)” a good album? If you’re a diehard fan, it is. If you love raw, evil Black Metal, it is. Chances are if you are even reading this review you should buy the album. Your soul is already lost.
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Buried Realm – The Dormant Darkness
February 25, 2025
this album is a nuclear ball of energy just waiting for someone to pick it up so that it can blast them into dust. It’s as if they doused the entire room in accelerant, lit the fuse, and watched the fire ignite. With the load of talent he has as well as his guests, you can hear how well it all works.
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Bozoo - Bozoo
February 4, 2025
Three piece band BOZOO are all the way from Italy, they have been around since […]
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Ghost Atlas – Dust of the Human Shape
January 1, 2025
As a music consumer, if you don’t slow down occasionally and look around, you can easily miss albums like this. It’s a simple album in terms of instrumentation and vocals, but it is so effective at waking up the inner self that you have choked down so far you never thought it was possible. Forget labels, just leave all your musical conventions at the door and explore “Dust of the Human Shape” with the kind of innocence and wonder that you had as a child.
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Nationwide – Echoes
December 18, 2024
This was a solid AOR album, that featured great vocals, a crunchy backing of instruments, energy and enthusiasm, and confidence on the part of the band. The hooks were memorable, and catchy, and this is an album that you can crank up to 10.
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Lionville – Supernatural
November 24, 2024
This was clearly a hit. “Alexander” has an excellent voice, and this album is a collection of songs that will ignite nostalgia in the listener. They also manage to create a lot of hooks that don’t sound like ones that have been done before. Let it sweep you back to a simpler and more melodic past.
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Fatal Vision – Three Times Lucky
November 8, 2024
This was a good album. They didn’t re-create the wheel, as that would be nearly impossible, but what they did do well was push emotions in their music, and created some memorable hooks for the listener to take with them. There was also a nice balance between the vocals and the instruments, to the point where one didn’t outshine the other.
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HATEBREED 30th Anniversary Tour at Diamond Ballroom
October 31, 2024
HATEBREED celebrated 30 years as one of the most influential hardcore metal bands with a […]
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Witchcraft - Eternal Sea
October 29, 2024
Croatia’s
Witchcraft
emerges from the shadows of the late 1980s with
"Eternal Sea"
, a demo LP that captures the raw essence of thrash and heavy metal in its infancy. Originally released in 1989 and available only on cassette, this 2024 reissue reminds us of a time when the genre was still shaping its identity, and bands like
Witchcraft
were at the forefront of that creative explosion. Despite its demo roots,
"Eternal Sea"
feels remarkably polished for its era, boasting aggressive guitar work, blistering solos, and vocal performances that are as diverse as they are ferocious. With its mix of thrash intensity and heavy metal theatrics, this LP stands as a testament to the genre’s early potential.
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