Heavy Metal. Pseudo-satanic musings galore, high on soaring vocals. A change from rock ‘n’ roll, forged in the flames of arcane evil that will melt said rock, forge it into alloy, and reach new heights of brutality. That was about the tenor once the Heavy Metal movement took on steam – back in the ’80s.

Fast forward to these troubled days. Iron Maiden is still going strong, whereas other players’ days of glory have ceased to exist or are seriously waning. And still you find ‘new’ adepts of these old metal arts that will try to install themselves in a … [...] Click to raid more!