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Hastings trainer John Bary has had a change of luck in the past week, picking up a brace of wins after a frustrating string of minor placings in the early...

OUTBURN ONLINE March 12, 2021 Royal Destroyer, via Metal Blade Records. For a preview of Royal Destroyer, a lyric video for “Scandinavian Satan” has been released today. Bassist Magnus Olsfelt comments: “‘Scandinavian Satan.’ The music inspired from the early days of extreme metal, first generation black metal, a raw kind of barbaric metal rock ‘n’ roll. Even though inspired by history and days gone by, this is not by any means ‘retro,’ but takes...

OUTBURN ONLINE March 11, 2021 PHOTOGRAPHS BY IDA KUCERA “It’s a long way to the top if you wanna rock ‘n’ roll.” Wise words from AC/DC, but what about staying relevant? The Crown first returned to the international extreme metal scene back in 2010 after a six year hiatus and have released a relatively steady stream of solid albums since then. And their latest, Royal Destroyer, is something special—a barn burning effort that echoes the Swedish band’s prior high points ( Eternal...

Within certain circles The Crown are an institution. Under their former name, Crown of Thorns, the band carved a formidable reputation for themselves within the speed metal genre. Now in their 31st year as a working band, and having changed their name to The Crown along the way, the band has just released one of the finest albums of their career and arguably one of the most impressive speed metal albums ever. Royal Destroyer bears all the hallmarks that helped the band forge its reputation in t...

A LIST OF MOST ANTICIPATED 2021 RELEASES (BY KARINA NOCTUM)   (Our Norway-based contributor Karina Noctum compiled this list of forthcoming 2021 releases that she’s eagerly awaiting, with streams of advance tracks for many of them.) 2021 has just started and the news of upcoming releases by several bands I really like has been substantial. It has become one of the few highlights amidst these almost post-apocalyptic times with virus mutations running wild. I’m compiling a list of albums or ...

GENGHIS TRON, THE CROWN Among Gimme Metals Top Tracks of the Week By Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. GENGHIS TRON – Dream Weapon Back after a long absence, Hamilton Jordan and Michael Sochynskys fabled Genghis Tron returns, joined by two new members: vocalist Tony Wolski and Sumac/Baptists drummer Nick Yacyshyn. Full of crushing rhythms but overriding dreamlike vibe, the band builds upon layers of frenetic energy that elevates into a trancy state not unlike Boris with say more synt...