HELLFIRE B.C. „Birth Of The Nuclear Age”
I did not know that Hellfire B.C. had signed to Sleaszy Rider records and when I saw the advertisement for their debut in a magazine I was pretty surprised! I have liked this band since their demo era.
HELLOWEEN „Rabbit Don't Come Easy”
Well, German metal maestros are back with a very good album, “Rabbit don´t come easy”, the tittle tries to capture the difficulty of making magic, not with a hat but with music. While at the start of the recording the magic didn´t seem to be with the band, (problems finding a healthy drummer, the departure of Roland Grapow and Uli Kusch, and the apparent lack of commitment from the rest of the them) in the end, the opening track “Just a Little Sign”, by far the best in the album, shows that Helloween are still one of the Top bands in the business.
HIDDEN „Spectral Magnitude”
Hidden is a mysterious doomy, death/black metal band. The reason why I said that they are mysterious is because they refuse to reveal any personal information regarding the members and origin of the band, so I don't know where they're from and who the band members are.
HOFFMAN, WOJCIECH „Drzewa”
This release is an all-instrumental disc from guitarist Wojciech Hoffmann who was recorded most of his work in the polish thrash/speed metal band Turbo. The work of Turbo is somewhat obscure, especially in North America (I've never heard it myself).
HOLY MARTYR „Hatred And Warlust”
Ha, I liked this release before listening to it, because of the sentence stated at the back cover: “Beware the Hollywood Metal! We don't support this kind of epic trend Metal!!! Death To False Defenders”. Actually I like debut release from the “Hollywood Metal Defenders” (RHAPSODY), as the “Legendary Tales” was very unique album at that time…
HORRIFIED „Deus Diabolus Inversus”
Do you remember the review of Septic Flesh? It ended with the words…the future belongs to the brave (which is a song of Septic Flesh from Ophidian Wheel album). So…we have the brave in front of us! Horrified just released their best album of theirs and one of the best albums by Greek metal bands ever.
HOUSEBREAKERS „My Hands On This World”
This is the debut demo of Housebreakers which recorded in 2001. The band is from Italy and they are into hard rock with classic metal influences.
VARIOUS ARTISTS „HUMANFLIES – Compilation”
This is an underground compilation which contains the best greek bands in crossover style. 11 groups that perform one song each.
HYBRID „Pain is Pleasure”
Hybrid is a pleasant surprise for thrashers! The band comes from Greece and in their demo they present us 5 songs with thrashy influences from bands like Metallica and Testament . They also achieve to have a personal sound which can be described as a modern one by the time they follow the rules of our times and they are not stucked in the past.
HYPNOTIC SCENERY „Deeper And Deeper”
This band is new to me and without knowing much about them other then they are from the Czech republic. The CD starts out with a simple opening then proceeds to jump into the first song which should grab your attention but does not.