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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
Ten Minutes, Ten Questions with REAPER’S REVENGE
Preceded by a single, ‘Phlegmatrix’, in August, ‘Versus’ is an accomplished album, exciting and dramatic in equal measure. - Read More