Napalm/Sound Pollution German mediaeval metal band SALTATO MORTIS has been quite successful. From humble beginnings in 2000, this combo has successfully combined their folk and metal influences and turned into a band to be counted with. Eight albums to date, and a highly successful DVD recently, sounds like more than they bargained for in the…

Ministry Founder Al Jourgensen, the godfather of industrial metal, has long been known as his country doppelganger, Buck Satan – an ode to Jourgensen’s longtime country hero Buck Owens, who just prior to his death “blessed” Jourgensen’s country side project Buck Satan & The 666 Shooters. Featuring guest artists from the metal world as well…

Danish band Fate are a band that has been through plenty of lineup changes since the band first formed in 1984. After almost ten years, several lineup changes and several album releases, the band split in 1993. The band then reformed in 2006, and since then have had yet more lineup changes, released a new…

Martyr de mona are a young midlands band who have been building up a good reputation with their live shows – quite a few people who’ve seen them live have recommended them to me. Unfortunately I’ve not managed to catch them live yet, so listening to their album will have to do me for now….

80’s Scandinavian metal band Oz are back after a 20 year absence, and are marking their return with the release of ”Burning Leather”. The album is a mix of old and new tracks. The old songs have been re-recorded so they’re the best they’ve ever sounded. ”We decided to include and new tracks and re-recorded…

Bear Cavalry hail from the South coast of England, and this foursome have already gained plenty of fans – the band has already had their music championed at Radio 1 by the likes of Edith Bowman and Kissy Sellout –the latter going as far as make his own Kissy Klub version of Custom Hands. They’ve…

”What the angel said” is the second single from The Savage Nomad’s debut album, ”Coloured Clutter”. The band seem ridiculously young to be making music of this quality but they’ve managed it. When you have people like Mick Jones (The Clash) recommending them then you’ve got to take that seriously – musicians of his calibre…

Morton is a new band from The Ukraine. For most people, Morton are probably the first band they’ll have heard from The Ukraine – a country not well known in international rock and metal circles. The band was put together initially as a studio project by vocalist Max Morton who also runs his own studio…

”The landing” is the seventh album from German heavy metal/power metal band Iron Savior (a name that really irritates me with its American spelling for Saviour). The band was formed in 1996 by Piet Sielck, Kai Hansen (Helloween & Gamma Ray) and Thomen Stauch (Blind Guardian), with Piet Sielck now the only remaining founding member….

Roadrunner/Warner MASTODON was formed in 1999 after meeting at a HIGH ON FIRE concert. The debut, “Remission” was released in 2002, and by now they have reached five albums. Apart from the first demo, featureing one Eric Saner on vocals, the band has always consisted of; Troy Sanders, bass/vocals, Brent Hinds, guitars/vocals, Bill Kelliher, guitars/Backing…

Lion/Warner This band or project includes the vocal talents of Göran Edman (ex. YNGWIE MALMSTEEN), Mark Boals (ex. YNGWIE MALMSTEEN), and Carsten Lizard” Schoulz (EVIDENCE ONE). But the band leader is a one Boguslaw Balcerak, a pole who started playing as late as at 16. Things seems to have moved rapidly in Warsaw since then…