Album Reviews


  • IRON SAVIOR ‘Awesome Anthems of The Galaxy’

    2026 Perception In March 2026, IRON SAVIOR will return with a love letter to ‘80s music, an all-covers album named Awesome Anthems of The Galaxy. This collection was inspired by the success of earlier cover songs by the band in Seal’s “Crazy” and Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)”. And based on the cover…

  • METALLICA Tribute ‘No Life ‘Til Leather’

    Silver Lining Music Photo by Hugo L. Casanova on Unsplash So I had to go back and re-visit what has to be 1 of the most monumental and influential debut albums, as well as the demo that essentially broke open the door and peaked Brian Slagel’s ear all those decades ago enough to include them, typo on all,…

  • CONEY HATCH ‘Coney Hatch’ With Unboxing Video

    Anthem Records It hasn’t been easy for fans or collectors to get their hands on the 1982 self-titled debut by Canadian rockers CONEY HATCH. You won’t find it streaming on Apple Music or Spotify. You might find pieces of it on YouTube, but the quality is not that great. Your favorite local record shop may…

  • DANGEROUS TOYS ‘Demolition’

    Deadline Music / Cleopatra Records – 2025https://dangeroustoys.us Taken from a reported 70 songs written in the lead up to the DANGEROUS TOYS album ‘Pissed’, the ten tracks that make up the “new” archival release ‘Demolition’ from the Texas rockers take you back in time to the late 1980s and early 1990s.While the overall production sound…

  • 1349 ‘Winter Mass’

    1349‘Winter Mass’Season Of Mist After nearly 30 years and eight full-lengths, I suppose it’s about time that 1349 finally got around to issuing a legit live album – don’t think 2009’s bootleggy ‘Maggot Fetus … Teeth Like Thorns’ really counts and 2011’s ‘Hellvetia Fire – The Official 1349 Bootleg’ was a DVD-only proposition. Most of…

  • DREAM THEATER ‘Quarantième: Live à Paris’ (w/vinyl unboxing video)

    Photo Credit: Mark Maryanovich If you’re reading this vinyl review, then I’m sure you know the backstory. DREAM THEATER reunited with drummer Mike Portnoy to celebrate their 40th Anniversary with an extensive European & U.S. tour. I should also mention that the Progressive Metal 5-piece also managed to release a new studio album in the…

  • N.Y.C. ‘Built To Destroy’

    2025, Adrenalizing Media Not you, not me, and not anyone on this planet will ever be able to listen to the amount of music available at any given moment in time. As such, we pick and choose our favorites, preoccupied with genre splitting and, occasionally, will latch onto something brand new just because. To many,…

  • STRYPER ‘The Greatest Gift of All’

    Frontiers Music Srl, 2025 Ever since Christian metalheads STRYPER reinvented themselves with their comeback album ‘No More Hell To Pay’ in 2013, the band has been thriving both in terms of quantity and quality of their releases. The four-piece also underwent some sonic rejuvenation when bassist and backing vocalist Perry Richardson joined the band in…