Review: Maverick – Silver Tongue Metalopolis Records (July 5th, 2024) Reviewer: Grant Foster I first encountered Maverick on their ‘Ethereality‘ album and filed them away under ‘Must keep an ear and eye on them’ for any future releases. The Belfast based band’s fifth album, ‘Silver Tongue‘ sees the return of the original line-up. And it […]

The Brethorth debut album ‘Metal In My Heart‘ is telling the story of Jürgen Breforth‘s 40 years in the metal business. Thrilled and inspired by the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal with bands like Iron Maiden, Saxon and Judas Priest he founded his band Mad Max in 1982. The Mad Max debut album ‘Heavy […]

Review: Black Diamonds – Destination Paradise Metalopolis Records (May 31st, 2024) Reviewer: Jason Hopper Black Diamonds are back to rock your face off with the follow up to their excellent studio album ‘No-Tell Motel‘. This band has grown stronger with every release and that last album made my Top 3 albums of the year back […]

Review: Hunter – Rock ‘N’ Roll V.I.P. Metalopolis Records (May 10th 2024) Reviewer: Jason Hopper Hunter is not a band many may be familiar with, but they have roots dating back decades, releasing their debut ‘Sign of the Hunter‘ way back in 1985, when they tried making a name for themselves in their native land […]

Review: Black Diamonds – No-Tell Hotel Metalopolis Records (March 12th 2021) Reviewer: Jason Hopper Black Diamonds return with their fourth album ‘No-Tell Hotel‘, a collection of songs that is more diverse than what I would normally be expecting from a band from Switzerland.  You want Party songs?  Country-tinged?  Ballads?  Dark/heavy material?  This album has all […]

Review: Maverick – Cold Star Dancer Metalopolis Records (April 6th 2018) Reviewer: Stephen Brophy  After the success of their second album ‘Big Red’ Northern Ireland’s Maverick are back with a brand new opus, and it’s just so damn good. The expectations have been quite high for this release and they have been smashed, this is […]