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!
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ALIEN WEAPONRY’s Te Rā Cements Their Legacy as Modern Metal Warriors – Album Review
Alien Weaponry has been an undeniable force in modern metal since their explosive debut Tū (2018), and their third album,…
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Folk Metal Frenzy: KORPIKLAANI, ENSIFERUM, & TROLLFEST Ignite San Francisco with Riffs, Revelry, and Riotous Energy – Concert Review & Photos
The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco bore witness to a raucous night of folk metal revelry on March…
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SPIRITWORLD’s Helldorado Blazes a New Trail of Thrash, Hardcore, and Western Horror – Album Review
SpiritWorld has never been a band to follow the beaten path. With Helldorado, their third full-length release, the Las Vegas…
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CRADLE OF FILTH’s The Screaming of the Valkyries – A Dark and Theatrical Feast for the Senses – Album Review
Cradle of Filth is a band that has been synonymous with heavy metal for many years, focusing on storytelling through…
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ALTER BRIDGE’s One Day Remains 20th Anniversary Edition – A Timeless Classic Reborn – Album Review
Alter Bridge is a band that has been around for two decades at this point. They have been touring extensively…
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RWAKE Reawakens with The Return Of Magik – A Thirteen-Year Silence Broken by Cosmic Sludge and Southern Sorcery – Album Review
Thirteen years after Rest left us wandering through a gaping, sludge-ridden void, Arkansas’ sludge-metal shamans RWAKE have re-emerged—not as relics…
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SPIRITBOX Ride the Wave of Reinvention on Monumental Second Album Tsunami Sea – Album Review
You don’t need us to tell you that SPIRITBOX are no longer the future of metalcore – they’re its present,…
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VOIDCHASER Close the Chapter With Cosmic Grandeur on Trust – EP Review
Voidchaser are not the kind of band to leave a story half-told. Since first emerging from the progressive metal underground…
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DESTRUCTION Unleash Relentless Thrash Mastery on Birth Of Malice – Their Most Vital Record in Years –
After four decades of laying waste to stages and stereos worldwide, German thrash titans Destruction show no signs of slowing…
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SEVENDUST Shakes The Truman KC with a Thunderous Performance – Concert Review & Photos
Kansas City was alive with energy on February 28, 2025, as Sevendust kicked off their highly anticipated U.S. headlining “In…
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GREY MOUNTAIN Delivers a Genre-Defying Debut That Redefines Modern Metal with Grey Mountain – Album Review
The trans-Atlantic metal collaboration GREY MOUNTAIN is set to release their self-titled debut on March 7, 2025, via Eat Lead…
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RAGING SPEEDHORN Unleash Night Wolf – A Booze-Soaked Sludge Riot for the Ages – Album Review
Raging Speedhorn are back, and there’s no better way to kick 2025 into gear than with Night Wolf—their seventh full-length…
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A Night of Legends: DREAM THEATER Unleashes Progressive Metal Perfection in San Jose – Concert Review & Photos
Progressive metal titans Dream Theater delivered an unforgettable night at the San Jose Civic on February 24, 2025, as part…
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Midweek Mayhem: PALEFACE SWISS Ignite Leeds with a Night of Unrelenting Energy – Concert Review & Photos
What to do on a Wednesday night? Well, how about heading to a night of hardcore live music? That’s exactly…
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THE DEAD AND LIVING Take Goth to the Cosmos with DAMAGE – A Dark Leap into the Void – EP Review
Swedish goth rockers The Dead And Living make a triumphant return with their latest EP, DAMAGE, set for release on…
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AVANTASIA Here Be Dragons – A Power Metal Epic That Defies Expectations – Album Review
Avantasia, the symphonic metal opera project led by Tobias Sammet, is set to release its highly anticipated tenth studio album,…
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GRIMA Unleash Frozen Majesty with Nightside – Their Darkest Offering Yet – Album Review
With a decade of atmospheric black metal sorcery behind them, Siberian duo GRIMA return with Nightside, their sixth full-length and…
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TRAITORS Confront Our Phobias with Unrelenting Brutality – Album Review
Traitors have been a relentless force in the deathcore scene since their formation in 2013. With their crushingly heavy sound…
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SCARE: In The End, Was It Worth It? Delivers a Relentless Onslaught of Metallic Hardcore and Doom – Album Review
Québec City’s SCARE has returned with In The End, Was It Worth It?, a relentless thirty-two-minute assault of metallic hardcore…
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SEVENTH STATION On Shoulders Of Giants – A Bold, Avant-Garde Fusion of Metal and Classical Chaos – EP Review
Seventh Station’s latest EP, On Shoulders Of Giants, set to release on February 21, 2025, via Layered Reality Productions, is…