There is simply no stopping for Serbian epic extreme power band Númenor! Just one year after the release of their second full length Sword and Sorcery, they have unleashed the reissue of said album spiced up with a lot of bonus tracks from band’s chambers of old. Númenor’s leader Despot Marko Miranovic is here to…
Although that Morning Dwell is a newcomer at the scene they’re already better than many well-established bands. Their influences are placed in 90s power and speed metal so if you are a lover of good old Blind Guardian, Gamma Ray or Freedom Call you will surly like these Swedes as well. Their brand new effort The Guardians…
Irish pagan metal gods Primordial have always been going against the grain and such is the case with their latest release. When the whole metal world is going crazy about Bandcamp, releasing songs on Youtube etc. Primordial is releasing full-fledged live album just like the band used to do in the days of old. Like…
Purveyors of happy metal Freedom Call continues their crusade of being the most positive band on power metal scene with their 9th studio album appropriately titled Master Of Light, and that sentence sums up the album very nicely. Freedom Call is still the same themselves so if you heard the band before you know what…
Cirith Ungol is one of these bands that have a cult status. They were very active during the 80s and at the very beginning of 90s. During this period Cirith Ungol has released 4 full-lengths. Some of their records are considering as the classics. As a matter of fact Metal Blade Records has re-issued all…
A lot has been said about the legendary Darkthrone, and still they are enigma of sorts. Their career stemming from Soulside Journey all over to The Underground Resistance can be seen as a mirror of its two creators; Nocturno Culto and Ferny have always played what they felt like regardless of any trends, much rather…
Denner / Shermann is the name of new metal project behind which are two legendary Danish guitar players Michael Denner and Hank Shermann. If you do not know their past endeavors with Mercyful Fate you may as well leave metal world and never come back, as simple as that, but now they are heading for…
Here we have the reissue of second album of Númenor, epic extreme power band led by our own editor Despot Marko Miranovic, and this edition is enhanced by some goodies that will come in handy for all true fans of the group. It should be said at the very beginning that Sword and Sorcery was…
German true HM ensemble Sacred Steel is about to release their 9th full length aptly titled Heavy Metal Sacrifice which does not change single thing in their craft – it is still purest metal imaginable so take it or leave it. Band’s singer Gerrit P. Mutz is here to answer all our questions… Greetings Sacred…
Originally this interview was done in January 2007, almost ten years from now, when Therion was releasing and promoting one of their most innovative records, their full-length Gothic Kabbalah. The interview was done with Johan Niemann, one of the brothers who marked several records of Therion. Later, it turned out, that Gothic Kabbalah was their…
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