Album Review: “Plague of Rats” by Brainstorm
German power metal act, Brainstorm, return with its fourteenth release and first album in four years, Plague of Rats. The album commences with an acoustic intro with some electronic effects, giving the brief track a but of mystery. “Beyond Enemy Lines ...
Album Review: “Heathen Cross” by Cloven Hoof
Cloven Hoof began its career during the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. The band did not enjoy the success of its contemporaries in Motorhead, Iron Maiden or Judas Priest. However, founding bassist Lee Payne has soldiered on, waving the metal banner ...
CD Review: “The Deviant Chord” by Jag Panzer
Jag Panzer storms the battlefield with its first album in six years. The Deviant Chord is replete with soaring vocals and stellar guitar virtuosity. I admit that power metal is my least favorite sub-genre in heavy metal, but Jag Panzer always possessed a ...