From the first time I heard both Accept’s classic Balls to the Wall and Scorpions’ criminally underrated Animal Magnetism, I was immediately hooked on...

In one of my first reviews for Metal Blast, I was blown away by the calibre and quality of the latest album from Drowning...

When I first stumbled upon the promo release of the album, I knew that the singer’s name had a familiar ring. Although I’m ashamed...

Death SS were once a truly interesting act. Beginning life as something of a European answer to W.A.S.P. and Alice Cooper, the dark, raw,...

Whitesnake is truly legendary, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Sure, their most famous period is rife for criticism in some circles, but...

God the ‘70s have been done to death, haven’t they? I mean sure it was a great decade (musically speaking of course) that gave...

We need to get this out of the way before we continue: I am a MASSIVE Thin Lizzy fan boy. I firmly believe that between 1975...

When you’re a female-fronted rock band of any kind, you shouldn’t kick off your album by having your singer say some clichéd rock thing...

All the comparisons are true. Airbourne has, from the very beginning, sounded like the exact middle-ground between AC/DC, Rose Tattoo and Motörhead. Their musical...

Avantasia’s legendary Metal Operas are the main reason I am into Power Metal to this day. I've always admired Tobias’ ability to link the two seemingly...