Author: Ioannis Stefanis

Marcel “Schmier” Schirmer’s return to Destruction in 1999 heralded the most productive phase in the band’s long and turbulent career. Sadly, however, the albums that this trio released from ‘All Hell Breaks Loose’ (2000) onwards, though each having made a decent attempt to provide the listener with something … Read More

When ‘The Art Of Dying’ first saw the light of day back in May 2004, most of us were led to believe that Death Angel’s studio album number four was the best the band could offer at this phase in its career. Twelve years and four studio albums … Read More

It was more than two years ago that the Phoenix thrash metal combo Flotsam And Jetsam decided to re-record their much-loved second studio album ‘No Place For Disgrace’ – a decision that was met with excitement but also a fair amount of scepticism by the band’s loyal fan base. … Read More

Twenty years as an active band, Swedish heavy metal gangsters Grand Magus have yet to release a bad album. That said, one would be pretty accurate when stating that no album that’s seen the light of day since the release of ‘Monument’, back in 2003, has managed to even … Read More