Album Review: TEMPERANCE – Arcani Napalm Records – October 16th, 2026 Reviewer – Jason Hopper Despite being around since 2013 and releasing seven albums, I have never come across the music of TEMPERANCE. I decided to go in cold for this review, with that decision based off one song: ‘Sin, Sin, Sin‘. This track showed up as […]
Album Review: Crystal Ball – Reset Massacre Records – October 23rd, 2026 Reviewer – Jason Hopper I have listened to Crystal Ball since their beginning. Having seen an advertisement for the band on the back of a magazine cover, I purchased the CD ‘In The Beginning‘ without hearing a note. It became one of my […]
Album Review: Diamond Rain – Chapter One Pride & Joy Music – October 23rd, 2026 Reviewer – Jason Hopper There’s been a strange, but not uncommon, phenomenon happening with bands lately. It’s the Ghost effect. Seeing how successful that band has become internationally, other bands have followed suit with band members obscuring their faces and identity. […]
Album Review: Black Diamonds – Live In Paradise Metalapolis Records – November 20th, 2026 Reviewer – Jason Hopper I love reviewing live albums, especially from bands that have fantastic material. The beauty of reviewing them is fans of the band already know the material. It’s just a matter of conveying the sonics and feel of […]
Album Review: Europe – Come This Madness Silver Lining Music – September 25th, 2026 Reviewer – Jason Hopper Admittedly, I had no intention of reviewing the new Europe album. Like most genre lovers, I dug the 86-92 era of the band. I also was impressed with their post millennial release ‘Last Look At Eden‘. Judging […]
Review: Stiletto – You Know…Like The Shoe. Or The Knife…We Don’t Know Yet Independant – September 4th, 2026 Reviewer – Jason Hopper I am going to start this review by stating how much I love this EP from Swedish Melodic Rock act Stiletto. I usually do not open with accolades, but after streaming the EP three […]
Review: MASON – Edge of Destruction Eönian Records – September 25th, 2026 Reviewer – Jason Hopper With just a bit over twelve months since their last release, MASON have returned to the scene with their third album ‘Edge of Destruction‘. I am usually a bit wary when a band assembles an album so quickly after […]
Review: METALITE – Discovery Perception – September 25th, 2026 Reviewer – Jason Hopper With the band describing themselves as “Modern Sci-Fi inspired Power Metal”, METALITE return with ‘Discovery‘, a concept sequel to their last album ‘Expedition One‘ (review here), set three years after the conclusion of that story (review here). I would like to explain […]
Review: CoreLeoni – Generection Reigning Phoenix Music – September 11th, 2026 Reviewer – Jason Hopper CoreLeoni, the side project founded by Gotthard guitarist Leo Leoni, are back with their fourth studio album, ‘Generection‘. A brief historical summary. CoreLeoni’s first two albums featured the fantastic vocals of singer Ronnie Romero and were re-recordings of mostly classic […]
Review: Osukaru – Tall Tales Pride & Joy Music – August 21st, 2026 Reviewer – Jason Hopper Swedish hard rockers Osukaru are back after a five-year hiatus to bring the world their latest release ‘Tall Tales‘. Having discovered this band in 2021, I was pleased to be able to review their last album ‘Starbound’ (review here) […]
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