By MettleAngel@MetalCovenant. Published on 28 November, 2009

The Manimal – who lately, has sucked, like the least inspired musician, that is Blackie Lawless – is back inside the eclectic circus of – “God, Guns, & Religion”.
The hellion, who created a unique metallic sound in the early ’80s; lucklessly, has done very little to depart from it; thereby leaving many of the subsequent releases staid, tedious, and boring. His reign of unholy terror continues with – ‘Babylon’ – where he babbles on with a new album based around biblical visions of “The Four Horseman Of The Apocalypse” Continue Reading
By Minstrel. Published on 27 November, 2009
Melodic metallers Iron Mask have released a video for the track ‘Forever In The Dark’ Continue Reading
By Sean@MetalCDRatings. Published on 25 November, 2009

American guitarist, Chris Impellitteri and his band has returned after a 5 year absence, to release their 9th full-length CD, entitled ‘Wicked maiden’. Absent in 2004’s ‘Pedal to the metal’ and 2002’s ‘System X’, journeyman vocalist Rob Rock (Fires of Babylon, Driver, Axel Rudi Pell, Warrior) has returned to the band, after being Impellitteri’s singer for all of their releases between 1992 and 2000; 6 in all including this release. The other 2 vocalists to sing on Impellitteri releases include Graham Bonnet and Curtis Skelton Continue Reading
By Craig@MetalCDRatings. Published on 23 November, 2009

Then Crown’d again thir gold’n Harps they took,
Harps ever tun’d, that glittering by their side
Like Quivers hung, and with Praeamble sweet
Of charming symphonie they introduce
Thir sacred song, and waken raptures high.
- John Milton
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By Minstrel. Published on 23 November, 2009
A second video has been released by Symphonic rock/metal band Delain from the ‘April Rain’ album. Continue Reading
By Minstrel. Published on 21 November, 2009
Hard rockers Fatal Smile have released the video for the single ‘Run For Your Life’ Continue Reading
By Dux@MetalCovenant. Published on 20 November, 2009

Less publicized than its contemporary brother movement, the New Wave of American Heavy Metal, and arguably even more talented, the current thrash revival has started to hit its stride in the past few years. Unlike bands of yesteryear that would push bastard half-thrash grooves, or see acts trying to be fast merely for brutality’s sake, the current crop of young headbangers make no apologies about wearing their Bay Area influences on their sleeve, Skeletonwitch being chief amongst them Continue Reading