Heavy Metal
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Album of the Week 18-2023: Burning Witches – The Dark Tower
Traditional heavy metal is a difficult field to stand out in. Even the better of the…
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Album of the Week 17-2023: Anthem – Crimson & Jet Black
Solid. Dependable. This may sound like a car commercial, but really, those adjectives describe Japanese heavy…
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Album of the Week 16-2023: NoGoD – Now Testament
After their highly creative lead guitarist Kyrie left the band, I was not sure what to…
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Album of the Week 14-2023: OverKill – Scorched
Veteran thrash metal bands are in a curious position when it comes to new material. Their…
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Album of the Week 13-2023: The Alfee – Arcadia
Possibly the longest-running active rock band in Japan, The Alfee managed to maintain a sizeable portion…
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Album of the Week 12-2023: Kinniku Shōjo Tai – Gekkō Chū
Kinniku Shōjo Tai has a fairly sizeable discography of crazy, eclectic music. Because of that, it…
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Album of the Week 09-2023: Crescent Lament – Land of Lost Voices
Even now that increasingly fewer people let language barriers stand in the way of exploring music…
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Album of the Week 08-2023: Lovebites – Judgement Day
When founding bassist Miho announced her departure from Lovebites, my concerns about the band’s future were…
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Album of the Week 07-2023: Gargoyle – Kuromitten
Looking back now, ‘Kuromitten’ turned out to be a bit of a turning point in Gargoyle’s…
