Review: Thundermother – Live’n’Alive Napalm Records – April 17th, 2026 Reviewer – Jason Hopper I’ve been a fan of Thundermother since the release of 2022’s ‘Black and Gold‘ (review here), a fantastic album that I believed had the potential to break the band in the States. Instead, most of the band split and sole remaining member, […]
Review: TAILGUNNER – Midnight Blitz Napalm Records (February 6th, 2026) Reviewer – Jason Hopper Arriving from the UK in 2022, TAILGUNNER have made a name for themselves touring in support of their debut album, ‘Guns For Hire‘. They were fortunate to find themselves opening for KK’s Priest on one of their European tours. This led […]
Review: Burning Witches & Hammer King The Asylum, Birmingham (January 24th, 2026) Reviewer / Photographer – Richard Davies A short trip across the midlands and to the brilliant Asylum in Birmingham, host to so many great alternative and metal bands for years. Tonight, we’re here to catch the Witches And Kings Tour, a co-headline tour […]
The German hard rock legends Mad Max are gearing up for an exciting run of releases leading into their 45th anniversary in 2026. Fans won’t have to wait long: on November 28th, 2025, the band will re-release their very first recordings— the debut EP ‘In Concert’ (1981) and the groundbreaking full-length release ‘Heavy Metal‘ (1982). […]
Review: Wings of Steel – Winds of Time Wings of Steel (October 17th 2025) Reviewer – Jason Hopper LA-based metallers Wings of Steel have been on the scene for a few years now. They made a splash with their self-titled EP in 2022, and their full length follow up, ‘Gates of Twilight‘, the following year. […]
Review: Fury – Interceptor Mighty Music (September 5th, 2022) Reviewer – Jason Hopper UK based band Fury are about to release their latest album ‘Interceptor‘ and have something different to offer fans compared to past album releases. Going from a four-piece band, they decided to add the talents of Nyah Ifill, a powerhouse of a […]
The German based hard rock legends Mad Max from Münster are currently in full swing, as they are working on two special releases at the same time. The focus is on the 45th anniversary of the band, which was renamed Mad Max in 1981 and formed the previous year as a cover band before quickly switching […]
Los Angeles metal pioneers W.A.S.P. return to the UK later this year for a very special celebratory tour. ‘Album ONE Alive!’ marks the 40th anniversary of the release of W.A.S.P.’s first album. To celebrate this classic metal album, W.A.S.P. will, for the first time in 40 years, play the entire album in full, from start to finish […]
Steel Inferno has been, slowly but surely, cementing their name in the European speed metal scene in the last decade. Since the band’s formation in 2012, the quintet released three studio albums, each one stepping a bit forward in terms of popularity and intensity: ‘Aesthetics of Decay‘ in 2016, ‘…And the Earth Stood Still‘ in […]
Review: Accept – Humanoid Napalm Records (April 26th 2024) Reviewer: Jason Hopper Since 2010, legendary band Accept has had a career resurgence that is quite remarkable, made even more impressive by recruiting a new singer for this resurgence, which is usually rejected by many long-time fans. Their strength lied in their material, with Accept releasing […]
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