SOLUTION .45 first came to my attention back in 2010, the year in which they released their debut album, “For Aeons Past”. You can read my review from that period here. This album was a very positive surprise. I recently … continue reading
Belgian guitarist Dushan Petrossi is a very active musician, having two bands to write music for: IRON MASK and MAGIC KINGDOM. The first is set up as a Hard Rock band with neo-classical influences, while the other aims more to … continue reading
Two years ago, the German Power Metal band BRAINSTORM made a fabulous return to form with “Fire Soul”, which you can read here. The skills of Mr. Achim Köhler were vital in bringing the band’s sound back to life. Of … continue reading
The Swiss Hard Rock band SHAKRA parted ways with its vocalist Mark Fox in 2009 due to personal (or musical?) differences. In came John Prakesh, who did an excellent job replacing Mark, as you can read in my reviews of … continue reading
BLOODBOUND, the Swedish Heavy / Power Metal band, has been around for a long time. Last year, in 2014, they celebrated their tenth anniversary. But it wasn’t until 2006 that a first album would see the light of day: “Nosferatu”. … continue reading
In 2012 the Power Metal band HELSTAR celebrated its 30th anniversary with the live release “30 Years Of Hel” (see my review here), consisting of 20 songs covering most of their back catalogue. A required purchase for any HELSTAR fan … continue reading
The German Power Metal band BRAINSTORM have returned, and have chosen the right path again, aided by the man aka Achim Köhler who guided them on some of their best albums: “Metus Mortis” (2001) and the splendid “Soul Temptation” (2003). He … continue reading
The German Power Metal band SINBREED started in 2000 as NEOSHINE, but due to a legal conflict with an American firm a new name needed to be chosen, hence SINBREED. This happened in 2008. In 2010 Ulterium Records released the … continue reading
The German Heavy/Power Metal band IRON SAVIOR is still alive, no worries. It’s been four years since “The Landing” (see my review here), which came out four years after the preceding album, “Megatropolis” (see the review here). Whether or not … continue reading
It’s been two years since the last IRON MASK album, i.e. “Black As Death”. See my review here. That album got a lot of positive press, showed that the band is among the best in Europe. Mark Boals (ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) … continue reading