4 ★ BUS (short for Bus the Unknown Secretary) was formed in Greece back in 2011 as a stoner metal band and as was reflected in their past...

4 ★ If you’re familiar with blackened heavy metal, a certain Slovakian band by the name of Malokarpatan might come to mind. Take what...

4.5 ★ This actually came out on cassette a few months ago, but we were lucky enough to be sent the digital promo and speaking as an...

4 ★ The thrash attack of 2024 is strong, folks. Much like The Usurper, this was a random find for me, but when I listened to it, I...

4 ★ When we first started Metal Militia, I remember seeing this crop up in the list of promos we’d be receiving, and everything from the...

3.5 ★ There’s been a recent wave of blackened speed bands ever since Hellripper got somewhat big in the underground back in 2017 or so....

4 ★ Incredibly short, incredibly awesome. That’s it, that’s my review in 4 words. Think of Symbolic -era Death but in 2024, with more...

4 ★ When BAT originally appeared as a side project of Municipal Waste under the helm of Ryan Waste, I knew they’d be both a good band and...

3.5 ★ Originally, I wasn’t even going to include this album as I stumbled upon it randomly, but as the days went by, I found myself...

4.5 ★ Last year, when PHANTOM released their debut LP Handed to Execution , I was quite blown away. Ironically, despite being from...

4 ★ For quite a while, this would not have been a band I would’ve included in any sort of metal-related discussion. However, it’s with...

"MAMMOTH'S HAND" - THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER (from the LP “Servitude” on Metal Blade Records, 2024) "SUBTERRANEAN PERSUASION" - CONCRETE...

"STREETBANGER" - BAT (from the LP “Under the Crooked Claw” on Nuclear Blast Records, 2024) "VIGILANTES" - ANGEL SWORD (from the LP “World...

"DURO METAL" - ACERO LETAL (from the single “Veloz invencible / Duro Metal” re leased independently, 2014) "KNIGHT OF THE NIGHT" - SAVAGE...

“STARLIGHT” - HELLOWEEN (from the EP “Helloween” on Noise Records, 1985) “ROLLERBALL” - ROLLERBALL (from the EP “Outlast the Game” on...

★★★★★ Back when I was a naïve, wee metal warrior, I could not for the life of me understand the hype around MANILLA ROAD. The epic...

★★★★★ Every once in a while, I decide to go on what I call “metal quests.” What these essentially are is me doing a deep dive into a...

★★★★ HEAVY TEMPLE are one of those bands that never really cease to amaze me. They’re psychedelic, heavy as hell, musically talented, and...

★★★ It’s been 8 years since the last ATTACKER album – Sins of the World (which I think is fantastic) – and after all this time, The God...

★★★ RAVAGE is one of those bands that seem really awesome on paper, but are less awesome upon execution. It’s not even that they’re poor...