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Review: Dead Kosmonaut- “Retrospectre”
Release date: 26/06/26 Label: Edged Circle Productions It seems like something I might’ve said before, so bear with me if so. A lot of what we cover here at The NWOTHM is rooted in looking back. Nothing wrong with that at all. Younger, and/or newer, bands digging older sounds can ONLY look back at what…
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Review: Toxikull- “Turbulence”
Release date: 24th of April 2026 Label: Dying Victims Productions Spirit. While never, or at least seldom, more important to me than the music itself, it is a very pivotal part of music. Probably even more so when the music is aligned with a specific “movement”, a’la the NWOTHM. It’s one thing to just parrot…
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Review: Stainless- “Lady Of Lust & Steel”
Release date: 3/20/2026 Label: High Roller Records One of my favorite gripes is when a heavy metal band goes out of their way to let people know that they aren’t a heavy metal band. It drives me nuts because more often than that not, it drips of weakness. However, much like a broken clock, on…
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Review: Tailgunner- Midnight Blitz
Release date: 2/6/26 Label: Napalm Records The NWOTHM. The New Wave Of Traditional Heavy Metal. Not just the name of a website, but a musical movement, obviously. When did this movement begin? That answer is in the eye of the beholder, however, there was a moment for me that precipitated it coming back as such…
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Review:Pagan altar- Mythical & Magical
Release date: 2/27/26 Label: Dying Victims Productions Hello, my name is Greg. I’m 44 years old, and this is the first full Pagan Altar album I’ve ever heard. Now, color me a poser if you’d like, but I think a real poser would lie about that. I’m late to the party, but at least I…
