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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BEST OF ROCKLAHOMA 2018
After being blown away at Rocklahoma 2017 by the performances of Ded and Wage War, I wondered what band on…
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ROCKLAHOMA IN REVIEW: UNDEROATH
UNDEROATH is a band that might ring some bells if you’ve been anywhere near the metal world since the late…
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Festival Review and Photos: METAL IN THE MOUNTAINS 2018
Metal fans from West Virginia and the surrounding areas gathered at Pipestem Spa and Resort for two days of hard…
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Album Review: GROW RICH – Senen Lempuyangan
Grow Rich is a one-man project catalyzed by Abdur Rahim Latada in late 2016. Hailing from Jakarta, Indonesia, Latada, nicknamed…
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Album Review: BURN THE PRIEST – Legion: XX
Time flies. It doesn’t seem nearly twenty years ago since first acquiring the self-titled release by a band from Richmond,…
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Album Review: CANDLEMASS – House of Doom
When one thinks of Doom Metal, the first band that immediately pops into one’s mind nine times out of ten…
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Album Review: SKOGEN – Skuggorna Kallar
Skogen (in English: Forest) is a Swedish Black Metal band that has recently released their fifth full-length entitled Skuggorna Kallar…
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Concert Review and Photos: GRETA VAN FLEET at the Fillmore – Detroit
Opening up for Greta Van Fleet were LA Alt-rockers Dorothy, which is comprised of Dorothy (vocals), Owen Barry, Leroy Wulfmeier,…
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Concert Review and Photos: STEVEN WILSON at the Fillmore – San Francisco
Remembering back to the first time I heard the music of Steven Wilson, and I was at the library checking…
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Days of the Dead 2018 – Charlotte
What fan of rock and metal isn’t also a fan of horror? When Antihero Magazine found out that The Casket…
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Concert Review and Photos: GHOST at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
As a music journalist, I will go through some great lengths to help bring the story of a show to…
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Concert Review: FOREIGNER at the Manchester O2 Apollo
Crowded into one of Manchester’s most beautiful venues, the grandiose O2 Apollo, John Parr’s opening set feels short but sweet…
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Concert Review: KING 810 at Trees – Dallas
“NATURAL BORN KILLERS” with UNITY TX, VARIALS, COUNTERPARTS, KING 810, EMMURE TREES | DALLAS, TX | MAY 3, 2018 KING…
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Album Review: WITCH CASKET – Hatred Index
While one certainly cannot complain about the popularity and sheer enormity of the Metal scene these days compared to the…
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Album Review: AMORPHIS – Queen of Time
In 1994, I was a sophomore in high school with two years’ experience as a bass player and practically a…
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Concert Review and Photos: SONS OF APOLLO at Slim’s in San Francisco
Sons of Apollo, which consists of Jeff Scott Soto (Journey, Yngwie Malmsteen, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Talisman), Mike Portnoy (Winery Dogs, Dream…
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Album Review: BAD WOLVES – Disobey
LA-based metal band BAD WOLVES are ballers. Metal ballers that is. The five-piece exploded onto the rock scene with their…
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Album Review: DIMMU BORGIR – Eonian
One of the most anticipated releases this season for many Metal fans is the new album, Eonian, by Dimmu Borgir,…
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Album Review: IHSAHN – Ámr
The mid-1990s were an important time for me personally, musically, and also for the Metal community in general. I was…
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Concert Review and Photos: TESSERACT at Arizona Pete’s – Greensboro
TesseracT have always been one of those bands that push the boundaries of music, blending elements of progressive with heavier…