Reviews-Steel-Mill
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MSG – IN THE MIDST OF BEAUTY (INAK 2008)
When 2008 ended I wasn’t too impressed with its overall run of metal and rock releases. Priest of course rolled out their long awaited “Nostradamus” project and Def Leppard returned to form with their best album since “Adrenalize” but other than that, those records I bought that year and those released in 2008 that I’ve…
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SAVAGE MESSIAH – INSURRECTION RISING (CANDLELIGHT 2009)
Hailing from London, England, Savage Messiah have just unleashed their second album “Insurrection Rising.” Their debut “Spitting Venom” was released roughly two years ago, and it was an enjoyable enough product. However, even for the band themselves their full potential wasn’t yet realised with that disc. A lot has changed then, establishing a new line-up,…
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NAZARETH – THE NEWZ (EDEL 2008)
With a forty year career under their belt, Nazareth can be deservedly labeled under the classic hard rock folder. And based on the huge discography of albums containing loads of good material, expecting solid quality from the scots’ new releases is just as deserved. After ten years since the band’s previous release (Boogaloo 1998), Nazareth…
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SPARZANZA – IN VOODOO VERITAS (KABUKI RECORDS 2009)
There’s a sinister smile upon the face of the voodoo doll sitting on the cover of Sparzanza’s new album. And sinister is also ‘In Voodoo Veritas’ beginning – catchy, thick riff of ‘The Blind Will Lead The Blind’ cuts the air while singer Fredrik Weileby sneers menacing lyrics with a menacing voice; ‘One by one…
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VENDETTA – HERETIC NATION (LION MUSIC 2009)
From the speakers a grand old-school heavy metal riff blasts forth, twists around the heavily driving rhythm and gets joined by a powerful delivery of strong lyrics. Classic style drum fills shift the gears and as the riff comes back at just the right times, the song eventually breaks into a thrash-like guitar chops and…
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IMPULSIA – EXPRESSIONS (IMPULSIA MUSIC 2009)
Impulsia is a new studio project from Sweden, built around the core of ex-Candlemass vocalist Johan Langquist and guitarists Marcus Jidell (Royal Hunt, Pain) and lesser known Uno Sjöström who has a long career playing covers under his belt. Added to this bunch Impulsia brings together a rather unlikely combination of guest musicians ranging from…
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BURNING BLACK – MECHANICHELL (LIMB MUSIC 2009)
At first glance one could be mistaken to believe these power metal warriors hailed from America, as the accompanying story states they are playing US Power Metal and the names of the key players certainly point to that direction. However, these guys are from Italy, where of course power metal is alive and well –…
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CRASHDIET – GENERATION WILD (GAIN PRODUCT 2010)
Sweden’s Crashdiet are the glam/hard rock offsprings who have swung punk/hard rock meltdown so popular in the mid 1980’s right back to headlines. Admittedly they are not alone on this, as several other hopefuls remain on the scene. Crashdiet have over the years built a steady following both in mainland Europe, and Japan where their…
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SOILWORK – THE PANIC BROADCAST (NUCLEAR BLAST 2010)
After 2007’s ill-famed ‘Sworn To A Great Divide’, the fans of Soilwork have been expecting the band’s new release with mixed feelings. Created in absence of creative powerplayer, guitarist Peter Wichers, ‘Sworn To A Great Divide’ had received very poor feedback from both fans and media and as Wichers later returned to reclaim his old…
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IRON MAIDEN – THE FINAL FRONTIER (EMI 2010)
You have to respect Iron Maiden for retaining their stadium status in the year 2010, when so many of their contemporaries have been forced to down scale their tours. But as always, this comes with a price tag and while they have attained a strong, younger following, Maiden’s creative decisions have often times disappointed a…