High Roller Records

The Levitation Hex – Cohesion Review

By Grymm on May 3, 2016 in 2016, Australian Metal, High Roller Records, Progressive Metal, Reviews, Thrash Metal, Progressive Metal, Thrash Metal, 16 comments

“Man, I really miss Alchemist. Much like Anacrusis, Alchemist were so far ahead of the curve with their heady blend of progressive melodies, Killing Joke-inspired riffs, and the raspy growls and otherworldly banshee shrieks of guitarist Adam Agius. The amount of times I spun Organasm and Spritech can’t even be measured, and when word got out in 2010 that the band dissolved after the sheer heft of 2007’s underrated Tripsis, yours truly was crushed. Wasting no time, Agius formed spiritual successor The Levitation Hex.” Cool name but weighty legacy to live up to.

Protector – Cursed and Coronated Review

By Dr. A.N. Grier on February 24, 2016 in 2016, Death Metal, High Roller Records, Reviews, Swedish Metal, Thrash Metal, Death Metal, Thrash Metal, 18 comments

“Protector first hit the scene with 1988’s Golem; a crushing mix of Kreator and Possessed sound that straddled the line between thrash and death. This approach continued with 1989’s Urm the Mad until founder Martin Missy left the band. Missy was replaced with guitarist/vocalist Olly Wiebel, whose contributions brought a more thrash-focused sound to A Shedding of Skin and The Heritage. But after The Heritage, the band pretty much fell off the face of the earth.” And now they’re back!

Aktor – Paranoia Review

By Steel Druhm on February 19, 2015 in 2015, American Metal, Finnish Metal, Heavy Metal, High Roller Records, Reviews, Heavy Metal, 8 comments

“I’m getting rather tired of raving about Chris Black and his many musical endeavors (Pharaoh, Dawnbringer, High Spirits, etc.). Not because they don’t deserve the praise, mind you. I’m just reaching the point where I feel and sound like a shameless fanboy, and Steel Druhm doesn’t like that. Not. One. Bit. Apparently, Mr. Black cares little for my critical dilemmas, as he’s now released another winning musical project where he’s joined by Jussi Lehtisalo and Tomi Leppanen of the strange Finnish act Circle.” Black + Circle = Spin this black circle!

Steel Assassin – WWII: Metal of Honor Review

By Steel Druhm on May 14, 2012 in 2012, 4.0, American Metal, Heavy Metal, High Roller Records, Reviews, Uncategorized, Heavy Metal, 4 comments

Steel Assassin is a mighty obscure act by anyone’s reckoning. They were knocking around all throughout the 80s and 90s but could never get a proper album released. Then, quite out of the blue, they released War of the Eight Saints in 2007 and totally blew me away with their ballsy, aggressive take on American power metal and NWOBHM. It was one of the best albums of that year, but didn’t bring them as much attention as it deserved.