The Halo Effect was founded in 2020 by five former members of In Flames; Jesper Stömblad (guitars), Mikael Stanne (vocals), Niclas, Englin (guitars), Peter Iwers (bass) and Daniel Svensoson (drums). Their intention with this band was to make a...

The Devils Of Loudun is a symphonic/melodic death metal band heading from Seattle, Washington and while having released a couple of EP’s a few years ago Escaping Eternity is their debut full length album. The line-up features a...

I don’t listen to black metal nearly as often these days as I did 15-20 years ago, but once in a while there comes an album out of this genre that really catches my attention. Denver, Colorado based Stormkeep’s...

Over the past couple of decades a jungle of sub-genres have emerged within extreme metal in particular, and I have to admit that at times I find it hard to label bands to a specific category. When it comes...

Massacre was formed in Tampa, Florida as long back as in 1984 and they released a few demos in the second half of the eighties before their debut album ‘From Beyond’ saw the light of day in 1991. Despite...

A View From The Top Of The World is the 15th full length album from prog metal veterans Dream Theater and it comes with a very nice cover with a little bit of inspiration from Norwegian nature. As always...

It’s time for a dose of Norwegian death metal again, as Blood Red Throne returns with their 10th full length album Imperial Congregation which is being released through Nuclear Blast Records. Although they stay true to their old school...

Philadelphia based progressive death metal act Burial In The Sky’s first two full length albums were both promising releases but still not quite there. Their third effort though is in a totally different league, at least to my ears....

Ok, so this album has been out for a few months already but I didn’t become aware of it until recently, so I decided to review it anyway. Warrior Path is a Greek based band founded and led by...

Despite a career spanning over more than 45 years Iron Maiden are still going strong. I witnessed their 2018 show at the Trondheim Rocks Festival in Norway back in 2018, and that particular show stands out as one of...