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Ten Questions, Ten Minutes with Osyron

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

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

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

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

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

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

2021 End Of Year Top 20

2021 End Of Year Top 20

Another December, another end of year Top 20... - Read More

Ten Minutes, Ten Questions with REAPER’S REVENGE

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

Ten Minutes, Ten Questions with rekkorder

Ten Minutes, Ten Questions with rekkorder

Back in business with their blistering second album ‘One’, German / Colombian act REKKORDER show no sign of letting up - Read More

DAMNED IF YOU DO – Chris Neighbour and Jon Hoare talk about Damned Nation, the debut album from Trapped In Purgatory

DAMNED IF YOU DO – Chris Neighbour and Jon Hoare talk about Damned Nation, the debut album from Trapped In Purgatory

“Not a reformation but a rebirth,” is how Trapped In Purgatory describe their second coming. - Read More