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Interview Sortilège: “We Add Ideas to What We Built Together”
Ever since moving on without the rest of the classic Sortilège line-up, singer Christian ‘Zouille’ Augustin has been releasing quality heavy metal albums, the latest of which being last year’s excellent ‘Le Poids de l’Âme’. Augustin and guitarist, fellow songwriter and producer Olivier Spitzer shine a light on the developments…
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Album of the Week 08-2026: Lovebites – Outstanding Power
And with the fifth full-length album in Lovebites’ alphabetical discography, we are already in the second half of the alphabet, in the year that the band celebrates its tenth anniversary, no less. In those years, the Japanese quintet released a lot of excellent European-styled power metal, though I don’t think…
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Tools for Discovery: Pentagram Albums Ranked
Pentagram was one of the earliest Turkish heavy metal bands, and they are still one of the biggest names in their country’s scene. That is not just a simple case of seniority, however. Pentagram is an exceptional band. From their humble beginnings as a fairly by-the-books thrash metal band, they…
Latest Interviews
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Interview Sortilège: “We Add Ideas to What We Built Together”
Ever since moving on without the rest of the classic Sortilège line-up, singer Christian ‘Zouille’ Augustin has been releasing quality heavy metal albums, the latest of which being last year’s excellent ‘Le Poids de l’Âme’. Augustin and guitarist, fellow songwriter and producer Olivier Spitzer shine a light on the developments…
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Interview Steve Morse: “I Can Still Play Every Note, I Just Need to Hit Them Differently”
‘Triangulation’ is the first album featuring Steve Morse after his departure from Deep Purple in 2022. On the album, Morse puts his most melodic side front and center. The 71-year-old guitarist shares some insights into the writing and recording of ‘Triangulation’, his new Engl signature amplifier, stainless steel frets and…
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Interview Tailgunner: Nailing the Excitement
While 2023’s ‘Guns for Hire’ was a very promising debut album, it wasn’t until Tailgunner toured with that material that it really came to life. That excitement and experience was brought into the recordings of ‘Midnight Blitz’ with spectacular results. Bassist Thomas ‘Bones’ Hewson and guitarist Rhea Thompson, who debuts…
Latest Reviews
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Album of the Week 08-2026: Lovebites – Outstanding Power
And with the fifth full-length album in Lovebites’ alphabetical discography, we are already in the second half of the alphabet, in the year that the band celebrates its tenth anniversary, no less. In those years, the Japanese quintet released a lot of excellent European-styled power metal, though I don’t think…
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Album of the Week 07-2026: Black Swan – Paralyzed
My dislike for supergroups is fairly well-documented on this site, but I have made an exception for Black Swan since I first heard them. There are two important reasons for that. First off, guitarist Reb Beach and bassist Jeff Pilson tend to take songwriting and production very seriously, regardless of…
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EP of the Week 06.5-2026: Superblood – Enter a New Phase
Just when I thought Eizo Sakamoto had disappeared completely from the rock and metal scene after most of his post-Anthem projects failed to make much of a lasting impression, he was suddenly announced as Superblood’s new frontman with the fantastic new single ‘Enter a New Phase’ a few months ago.…
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