Bolt Thrower’s spiritual successor, Memoriam, have been putting out albums consistently since their inception in 2016. Starting out as a tribute to the late drummer Martin Kearns, the band led by Karl Willets give their take on death, loss, war, and [...]
I don’t think there is anything for me to say about Accept that haven’t been said already. Perhaps the most iconic German heavy metal band of all time, these guys are responsible for presenting heavy metal to a legion of people and for [...]
I have an unpopular opinion about Sodom and the Teutonic Big Four in general: the thrash panzer led by Onkel Tom Angelripper are the only ones from the quartet that never slipped or released a bad album. Since the brutal and seminal ‘Obsessed by [...]
Perhaps one of the most saturated subgenres today, melodic death metal has always been something of a love-or-hate situation in the metal world. From the likes of Children of Bodom to early In Flames, everything in the style has been milked over and over [...]
It’s easy to find great quality metal in Greece, especially in the black metal realm. Hellenic stalwarts like Necromantia, Thou Art Lord, Katavasia and Agatus easily come to mind, but Rotting Christ and Varathron may be the greatest acts in the [...]
There are some bands that transition beyond good and evil, beyond the barriers of criticism, and manage to be accepted and celebrated by all because of their extreme quality and impeccable discography. Benediction is one of the few that fit this mold in [...]
Perhaps one of the most underrated thrash metal bands of all time, Heathen is one of the most prominent, intelligent, and classy acts to come out of the Bay Area. Having released only three albums prior to this one, the San Francisco natives led by [...]
I want to start this review by confessing my crime in my last review of a Unleash the Archers album: ‘Apex’ had the highly unjust score of 7.8 given by me here at Metal Wani, but the album was one of the best power metal releases of 2017 and [...]
