Grand Magus was so far ahead of the heavy metal revival curve that its initial releases were categorized as doom or stoner rock, and by the time the old iron lady actually took off, midway…
Grand Magus – The Hunt (2012)
Opeth – Heritage (2011)
Heritage, Opeth’s tenth studio offering, finds the Swedish band abandoning death metal: no growled vocals, no…
Yngwie Malmsteen – Relentless (2010)
Yngwie Malmsteen may very well be the Buddy Rich of heavy metal guitar. In the jazz world, Rich was as famous (or infamous) for…
October Tide – A Thin Shell (2010)
For about a decade, it seemed like there would never be a third album by Sweden’s October Tide, who recorded two albums in the…
Grand Magus – Hammer of the North (2010)
Few of those who bothered to investigate Grand Magus’ inauspicious eponymous debut album in 2002 could have possibly predicted the Swedish trio’s…
Seventh Wonder – The Great Escape (2010)
The Great Escape is the fourth album by Swedish progressive metal band Seventh Wonder. It was recorded over the Spring and Summer of…