Andrew Small, Author at Metal Wani

Album Reviews

REVIEW: PARADISE LOST – “Obsidian”

Obsidian glass is characterized as hard, brittle, and amorphous; and as such, given to fracturing into sharp edges. Veteran doom dealers Paradise Lost’s powerful new record ‘Obsidian’ unquestionably lives up…

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3 min

E.P. Reviews

REVIEW: KHEMMIS – “Doomed Heavy Metal” [EP]

Let’s knock-out the proverbial biggest guy in the prison yard first: if Khemmis’s new EP ‘Doomed Heavy Metal’ were simply a vehicle for delivering their cover of Dio’s “Rainbow in…

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3 min

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REVIEW: TESTAMENT – “Titans Of Creation”

The unhinged aggression of “Children of the Next Level” opens the proverbial gate with a bang. Its lumbering gallop adorned with Eastern-tinged harmonized guitars provides vocalist Chuck Billy with ample…

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2 min

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REVIEW: LUCIFER – “III”

Joahan Sadonis’s initial metal cred came from the excellent but short-lived The Oath before she hooked-up with Cathedral’s Gaz Jennings for ‘Lucifer I.’ Having seen Lucifer on tour for their…

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2 min

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REVIEW: MY DYING BRIDE – “The Ghost Of Orion”

The cancer diagnosis of My Dying Bride’s vocalist Aaron Stanthorpe’s daughter in 2017 looms heavy on ‘The Ghost of Orion’. After a lengthy break, Stanthorpe posted a heartfelt message on…

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3 min

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REVIEW: THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA – “Aeromantic”

Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes describes 1984s rite of passage blockbuster ‘The Karate Kid’ as “utterly predictable and wholly of its time, but warm, sincere, and difficult to resist.” The…

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2 min

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REVIEW: KIRK WINDSTEIN – “Dreams In Motion”

With the title track, ‘Dreams in Motion’ begins auspiciously enough with the kind of funereal riff that Windstein probably writes in his sleep. Harmonized lead guitars over tribal tom beat…

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3 min

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REVIEW: EXHORDER – “Mourn The Southern Skies”

I overlooked Exhorder the first time around, and it’s too bad. ‘Slaughter in the Vatican’ is a great record, and as evidenced by their performance at this year’s Decibel Metal…

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3 min

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REVIEW: TORCHE – “Admission”

My first exposure to Torche came in October 2010 when they, along with the sorely missed Kylesa supported heavy metal leviathans High on Fire. The Middle East Downstairs in Cambridge,…

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3 min

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REVIEW: SAINT VITUS – “Saint Vitus”

I have always been aware of Saint Vitus and respected what they do, but my ears have generally gravitated toward their more musically restless predecessors, peers, and successors (e.g. Sabbath,…

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REVIEW: PARADISE LOST – “Obsidian”

REVIEW: KHEMMIS – “Doomed Heavy Metal” [EP]

REVIEW: TESTAMENT – “Titans Of Creation”

REVIEW: LUCIFER – “III”

REVIEW: MY DYING BRIDE – “The Ghost Of Orion”

REVIEW: THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA – “Aeromantic”

REVIEW: KIRK WINDSTEIN – “Dreams In Motion”

REVIEW: EXHORDER – “Mourn The Southern Skies”

REVIEW: TORCHE – “Admission”

REVIEW: SAINT VITUS – “Saint Vitus”

VINNIE VINCENT Calls His Upcoming Album ‘Greatest Of All Times’; Threatens to Bury It Over Money Dispute

NEAL SCHON Thanks STEVE PERRY For Making JOURNEY’s Music Resonate Across Generations

Fans Speculate About Singers For ALEX VAN HALEN and STEVE LUKATHER Collaboration

GIL MOORE Clarifies Roles for PHIL X, TODD KERNS, and BRENT FRITZ in TRIUMPH’s Reunion Tour

ALEX VAN HALEN Confirms Recording New VAN HALEN Album With STEVE LUKATHER

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