Heavy Metal

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Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 257 1 2

Metal Church stands firmly among the legends of American heavy metal, with a history stretching back to 1980. Their career has seen its share of highs and lows, lineup changes, hiatuses, and reinventions, but throughout it all, they’ve produced several landmark albums, including their...

WARRIOR PATH The Mad King Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 2210 1 2

This album may have been out for a few months already, but it only recently landed on my radar and it certainly deserved a closer look. Warrior Path, the Greek heavy/power metal project founded by guitarist Andreas Sinanoglou, returns with The Mad King, a...

IRON MAIDEN Senjutsu Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 1938 1 2

More than 45 years into their career, Iron Maiden show no signs of slowing down. I caught their performance at Trondheim Rocks in 2018, and it remains one of the most memorable concerts I’ve attended. Now, six years after The Book of Souls, the...

ACCEPT Too Mean To Die Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 2198 1 2

More than four decades have passed since Accept released their self‑titled debut in 1979, yet the band continues to push forward with remarkable vitality. Lineup changes have been frequent over the years, and since The Rise of Chaos, founding bassist Peter Baltes has departed,...

ARCHON ANGEL Fallen Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen Updated September 09, 2021 2297 1 2

Archon Angel was born out of a collaboration between former Savatage vocalist Zak Stevens and Secret Sphere guitarist and producer Aldo Lonobile. On the songwriting side the duo has received creative help from a few prominent personalities of the Italian metal scene, such as...

MANIMAL Purgatorio Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen Updated September 09, 2021 2539 1 2

'Purgatorio' is the title of the third full lenght album from Sweden's, Gothenburg based heavy metal/power metal band Manimal and it's definitely one to look out for if you're a fan of the genre. I enjoyed some of the material on their first two...

DENNER/SHERMAN Satan's Tomb Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen December 08, 2015 5708 0 1

New material from the amazing Mercyful Fate guitar duo Denner/Shermann has been greatly anticipated ever since I first heard rumors of this project a while ago. Now the time is finally here, and even though it comes in the shape of a four track...

STRYPER Fallen Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen October 15, 2015 3022 0 1

I must admit that Stryper is one of those bands that I used to like in my younger days, but seem to have forgotten about for the past couple of decades. I remember their mid eighties releases as good stuff though, especially 'Soldiers under...

IRON MAIDEN The Book Of Souls Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen Updated September 04, 2015 3495 0 1

Iron Maiden is one of those bands who never let their fans down, and the fact that they have always stayed true to their style and never moved too far away from the winning formula that captured the heavy metal hordes in the early...

NIGHT DEMON Curse Of The Damned Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen Updated January 28, 2015 4174 2 1

Night Demon is a 3-piece traditional metal band heading from Ventura, California and 'Curse Of The Damned' is their debut album. The first thought that came to my mind after having heard this album was that it sounded like it could have been recorded...