(TheBRHM.com) This album is something a little outside of what I prefer listening to. I prefer a faster-paced metal journey but Smoulder delivered something that has me reconsidering slower tempo metal. Of course, it helps that Smoulder’s music is rooted in tales of gritty, primordial fantasy. Epic doom metal, fantasy-themed ...

(TheBRHM.com) German band Sacred Steel dropped their tenth album Ritual Supremacy in late April 2025 and we’re going to check it out by look at the A-side and B-side separately, highlighting the standout tracks on both sides, and looking at the strength of the opening track—the first impression. A-Side of ...

(TheBRHM.com) We recently took a “Greatest Album Debuts” jaunt to Canada for some power metal stylings. As a country for metal music, I dig Canada for its speed metal and thrash offerings but acts like Smoulder, 3 Inches of Blood, metal OG Thor, and Gatekeeper show that the Great White ...

(TheBRHM.com) In the late 1990s, I wasn’t familiar with Kiss at all. Sure, I most likely heard some of their hit tunes in commercials or films but I didn’t actually match them with those songs. It wouldn’t be until the release of the Psycho Circus comic book from Image Comics ...

(TheBRHM.com) My metal listening recently has been more on epic metal of the 1980s. A lot of the acts come from traditional heavy metal roots—somewhat different from the German bands that came from speed metal and became power metal with future albums. Let’s check out five albums that I’ve had ...