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Interview This I Owe: Building Things Together
Debut album ‘Alchemists’ by Greek quartet This I Owe shows an interesting and unpredictable mix of various darker rock and metal styles, to the point where describing them is quite a difficult task. Fortunately, the entire band was more than happy to share their experiences around forming their band’s sound…
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Album of the Week 31-2025: Martyr – Dark Believer
Martyr will always be one of my favorite heavy metal bands from my own country. Back when nearly every Dutch metal band was taking their inspiration from various corners of the new wave of British heavy metal scene, Martyr adopted an approach that was notably more ambitious, melodically rich, and…
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Tools for Discovery: Golden Earring Albums Ranked
Internationally, the news that Golden Earring guitarist, main songwriter and occasional singer George Kooymans has died from ALS last week may have been overshadowed by the announcement of Ozzy Osbourne’s death a day earlier. Make no mistake, though: although Golden Earring is mainly known for their hit ‘Radar Love’, and…
Latest Interviews
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Interview Marta Gabriel (Crystal Viper): Still Learning While Making New Music
Despite a few shake-ups in the band’s line-up, ‘The Silver Key’ sees Crystal Viper continuing to build upon the strengths of its 2021 predecessor ‘The Cult’. This includes a return to the H.P. Lovecraft-inspired themes in the lyrics. “We didn’t plan it”, singer and bassist Marta Gabriel confesses. “When I…
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Interview Kai Hansen: “It Would Have Been Stupid Not to Reunite”
Few power metal musicians – if any – are as influential as Kai Hansen. So when news broke in late 2016 that he re-joined forces with Helloween, the band he helped form, it understandably caused a wave of excitement. I was given the chance to sit down and talk with…
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Interview Alex Landenburg: Structure and Surprises
Alex Landenburg has been one of the busiest drummers in the metal scene for many years. And that should not be too surprising. There aren’t many drummers more suitable for metal that is both melodic and progressive than the friendly German. Last year, after playing with the band for six…
Latest Reviews
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Album of the Week 16-2024: Miserable – Al Abismo de la Libertad
Miserable has got to be one of the most productive metal bands in Peru. ‘Al Abismo de la Libertad’ is their third album of original material in six years, and like its predecessors, it is a breath of fresh air within the thrash metal landscape. They can riff viciously whenever…
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Album of the Week 15-2024: Dool – The Shape of Fluidity
On the surface, Dool seems to operate in similar territory as most of the dark rock bands that have been popping up slowly but steadily in recent years. Not unlike the gothic rock acts that inspired those bands, however, most of them manage to release one captivating album, after which…
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Album of the Week 14-2024: Song of Chu – Yan Huang
There are not many bands that attempt to blend modern groove metal riffing with folky melodies, and even less that do it quite as successfully as Beijing-based Song of Chu. In fact, their debut album ‘Yan Huang‘ does so well at combining the contemporary and the traditional that it makes…
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