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Throw back Thursday: Epsilon (Chile)
The 1990s were an era marked by power metal, with its blazing double-kick drums, virtuosic neoclassical solos, and over-the-top epic choruses. Epsilon follows a heavier line, yet draws from power metal’s virtuosity and technicality in their sole EP, “Tan Lejos”—which in English means So Far Away. It’s only five songs, but it feels like a…
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Throw back Thursday:Dungeon (USA)
Probably the word Dungeon is one of the most overused in the metal imagination, both for song titles and band names—a glossary where we can also throw in Dragon, Iron, Steel or Hammer. These guys from Minnesota released only one LP and were active between 1983 and 1987. They carved out a raw style, like…
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Review: Sintage “Unbound Triumph”
Release date:17, October 2025 Sintage, formed in Germany in 2019, bursts in with a classic heavy and speed metal style, built on sharp riffs, pounding drums and a pulse that swings from raw velocity to well-crafted melodic passages. Their sound expands with progressive-tinged ballads, seventies hard rock flourishes and twin guitar arrangements that echo the…
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Review: Redshark “Sudden Impact”
Release date: 31 October, 2025 Redshark, formed in Barcelona in 2012, delivers fierce 80s-inspired heavy/speed metal packed with crushing riffs, epic choruses, and a blazing live presence. After the Evil Realm EP and their first full-length Digital Race, the band returns with Sudden Impact, a record that sharpens their classic edge with a modern punch,…
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Review: Meridian- “Meridian”
Release date: 19th September 2025 Formed in Denmark in 2013, Meridian have carved out a career standing at the crossroads of melodic metal and hard rock, with flashes of AOR and progressive elements. In 2025 they return with Meridian, their fifth album and a bold statement of intent: pure, no-frills heavy metal, direct and electrifying, steeped…