Judas Priest

Hobbs’ Angel of Death – Heaven Bled Review

By Mark Z. on October 10, 2016 in 2016, Australian Metal, Hells Headbangers Records, Reviews, Thrash Metal, Thrash Metal, 47 comments

“The year is 1987. Robocop is in theaters, thrash metal is booming, and my mommy and daddy are just a few short years away from bumpin’ uglies to produce yours truly. On the other side of the world, an Australian Slayer fan named Peter Hobbs decides to transform his thrash band Tyrus into a new project named after Reign in Blood’s infamous opening track. The result is Hobbs’ Angel of Death – ostensibly one of the first bands from Down Under to play what we now know as classic thrash metal.” The social thrash contract must not be broken!

Kryptos – Burn up the Night Review

By Mark Z. on October 1, 2016 in 2016, AFM Records, Heavy Metal, Indian Metal, Reviews, Speed Metal, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, 44 comments

“When I think of India, a few things come to mind: curry, sacred cows, and the terrific 2001 novel Life of Pi. I certainly don’t think of heavy metal, much less fiery 80s-inspired metal with a deliciously modern twist. Enter Kryptos. Formed in 1998, this quartet has showboated their love of classic Judas Priest and Iron Maiden through 3 prior full-lengths, in addition to opening for acts like Death Angel and becoming the first Indian metal band to tour Europe in 2010.” Fist of the old star!

Charred Walls of the Damned – Creatures Watching over the Dead Review

By Dr. Fisting on September 22, 2016 in 2016, American Metal, Heavy Metal, Labels, Metal Blade, Reviews, 47 comments

“Depending on your perspective, Charred Walls Of The Damned are either a supergroup composed of metal legends, or a fucking joke. Sure, the band is masterminded by drummer Richard Christy (Death, Iced Earth, The Howard Stern Show), and fellow Death veteran Steve DiGiorgio is on bass. At the mic is none other than Tim “Ripper” Owens, one of the most polarizing vocalists in the genre — to the extent that AMG himself has a legitimate beef with the ex-Judas Priest/Iced Earth frontman. Creatures Watching Over The Dead is the unnecessarily-long title of their 3rd album, their first in about 5 years.” Can’t we all just get along?

Yer Metal is Olde: Iron Maiden – Somewhere in Time

By Grymm on August 25, 2016 in English Metal, Heavy Metal, Yer Metal Is Olde, Heavy Metal, 88 comments

“A month ago, I wrote about my first-ever experience that opened the doorway to the wonderful world of metal music. Many of you wrote back about your first exposure. Today, I get the pleasure of inaugurating the album it came from into our hallowed Yer Metal is Olde! halls. I am, of course, talking about Somewhere in Time, the oft-maligned sixth full-length from Metal Gods Iron Maiden.” Timeless.

Vicious Rumors – Concussion Protocol Review

By Huck N Roll on August 18, 2016 in 2016, American Metal, Heavy Metal, Power Metal, SPV, Steamhammer, Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, 22 comments

“Originally Steel Druhm was going to write this review, but I used my Inception-like powers to convince him I should handle it. I’ve spent the days since, chewing on my nails, wondering what the hell I’ve gotten myself into – no pressure at all! What to write?” Don’t screw this up, rookie!

Yer Metal is Olde! Judas Priest – Sad Wings Of Destiny

By Dr. Fisting on March 30, 2016 in English Metal, Heavy Metal, Yer Metal Is Olde, Heavy Metal, 69 comments

“At 40 years young, Judas Priest’s sophomore record Sad Wings Of Destiny is about as Olde as Yer Metal can get. As metal music is now a complex, deliberately inaccessible web of micro-genres, I can see how the average metalhead today might have a hard time relating to a record like Sad Wings. And though it shames me to say it, it took me a while myself.” This here is a true classic.

Gehennah – Too Loud to Live, Too Drunk to Die Review

By Mark Z. on February 6, 2016 in 2016, Black Metal, Metal Blade, Reviews, Speed Metal, Swedish Metal, Thrash Metal, Black Metal, Speed Metal, Thrash Metal, 11 comments

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Metal is blessed with bands that have unparalleled musical ability, bands that write intricate, elegant, and at times breathtaking compositions. Indeed, metal is blessed with bands that spend hours deep in creative reflection, striving to produce a piece of art that captivates listeners and subtly expresses some universal higher truth. Gehennah is not one of those bands.” They’re the other kind.

Primal Fear – Rulebreaker Review

By Steel Druhm on January 18, 2016 in 2016, Frontiers Records, German Metal, Heavy Metal, Reviews, Heavy Metal, 36 comments

“Just last week we covered Manimal and their crusade to recreate Judas Priest’s Painkiller for the umpteenth time. Now Primal Fear magically appears as if summoned from some traditional classic metal purgatory to defend their title of Lead Priest Imitator Supreme.” You just don’t mess with another man’s eagle.

Manimal – Trapped in the Shadows Review

By Steel Druhm on January 14, 2016 in 2016, AFM Records, Heavy Metal, Reviews, Swedish Metal, Heavy Metal, 51 comments

“This is quite a surprise, as I never expected to hear from these guys again. Manimal (who’s name I hate because it reminds me of the ultra cheesy 70s sci-fi show) dropped a promising debut in 2009 then proceeded to fall off the edge of the world. I forgot them, life went on and then, BOOM! A new Manimal album arrives in my promo bin.” No one knows when the Manimal may strike!

RAM – Svbversvm Review

By Diabolus in Muzaka on November 16, 2015 in 2015, Heavy Metal, Metal Blade, Reviews, Swedish Metal, 38 comments

“With the worldwide influence of Sweden on two fronts in the metal world and their universally hostile furniture-based takeover through Ikea (complete with Pictionary instructions and oddly tasty meatballs), it’s almost funny to see Sweden cheekily stealing from the initially British-led style of old-school heavy metal and RAM it down all of our throats with a record called Svbversvm.” Svbmit!