Savage Blood: Wheel Of Time - review

    Savage Blood is the german heavy/power metal band that was formed only 7 years ago in Lower Saxony but already they released EP and one full studio album. After three years since their debut album "Downfall" they released their second LP on November 16th 2023. It is titled "Wheel Of Time" and promoted by single "" (95th last week at our Stef Metal Chart - Hard'n'heavy Music (87)). Current band members are Peter Diersmann, Jörg Steinhake, Timios Zouridakis, Marc Könnecke and Michael Wächter, and they are those who recorded that interesting album.

Sophie Lloyd - Imposter Syndrome - review

    In July, we published review of guitarist Nita Strauss's solo album, and a few month later we receive another release like this. This time the author is Sophie Lloyd, British female guitarist who started her career from publishing shred covers and own materials in YouTube service. She became famous, having now more then million subscribers, and during 2022 she joined Machine Gun Kelly's concerts line-up. And the final act is artist's solo album released on 9th November 2023 titled "Imposter Syndrome".
11 compositions recorded featuring many different artists create truly interesting album, what should not be strange thing for anybody when one's keep in ming the fact that Sophie graduated from the prestigious BIMM in 2018 with a First Class Honours BMus in Popular Music Performance.

Doro - Conqueress – Forever Strong and Proud - review

    As we previously announced with November's new releases on October 27th, 2023 German vocalist Doro's new album was released. The Album titled "Conqueress: Forever Strong and Proud" is artists 14th studio solo album and brings the music that shows that Doro still likes what she does and does what she likes. We got few stronger songs, few ballads, and cover recorder featuring Rob Halford at the end..
Whole thing has 15 tracks, for which fans had to wait 5 years (a year less then for previous record), but it was worth waiting to see that she really deserved a place in the pantheon of heavy metal stars.

Ronnie Romero - Too Many Lies, Too Many Masters - review

    September 15, 2023 was the date when Ronnie Romero released his real first solo album. Artist known better for his cooparation with bands like Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, Vandenberg, or Michael Schenker Group, has previously released two studio albums but they included only covers. Now he gives us completely solo material and must be said that this is a piece of good music.
Although "Too Many Lies, Too Many Masters" is his first fully solo studio album, Ronnie has already recorded quite a few albums, including two cover albums mentioned above. He also recorded 20 studio albums with another 11 artists of few music styles. He sang for example for power metal band Lords of Black or hard rock/heavy metal Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow and Elegant Weapons. That what his new album is - interesting vocal, interesting music, interesting guitar solos - everything what's important in hard rock and heavy metal.

Primal Fear - "Code Red" - review

    Few days ago, on September 1st, 2023, German power-metal band Primal Fear released their 14th studio album - "Code Red". The band, formed in 1997 by ex-Gamma Ray vocalist Ralf Scheepers and bassist Mat Sinner, made fans wait for a new material three years after releasing their previous studio album "Metal Commando". For every fan it was definitely the period worth of waiting, especially that new record is pretty good. Maybe it isn't the masterpiece but certainly it won't dissapear in the mists of time.

Nita Strauss - "The Call Of The Void" - review

    On July 7, 2023 former Alice Cooper's guitarist Nita Strauss released her solo album - "The Call Of The Void". There are some instrumental compositions, next to witch there are recorded also some songs with different vocalists, basic version includes 14 tracks. Digital version of the Album contain also instrumental versions of songs recorded with wocalists, and honestly in my opinion record it is the bonus value.
The whole thing is significant position at music market, and two tracks from it still stay at our Hard'n'Heavy Music Chart - (18th last 62. week) and (37th).

Extreme - "Six" - review

As we announced earlier a month ago Extreme's sixth studio album was released. The Album is titeled just "Six" and contains 12 very good Extreme styled songs.

Burning Witches - "The Dark Tower" - review

New Album of Burning Witches was released in early May. This is group's fifth studio record and is called "The Dark Tower". If you ask what it brings then I say - good heavy/power metal.

Kamelot - "The Awakening" - review

As we previously announced, in March another Kamelot's studio album - "The Awakening" was released. Music of the band is labeled differently - symphonic metal or progressive power metal, depending on where you look for the information. Anyway, on the Album you can find both styles, because the record is very varied but also tracks are of equal quality.

Godsmack - "Lighting Up The Sky" - review

On 24. February 2023 Godsmack released their eighth studio album called "Lighting Up The Sky". As Sully Erna, group's leader, said - it is to be group's last studio release. So it is good goodbye as the album contain good music. It's not fantastic but good for sure.

Godsmack - "Lighting Up the Sky" - forthcoming info

On February 24th new Godsmack's album will be released. It will be called Lighting Up the Sky ("Unforgettable" from previous Godsmack's album is currently at position 57 of Hard'n'Heavy Music Chart - standing #26). The album will contain 11 songs.
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