Tag: Traditional
Magister Templi – Into Duat Review
I sometimes struggle to get a review started because I feel I need some kind of opening hook to draw the reader in: a little foreplay before we get to the hardcore reviewing action, be …
Armored Saint – Win Hands Down Review
I haven’t always been an Armored Saint fan. Hell, the only reason I ever heard about them was because Anthrax recruited John Bush back in the early 90s. For that matter, I wasn’t even really …
Ironsword – None But The Brave Review
If you have at least one working eye and even a general knowledge of what’s going on in metal, you can probably guess what’s on tap here based purely on the cover artwork alone. And …
Valkyrie – Shadows Review
Yes, it’s absurd to break down the qualifier for the ‘stoner’ tag into whether or not someone owns a long piece of furniture with stupidly tempting cushions, but all is fair in a war where …
Hammer King – Kingdom Of The Hammer King Review
Once upon a time, hundreds of thousands of years ago in the 80s, Hell and heavy metal announced an exceedingly prosperous union with the hammer. It was a risky move, really, as the hammer had …
Manilla Road – The Blessed Curse Review
At one point during the guitar solo in “Tomes of Clay,” something big but obvious occurred to me. Granted, it was nothing that I hadn’t thought of while listening to any of Manilla Road’s 15 …
Night Demon – Curse Of The Damned Review
California’s Night Demon is a new band that sounds like the middle ground between a half-dozen old bands, which means that they also sound like at least two dozen new bands. Their first full-length, Curse …
Sacral Rage – Illusions In Infinite Void Review
The easiest thing to pull off in heavy metal is being a generic time capsule band. Yet, among the hardest is being a time capsule band that actually sounds unique. Greece’s Sacral Rage manages this …