Manilla Road at Myspace
Manilla Road’s latest release, Voyager, is a decent effort, if not quite up to the level of some of the band’s previous work. Mark Shelton’s voice isn’t what it used to be; while his nasal delivery was somewhat hard to get into before, I enjoyed it because it sounded like the Monarch [...]

Jaldaboath at Myspace
When I heard that Jaldaboath (real name James Fogarty) was recording a solo EP, I was anxious to hear the results. He was a founding member of one of my favorite metal bands, The Meads of Asphodel. However, when I actually got around to hearing this EP, it turned out to be a [...]

Manilla Road at Myspace
Manilla Road is one of those bands that’s been around forever, but never managed to break into the mainstream in any way despite releasing some great material. Their first album, Invasion, dates all the way back to 1980. The production is about as rough as one would expect from an album self-released [...]

Amaseffer at Myspace
Israel’s best known metal export, Orphaned Land, is notorious for the paucity of its releases. When they released Mabool, their best known effort, in 2004, their previous album had been eight years prior, and their next album still has not surfaced. So it’s fortunate that Amaseffer has stepped in to fill the void. [...]

Stormwarrior at Myspace
I love Stormwarrior. They do a great job of producing 80’s style speed metal in a way that’s delightfully cheesy without falling into the outright faggotry embraced by Hot Topic favorites such as Dragonforce. Heading Northe is another fine effort from the band. It’s hard to believe that this is just the third [...]