Album Of The Week
Album Of The Week – WITCHGRINDER – ‘Nothing Stays Buried’
Australia's own WITCHGRINDER played here last weekend on the album launch tour for this album. The sheer quality of the show led me to check this album out and here we are. It's heavy, it's brutal, but there's more to it than that. I haven't heard something like this...
Album Of The Week – SONATA ARCTICA – ‘Cold Clear Beyond’
SONATA ARCTICA‘s new album, ‘Cold Clear Beyond’ is a ripper. From the first notes of the album’s opener, ‘First In Line’, (the lead single) you know that the band are charging right ahead, and you are coming along, whether you want to or not. Great songs just keep coming. This album...
Album Of The Week – EMERGENCY RULE – ‘The King Of Ithaca’
Adelaide's own EMERGENCY RULE have just released an album, 'The King Of Ithaca'. Check it out. You will realise you have missed this sort of sound. All the band's great original songs that they've been playing for a while have been captured in the studio . The tracks are...
Album Of The Week – STRIKER – ‘Ultrapower’
STRIKER's new album 'Ultrapower' seems to have taken up where the previous album left off. I think the band raised it a notch, a bit faster in places, a bit heavier, a bit of a nod to their thrashier roots while still maintaining that over-the-top fun edge. __________
Album Of The Week – SORCERER – ‘Reign Of The Reaper’
Sweden's SORCERER return with 'Reign Of The Reaper', a worthy successor to 2020's 'Lamenting Of The Innocent'. __________
Album Of The Week – WAYFARER – ‘American Gothic’
WAYFARER are a band from Denver, Colorado, that play a unique brand of Metal. The new album is 'American Gothic'. It's full of cool, 'moody' riffing, with a 'Western American' ring to it, aggressive vocals, and great songs. Great music for the highway. It's on heavy rotation here. __________
Album Of The Week – KK’s PRIEST – ‘The Sinner Rides Again’
KK Downing's band, KK's PRIEST have released a second album, 'The Sinner Rides Again', and the band has stepped it up from the last album in my opinion. The riffs keep coming, songwriting is better, 'multi layered' Ripper is in top form, and the album chugs along nicely. __________
Album Of The Week – MERCENARY – ‘Soundtrack For The End Times’
Denmark's finest, MERCENARY, are back with a new album, 'Soundtrack For The End Times'. All the trademarks are there, crushing riffs, melodic clean vocals, occasional brutal unclean vocals and the sublime guitar work of Martin Buus, reason enough to check it out right there. __________
Album Of The Week – ELEINE – ‘We Shall Remain’
ELEINE are a ‘Dark Symphonic Metal’ band from Sweden. The last album, ‘Dancing In Hell’ was excellent and the follow-up, ‘We Shall Remain’, has cleared the high bar set and raised it a few notches. Songwriting is top class, the song groove along nicely. The vocal melodies are beautiful, there’s even...
Album Of The Week – STRAY GODS – ‘Olympus’
STRAY GODS are the band featuring Bob Katsionis, who you may recognise from seeing him in FIREWIND for many years. An amazingly talented man, putting his talents to good use here. A talented band surrounds him and they ROCK. __________