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Review: Skyrider “Traveller of Starlit Skies”
Release date: August 1st 2026 Label:Independent What Skyrider offer here is a heavy, slow burning journey, built around a metallic sonic architecture reminiscent of Dio era Black Sabbath. Dragging chord progressions unfold beneath layers of synthesizers, breathing through carefully placed pauses and allowing the guitars and drums to flood the space with a powerful, resonant…
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Review: Solitary Sabred – “The Return of Heroes, Monsters and Myths”
Release date: Out Now! Label: Alone Records The band return with a release that aims to showcase their identity, their craft and their commitment to heavy metal storytelling. It’s a project built to highlight their strengths as performers, writers and world‑builders, presenting listeners with a clear sense of who they are and what they stand…
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Review: Destructor “Tales of Glory”
“When we started writing for this next record, we worked as a team to write the best songs we could,” reveals founding vocalist Dave Overkill
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Review: Midnight Prey “Jenseitsritt”
Release date: 25/09/2026 Label: Dying Victims Productions Germany’s Midnight Prey have followed an unusual path since forming in the Black Forest in 2012 and later relocating to Hamburg in 2015. Their debut “Uncertain Times” arrived in 2019, blending hard rock, classic metal and punk influences, before the band unexpectedly split in 2020. They resurfaced in…
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REVIEW: MEURTRIER – “MESSE DE FER”
Release date: 5.09.2026 Label:Jawbreaker Records There is no shortage of bands today claiming the legacy of eighties heavy and speed metal, yet very few make that return sound as natural as Meurtrier. Formed in Quebec by musicians seasoned in the Canadian underground circuit, the quintet takes the legacy of ADX, Sortilège, Exciter and Agent Steel…
