Yearly Archives: 2010

ROSS THE BOSS – “HAILSTORM” AFM RECORDS (2010) Manowar is one of those bands who can proudly claim to have some of the most loyal friends (and enemies) around the world – a band which, for the last thirty years, … Continue reading →

EXCITER – “DEATH MACHINE” MASSACRE RECORDS (2010) Every time the word classic 80s Metal is used in any article, the first few names that one expects to come across as its true and main representatives are Iron Maiden, Judas Priest … Continue reading →

ANTIMATTER – “ALTERNATIVE MATTER” PROPHECY PRODUCTIONS (2010) Anathema is one of those bands which I literally grew up listening to, a band whose sensationally dark and moody melodies helped not only answer many important questions, but also overcome various obstacles … Continue reading →

ELECTRIC WIZARD – “BLACK MASSES” RISE ABOVE (2010) Life is full of beautiful paradoxes! Take for instance the case of the Dorset-based Doom, Stoner or whatever-else-you-want-to-call-it quartet Electric Wizard. These fine British noisemakers made a whole career out of indulging … Continue reading →

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM – “THE COLD” DRIVEN MUSIC GROUP (2010) 2010 belongs to Thrash Metal! Why? Well, what else can you say when you know that the end of the first decade of the new millennium saw the release of … Continue reading →

FORBIDDEN – “OMEGA WAVE” NUCLEAR BLAST (2010) I have always hated Grunge music with a passion. Why? Apart from the fact that it provided numerous uneducated and incompetent ‘musicians’ with a platform and urged them to voice their ‘anxieties’, it … Continue reading →

VIRGIN STEELE – “THE BLACK LIGHT BACCHANALIA” SPV (2010) It feels very strange indeed when you come to realise that a band whose career you have been following from the very early days is about to release its twelfth studio … Continue reading →

DEATH ANGEL – “RELENTLESS RETRIBUTION” NUCLEAR BLAST (2010) Death Angel is a band I have been supporting from the bottom of my heart for the last twenty five years, as a) their music was always very intelligent and highly enjoyable … Continue reading →

NIGHTFALL – “ASTRON BLACK AND THE THIRTY TYRANTS” METAL BLADE (2010) When it comes to Greek extreme metal, the main ambassadors of the scene are and have always been Rotting Christ, however it was not long after Sakis Tolis and … Continue reading →

HAIL OF BULLETS – “ON DIVINE WINDS” METAL BLADE (2010) Death Metal is a genre that, in the last twenty five years, has graced us with quite a few talented people, with only a handful as important and influential as … Continue reading →

THERION – “SITRA AHRA” NUCLEAR BLAST (2010) Therion is a band that first came to my attention back in 1993 through the release of their epic third full-length “Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas” – an album that saw the … Continue reading →

HELSTAR – “GLORY OF CHAOS” AFM RECORDS (2010)   The story of the Texan Speed Metal quintet Helstar started back in 1981 when vocalist extraordinaire James Rivera met up for the first time with guitarist Larry Barragan. What happened after … Continue reading →

AMORPHIS – “MAGIC & MAYHEM – TALES FROM THE EARLY YEARS” NUCLEAR BLAST (2010) Twenty years as an active band, Finnish Folk Metal outfit Amorphis have achieved many impressive things, but for the average metal fan their absolute highlight has … Continue reading →