SUDDEN DEATH „Unpure Burial”
Sudden Death, hailing from Sarasota, Florida is like one of those nail bombs. The thing explodes and youre razed by a wave of flesh-piercing mini-assaults, each one as deadly as the next.
DIRTY RIG „Rock Did It”
Dirty Rig starts their debut CD on Escapi Records with 'Suck It', a track obviously about… well, not surprising, Suck It, Drunk Again and Hot Porno Star are not for the faint of heart, they are sleazy and dirty gems of rock that could easily shock those who may be offended by the somewhat juvenile lyrics each song contains.
DEMONLORD „Helltrust”
Demonlord reminds me of Nocturnal Rites in that they have all the markings of a black/death metal band, while hidden discreetly inside the cd case is a surprisingly solid power metal band! Demonlord hails from Hungary and has been around since 1997 when they released their first demo “Vengence”. In 2005 they released their aptly titled “Helltrust” containing some strong powermetal and epic hymns that according to Demonlord will pull under their spell!
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DORO „Warrior Soul”
DORO joined Warlock in 1983 and in early 1984 they released their debut album called “Burning The Witches”. Shortly after the band signed with the major label Phonogram Records and entered Country Lane studios in Munich, Germany with producers Henry Staroste & Rainer Assmann to record their second album “Hellbound”.
GRAVE DIGGER „25 to Live”
Grave Digger was originally formed in November 1980 and were one of the first bands to sign with the then
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ASTRAL DOORS „Astralism”
In early 2002, Swedish musicians Joachim Nordlund and Johan Lindstedt, teamed up and decided to write some metal songs in the spirit of their old heroes Rainbow, Sabbath and Deep Purple. Johan and Joachim soon began producing the songs keeping to the same spirit of these bands that provided so much inspiration.
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HAMMERFALL „Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken”
When HAMMERFALL began recording their debut album, “Glory to the Brave”, Nuclear Blast stepped forward and offered them a long term record contract. With their second release “Legacy of Kings”, which many fans hold up as the stick to measure all HAMMERFALL releases
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DESTYNATION „Rising Up”
When a band chooses to play a specific kind of music, it's natural for them to repeat some or even all the cliches of the genre they choose. However, its nice to hear something that hearkens to the oldschool feel but done with some imagination.
VIRON „NWOGHM”
VIRON started out calling themselves SEDUCTION and they were even considered the best unsigned band from Germany, releasing two Demo CDs, “Ode To War” and “Winds Of Valhalla”. Shortly after their second release the band members went their own ways to other projects and then in late 2003 they ran into each other again and the band was reborn this time under the moniker of VIRON and this time, as a true metal band, playing their own style of metal influenced by the likes of SAXON , METALLICA and IRON MAIDEN.
MACHINEMADE GOD „the infinity complex”
Hailing from Germany, MachineMade God plays their own brand of German metalcore. Formed in early 2003, the band has been able to showcase their energetic stage performance by supporting numerous renowned national and international acts such as God Forbid, Caliban, Heaven Shall Burn, and As I Lay Dying.
BLEED THE SKY „Paradigm in Entropy”
It's getting to the point these days when as soon as I get a nu-metal album I admire the pseudo-gothic cover-art
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NOCTURNAL RITES „Grand Illusion”
Hammering double-bass drums, dueling guitars, a very talented lead singer, and solos that are intense, and fast paced with lots of whammy bars with melodies that are rampant on this record. That's what you can count on with Nocturnal Rites and their latest release on Century Media.
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BLIND GUARDIAN „Fly single”
In 1984 four young musicians from Krefeld, Germany raised a band wtih a meaningful name calling themselves BLIND GUARDIAN. Since their debut BATTLIONS OF FEAR (1988), the band constantly improved their musical abilities.
SONATA ARCTICA „For the Sake of Revenge”
If you have not had the chance to experience the wonderment that is SONATA ARCTICA let me quickly bring you up to “speed” as it were. The band originates in Finland and they quickly became a local favorite and even were often paired with the Finnish juggernaut Nightwish.
RAGE „Speak of the Dead”
After the release of their 20th anniversary live album last year, This trio has released an amazing new album! RAGE has unleashed onto the metal world their 17th! studio release, Speak of the Dead.
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POISON „The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock”
After years of paying their dues, the controversial glam metal punks, whose stage show was hailed by one critic “as the Sex Pistols meets Kiss on acid”, could not be ignored. Combining streetwise, catchy songs which lead vocalist
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