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REVIEW: ZEPTER – “ZEPTER”
Release date: 20.02.2026 Label:High Roller Records ZEPTER is a traditional heavy metal band from Austria, formed in 2024 by musicians who had already played together in other projects. After quickly releasing a debut EP, the group shaped an identity built on classic structures, frequent twin-guitar harmonies, and clear references to the NWOBHM, seventies hard rock,…
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Review: Fili Bibiano’s Fortress “Death Is Your Master” 2026
Release date: 30.01.2026 Label: High Roller records FORTRESS emerged from Whittier, California in 2016, carrying the banner of traditional heavy metal. Following an initial EP, the band released their full-length debut “Don’t Spare The Wicked” through High Roller Records in 2021. To distinguish themselves from other groups sharing the same name, the band now operates…
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Review: Not Fragile “One Way To Glory”
Release date: Out Now! Label: Relics from the Crypt NOT FRAGILE is one of the most singular stories in German heavy metal: a band formed in 1980 that, despite releasing demos, an EP, and a powerful mini-album, saw their full-length debut relegated to confusing and posthumous editions. Their blend of speed and power metal—raw, fast,…
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Review: Dagger “The First Cuts”
Release date: Out Now! Label:Independent Dagger is a Canadian band freshly formed in 2025, but made up of musicians who have been around the scene for a long time, taking part in projects that span doom, sludge, hard rock and heavy metal. This swirl of influences is present from the first chord to the last…
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REVIEW: OLYMP “RISING”
Release date: 19th December 2025 Label: Metalizer Records OLYMP are no myth – they are Heavy Metal brought to life. With driving riffs in the tradition of the ’80s, the four guys from Augsburg / Germany get neck muscles moving. Impeccable twin-leads, a roaring bass, and the hammering of thunderous drums finally pull even the…