traditional heavy metal

Featuring members of Slough Feg, Spirit Adrift, and Nite, Hands of Goro’s metal chops are unquestionable. But if you do have questions, we have an interview — plus an album stream.

For their debut album “Out for Blood,” the Chilean heavy metal group evokes the often weird, but brilliant styles of metal that thrived in the early 1980s.

The latest single from the Canadian heavy/doom band’s new album “Violent Creed of Vengeance” will give you your sword and sorcery fix. Plus, read an in-depth interview with the band.

Featuring members of Sumerlands and Visigoth and ex-members of Manilla Road and Eternal Champion, Savage Oath dropped an introductory EP with zero fanfare yesterday.

The California heavy metal band is set to release their third album “Outsider” this week, which pays special tribute to the chaotic creativity of the NWOBHM movement. We spoke to Jarvis Leatherby, vocalist/bassist, about the record.

The Finnish heavy/doom band taps into doom metal’s grandeur and heavy metal’s ferocity on their upcoming second full-length. Stream a new track here.

The Swiss heavy metal band returns with their second album “Might & Power,” a blazing follow-up to their debut. Check out a new track and interview here.

We talked to guitarist Jack MacMichael (Heavy Sentence) about the UK heavy metal band’s new album, which made Brandon Corsair’s ‘best of 2022’ list.

We spoke to Ironflame mastermind Andrew D’Cagna (Nechochwen, Icarus Witch) about the band’s evolution up through their latest album, 2022’s “Where Madness Dwells.”

The New Zealand band blasted off a ripping two-song EP last month full of classic 1980s aggression. Read an interview with the band here.