Tag: Traditional

Jaldaboath – The Further Adventures… Review

I remember the day that the disc-only promo for Jaldaboath’s The Rise of the Heraldic Beasts arrived at my former radio station. I took one look at it – medieval artwork, old English fonts, difficult-to-read

Slough Feg – Digital Resistance Review

Firstly: I am most certainly one of those people who gets pretty worked up over the prospect of a new Slough Feg album. They are a band that endures inside a fairly unique perfect storm

Hell (UK) – Curse And Chapter Review

2011’s Human Remains was the special kind of surprising kickassery that very few expected but many ended up relishing. After all, this Hell band was a fringe NWOBHM act that never recorded a proper album,

Stryper – No More Hell To Pay Review

I know I’ll probably get crucified for choosing to cover this record, but that’s my cross to bear… Let’s go ahead and address the 400-pound gorilla in the room so that those of you who

Argus – Beyond The Martyrs Review

Every music critic – and indeed, every music fan who cares and dares to dig – has pet bands, the bands that they’re forever touting as one that “should be huge” and “everyone should be

Sinister Realm – World of Evil Review

So I’m sitting here listening to Sinister Realm’s third full-length World of Evil, and it got me to thinking about the traditional metal label versus the retro/old school metal labels. The word “traditional” has a

Running Wild – Resilient Review

No pirate jokes. No pirate jokes. No pirate jokes. NO PIRATE JOKES. Rock ‘n’ Rolf Kasparek is the Stephen King of the metal world: he cranks ’em out like a bloody machine, and long-time fans

Twilight Of The Gods – Fire On The Mountain Review

What, Ice Dale and ICS Vortex couldn’t make it to the mountain in time? It’s not difficult to comprehend why a sizable portion of today’s metal fans are pissing their pantaloons over the anticipation of