Reviews
Welcome to Antihero Magazine, your ultimate hub for everything Heavy Metal and Hard Rock! Here, we deliver passionate, in-depth reviews of the latest and greatest albums, electrifying live shows, and iconic DVDs and films that define the spirit of rock and metal. From thunderous new releases to legendary classics, we analyze every riff, lyric, and performance with the energy and dedication that true fans deserve. Whether you’re looking for your next headbanging anthem, a live show worth catching, or a film that captures the raw essence of metal, we’ve got you covered. Let’s turn up the volume and dive in!
Festival Review: HELLFEST OPEN AIR 2019
July 2, 2019
Festival Review: HELLFEST OPEN AIR 2019
Due to travel difficulties last year, I was unable to follow up my debut visit to Hellfest from 2017. However,…
Festival Review: DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2019
July 1, 2019
Festival Review: DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2019
Having intentionally avoided returning to Download since my rain-soaked camping experience of 2016, I decided to adopt a different approach…
Album Review: MEMORIAM – Requiem for Mankind
June 21, 2019
Album Review: MEMORIAM – Requiem for Mankind
Albert Einstein once said, “I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV…
Album Review: ITHEIST – Itheist
June 21, 2019
Album Review: ITHEIST – Itheist
It seems the lines between Black and Death Metal have blurred yet again. To call Itheist a Blackened Death Metal…
Album Review: VULTURE – Ghastly Waves & Battered Graves
June 7, 2019
Album Review: VULTURE – Ghastly Waves & Battered Graves
Like a nuclear reactor explosion – shamelessly watching HBO’s Chernobyl has crept into my subconscious – Vulture‘s new full-length erupts…
Concert Review and Photos: RIVERSIDE in San Francisco
June 7, 2019
Concert Review and Photos: RIVERSIDE in San Francisco
It only took a mere 21 years for Riverside to make their first ever appearance in San Francisco, playing to…
Concert Review and Photos: ELDER at Slaktkyrkan – Stockholm
June 4, 2019
Concert Review and Photos: ELDER at Slaktkyrkan – Stockholm
Almost exactly one year after their last show in Stockholm, Elder came back to the Swedish capital to play again…
Festival Review: Monster Energy’s WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE 2019
June 4, 2019
Festival Review: Monster Energy’s WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE 2019
Review: Kicking off the summer festival wave @ Welcome to Rockville 2019 Sun, sweat and rain – the three things…
Album Review: DEATH ANGEL – Humanicide
May 31, 2019
Album Review: DEATH ANGEL – Humanicide
Kirk Hammett. Gary Holt. Chuck Billy. With names such as the above proliferating the scene, one would be hard-pressed to…
Album Review: LVCIFYRE – Sacrament
May 24, 2019
Album Review: LVCIFYRE – Sacrament
At some point, every Metal fan has come to the precipice where the band just discovered is the real deal,…
Concert Review and Photos: EVANESCENCE at Sands Bethlehem Event Center
May 17, 2019
Concert Review and Photos: EVANESCENCE at Sands Bethlehem Event Center
On Tuesday, May 14, 2019, alternative band Veridia, opened for Evanescence at the Bethlehem Sands Event Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.…
Concert Review and Photos: OM in Stockholm
May 16, 2019
Concert Review and Photos: OM in Stockholm
A concert by Om feels more like a religious ritual than a music show. Their music is often classified as…
Concert Review and Photos: AVANTASIA in Stockholm
May 13, 2019
Concert Review and Photos: AVANTASIA in Stockholm
Following the release of “Moonglow” back in February, Avantasia went on a world tour that brought, or will bring, the…
Album Review: POSSESSED – Revelations of Oblivion
May 11, 2019
Album Review: POSSESSED – Revelations of Oblivion
Back in 1983, when the Crüe were shouting at the devil, Jeff Becerra and company were enlisting the dark lord…
Album Review: KAMPFAR – Ofidians Manifest
May 9, 2019
Album Review: KAMPFAR – Ofidians Manifest
It has literally been twenty years since my first exposure to KAMPFAR. I reviewed their sophomore effort, Fra Underverdenen, and…
Album Review: STELLAR MASTER ELITE – Hologram Temple
May 2, 2019
Album Review: STELLAR MASTER ELITE – Hologram Temple
It seems that all life really is about is learning how to accept change, or at least put on the…
Concert Review and Photos: DROPKICK MURPHYS in London, UK
April 29, 2019
Concert Review and Photos: DROPKICK MURPHYS in London, UK
On the 26th April, 2019 fans descended to London’s exclusive internationally renowned live music venue the O2 Academy Brixton to…
Concert Review and Photos: METAL ALLEGIANCE in San Francisco, CA
April 29, 2019
Concert Review and Photos: METAL ALLEGIANCE in San Francisco, CA
The heavy hitters of the Metal community came out to the Fillmore in San Francisco to celebrate the 5 year…
Album Review: ELUVEITIE – Ategnatos
April 25, 2019
Album Review: ELUVEITIE – Ategnatos
There was a time when combining folk music with metal was one of the most genius innovations to be introduced…
Concert Review and Photos: DANCE GAVIN DANCE in Columbus, OH
April 23, 2019
Concert Review and Photos: DANCE GAVIN DANCE in Columbus, OH
Dance Gavin Dance played a sold-out show at Express Live with Covet, Hail the Sun, Don Broco, and Periphery rounding…