Category Archives: ALBUM REVIEWS

RIOT – “IMMORTAL SOUL” SPV (2011) Monastiraki is a beautiful market area at the very foot of the Athenian Acropolis – an area which includes, among others, a great number of second-hand record shops where vinyl connoisseurs can find that … Continue reading →

PAIN OF SALVATION – “ROAD SALT TWO” INSIDE OUT (2011) Early October 2000. Spending a whole morning counting imported goods was part of my responsibility as a record shop salesman – a process that I thoroughly enjoyed as it meant … Continue reading →

EDGUY – “AGE OF THE JOKER” NUCLEAR BLAST (2011) Even the most optimistic person in the world cannot deny that we are currently living through difficult times! The aftershocks of the recession, which are manifested in everything from job losses … Continue reading →

EVILE – “FIVE SERPENT’S TEETH” EARACHE RECORDS (2011) Five years ago, something totally unexpected happened! Thrash Metal, a genre whose popularity began deteriorating since the mid 90s and which, for a pretty long time, remained alive only in the memory … Continue reading →

ICED EARTH – “DYSTOPIA” CENTURY MEDIA (2011) Iced Earth is an outfit which, simply put, thrives when under pressure and which has truly proven its endurance and resilience throughout its twenty one year history. Having said that, though, any fan … Continue reading →

PENTAGRAM – “LAST RITES” METAL BLADE (2011) Rock music has been around long enough to have claimed the lives of too many people unable to keep the balance between the components of “sex, drugs and Rock n’Roll”. There are, of … Continue reading →

U.D.O. – “REV-RAPTOR” AFM RECORDS (2011) When you are at the early stages of your musical career, being over-productive is somewhat expected of you – especially in an era where constant exposure through the media is the only way to … Continue reading →

U.D.O. – “LEATHERHEAD E.P” AFM RECORDS (2011) Udo Dirkchneider is a man that needs no lengthy introductions, if you have not found yourself navigating the pages of this site by accident, that is. Having been the frontman of the mighty … Continue reading →

VICIOUS RUMORS – “RAZORBACK KILLERS” SPV (2011) Can somebody please explain to me how it is that most times that I read a report for the fairly popular genre of Power Metal, either on the Internet or in any of … Continue reading →

ONSLAUGHT – “SOUNDS OF VIOLENCE” AFM RECORDS (2011) As a fan of Rock and Metal music I will be eternally grateful to Albion for the rich musical heritage that it has offered, not only to the inhabitants of this great … Continue reading →