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 42-2015: Queensrÿche – Condition Hüman
After what can be only considered one of the most embarrassing soap operas in Heavy Metal history and a surprisingly concise legal battle, Seattle’s Queensrÿche moved on without their legendary singer Geoff Tate. For any band, this would be a disaster, but for remaining original members Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson…
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Album of the Week 41-2015: Black Sabbath – Heaven And Hell
Black Sabbath of course has a legendary status in the pantheon of Heavy Metal based on their first six albums with Ozzy Osbourne on vocals alone. And rightfully so. But none of Black Sabbath’s albums are so amazing all the way through as ‘Heaven And Hell’, which was recorded with…
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Album of the Week 39-2015: Iron Maiden – The X Factor
Blaze Bayley’s tenure with Iron Maiden – or the other way around, if you will – has been unjustly overlooked and therefore, I’d like to shed some light on Bayley’s epic debut with the British Heavy Metal legend. ‘The X Factor’ has often been named Maiden’s worst record, but that…
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Album of the Week 38-2015: Gargoyle – Tsuki No Toge
Among the most misleading album covers of all time is Gargoyle’s ‘Tuski No Toge’. Okay, the difference in quality between the album and its cover is nowhere near as big as with – let’s say – ‘In The Court Of The Crimson King’, but look at the men – yes,…
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Album of the Week 37-2015: Blind Guardian – At The Edge Of Time
Generally, ‘At The Edge Of Time’ is seen as Blind Guardian’s big return to form after ‘A Twist In The Myth’, which I personally didn’t consider as that much of a departure from the rest of their discography, but whatever. The album does however bring something back to the table…
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Album of the Week 36-2015: Iron Maiden – The Book Of Souls
Out of last week’s releases, there was one obvious choice for Album of the Week: Iron Maiden’s brand new double album ‘The Book Of Souls’. Not just because it’s a new album by a legendary Heavy Metal band, but also because it’s remarkably good. Opinions on the band’s output after…
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Album of the Week 34-2015: Galneryus – Resurrection
Not that I want to make a habit of stating the obvious, but ‘Resurrection’ was sort of a second coming for Japan’s Galneryus. It was the first album with their current singer Masatoshi Ono and also the first thing to be released after the heavier and more experimental ‘Reincarnation’, which…
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Album of the Week 33-2015: Gargoyle – Geshiki
While superficially, it may not seem that way, Gargoyle is one of the most interesting Thrash bands of Japan and possibly the entire world. Sure, the charge is led by Kiba’s gruff bark, Kentaro’s abrasive riffing and the manic, yet complex rhythms of Katsuji, but ever since the early days…
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Album of the Week 32-2015: Volcano – Melt
Over two decades have passed since Sheja left Japanese Thrash legends Gargoyle, but the basic elements of his compositions are still the same in Volcano. There’s his lethal guitar tone, perfectly suited to both his vicious riffs and highly melodic leads, raw vocals – though “gruff” would be a more…
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