Features
Ten Questions, Ten Minutes with Hei'An
I’ve already been singing the praises of Hei’An’s debut album ‘Imago’ elsewhere on JTo, and it’s really great news when founder member Matic says that they’ve also got a lot of things in the pipeline. - Read More
Ten Questions, Ten Minutes with Rook Road
Despite the fact that they’re a relatively new band, Patrik Jost (vocals), Uwe Angel (guitars), Hannes Luy (keyboards), Sebastian (Hantz) Mitzel (bass) and Thomas Luther (drums) have crafted an extraordinarily good album. - Read More
Ten Questions, Ten Minutes with Scarlet Dorn
Germany’s Scarlet Dorn came together six years ago and the band – Scarlet Dorn (vocals), Bengt Jaeschke (guitars and backing vocals), Benjamin Mundigler (bass and backing vocals), Gared Dirge (piano) and Henrik Petschull (drums) – have their fabulous third album in the shops at the end of this month... - Read More
Ten Questions, Ten Minutes with Silent Knight
Formed in Perth in 2009, Australian metal band Silent Knight are kicking up a storm with their new album ‘Full Force’. - Read More
Ten Questions, Ten Minutes with Osyron
The release of a new track ‘Dominion Day’ heralded new activity from Canadian act Osryon, an extremely talented five-piece who have been carving out their own identity on the progressive metal scene for the last ten or so years. - Read More
Steve Grimmett (19 August 1959 – 15 August 2022) – A Personal Tribute
Another band on the local circuit was Grim Reaper, featuring guitarist Nick Bowcott. “I’d actually said to my dad once that if Medusa folded, Reaper would be a band I’d love to sing for,” Steve recalled - Read More
EPICA: ‘We Still Take You With Us – The Early Years’ (Nuclear Blast) – a personal retrospective
With the release of a lavish box set ‘We Still Take You With Us – The Early Years’, Dutch symphonic metal band Epica rightly commemorate their early triumphs. - Read More
Ten Minutes, Ten Questions with Empress
A new name on the symphonic metal scene, from a country not readily associated with the genre, Empress have their exciting debut album ‘Fateweaver’ set for release on 19 August. - Read More
Ten Minutes, Ten Questions with DREAM OCEAN
Originally founded in Istanbul in 2010, the remarkably talented Dream Ocean are now based in Germany. - Read More
Atomic Fire
Brought to you by the same people who launched Nuclear Blast back in 1987, Atomic Fire is a new independent metal label... - Read More