All posts by Bruno Medeiros

To my knowledge, Angelus Apatrida is one of the stalwarts of this new wave of thrash metal bands we are experiencing since the mid 2000’s. The Spanish four-piece can already be considered veterans of the scene and definitely managed to break some skulls [...]

Riot, Riot V, it doesn’t matter: the legendary New York-based heavy/power metal Goliath has been around through thick and thin, storm and calm, and even death. I remember when founding member, guitarist and main songwriter Mark Reale passed away in 2012, [...]

The Hellenic keepers of the deep dark canyon, striking swiftly and true, are back to show the world why Varathron is conceived as a synonym for respectable, valiant and timeless black metal. Shadowing the great titans Rotting Christ and Septicflesh, for [...]

Blackened thrash, melodic death/power, folk. Kalmah has been labeled as all that throughout the years, conquering followers and die-hard fans along the way. Whatever their metal weapon may be – death, folk, fish, swamp metal (yes, they call themselves [...]

I got a little startled when I heard that Memoriam had another one coming in such a short time-span. The band started its activities in 2016, shortly after longtime Bolt Thrower drummer Martin “Kiddie” Kearns passed away unexpectedly at the young age of [...]

There are somethings in life that just can’t be fixed, but a band’s sound isn’t one of them. When Borealis hit my review queue last time they were around in 2015 with ‘Purgatory’, all I could hear was some Evergrey-wannabees with little to be salvaged [...]

You may have already read about my praises to the NWOTHM (short for New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal), and how the movement is a marvelous addition to our rich culture. Bands like Air Raid, Ambush, Enforcer, RAM, MidnightPriest and SkullFist grace us [...]

I’ve never been a huge fan of symphonic metal, so it goes without saying that Leaves’s Eyes never really caught mine. I’m no stranger to the band, of course, as it features a well-known figure in the Metal community in Alexander Krull (Atrocity) and they [...]