Heavy Metal Reviews
Heavy metal in all its varieties, and from all eras, is the bread and butter of Kevy Metal, if the name of the site had not given this away yet. All Album of the Week reviews about heavy metal albums published on Kevy Metal can be found right here.
Since I didn’t start properly tagging my reviews until a couple of years in, these aren’t all the heavy metal reviews I have done over the years. If you are looking for something specific, you can always search by band name or release title using the search bar at the bottom of the page.
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Album of the Week 18-2021: Arakain – Farao
Like many thrash metal bands that survived past their first two or three albums, Arakain eventually got bitten by the groove metal bug. However, in case of Arakain, that does not mean the rest of their discography is not worth hearing. While it is true that they did not really…
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Album of the Week 17-2021: Gamma Ray – Sigh No More
Gamma Ray’s second album ‘Sigh No More’ is generally considered the black sheep of their discography. That probably has to do with the album’s relatively dark, somewhat cynical tone rather than with its actual musical content. No one will ever hear me say that ‘Sigh No More’ is the best…
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Album of the Week 09-2021: Witherfall – Curse Of Autumn
Witherfall drew my attention with their sophomore album ‘A Prelude To Sorrow’, which to this day I consider a masterpiece of dark progressive power metal. At the time, my hope was that the other activities of vocalist Joseph Michael and guitarist Jake Dreyer did not go at the expense of…
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Album of the Week 05-2021: Persuader – Necromancy
Every year, there is at least one album that should have made my year list, but I got my hands on it too late. Persuader’s new album ‘Necromancy’ would have easily made this year’s top 10. Initially, I was mildly disappointed that their six-year album drought only resulted in seven…
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Album of the Week 04-2021: Crystal Viper – The Cult
Crystal Viper’s previous album ‘Tales Of Fire And Ice’ saw the band treading more melodic power metal waters. It could very well be a divisive album among their fan base, but I personally thought the refreshing take that album provided on the Polish band’s formula was exactly what they needed.…
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Album of the Week 02-2021: Alice In Chains – Dirt
You probably don’t need me to tell you that ‘Dirt’ is a masterpiece. And yet, that is what I will be doing in the next five hundred words or so. It will be an impossible task to find the words for how much I love this album, but if one…
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Album of the Week 01-2021: Arouge – Arouge ~Bogyaku No Kikoshi~
Arouge started out as the high school band Sleazy Luster when the members were still in their mid-teens. Kitsutaka and bassist Jun Fukuda quickly proved to be extremely capable songwriters. Their debut album offers more than enough evidence for that. Somehow, Arouge managed to combine the powerful, riffy bottom-end of…
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Album of the Week 51-2020: Aria – Noch’ Koroche Dnya
‘Noch’ Koroche Dnya’ was Aria’s first release after their string of classic albums (‘Geroy Asfalta’, ‘Igra S Ognëm’ and ‘Krov’ Za Krov”) and arguably their last great album with singer Valery Kipelov. Given the circumstances under which the album was recorded, it is a small miracle that the album came…
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Album of the Week 50-2020: Ningen Isu – Mandoro
Ningen Isu has been around for over thirty years. But even in their native country of Japan, they did not really get the audience they deserved until a few years ago. In a way, I can understand their cult status. Their heavily Black Sabbath-inspired music is a bit of an…
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