Daryl Banks, Author at INFRARED MAGAZINE

FILI BIBIANO'S FORTRESS 'Death Is Your Master' - COVER PHOTO

New Music Review: FILI BIBIANO’S FORTRESS ‘Death Is Your Master’

January 26, 2026 Daryl Banks Comments Off

Rating: 8 / 10 Stars FILI BIBIANO’S FORTRESS is: Fili Bibiano (guitar/synth/bass), Juan Aguila (vocals), Joey Mancaruso (drums), Adrian Aguilar (drums) REVIEW – Due out January 30, 2026, and self-released, FILI BIBIANO’S FORTRESS are gearing […]

New Music Review: THE OTHER ‘Alienated’

November 1, 2025 Daryl Banks Comments Off

Rating: 9 / 10 Stars THE OTHER is: Rod Usher (vocals), Jag Boone (drums), Van Tom (guitar), J. Ends (guitar), Andy Only (bass) REVIEW – Opening with “Hellfire”, the band wastes no time setting the […]

STARLIGHT RITUAL 'Rogue Angels' - COVER PHOTO

New Music Review: STARLIGHT RITUAL ‘Rogue Angels’

October 27, 2025 Daryl Banks Comments Off

Rating: 8 / 10 Stars STARLIGHT RITUAL is: Damian Ritual (vocals/bass), Dan Toupin (guitars/keyboards), J.F. Bertrand (drums) REVIEW – Montréal-based STARLIGHT RITUAL return with their second full-length album, ‘Rogue Angels’, a thunderous slab of traditional […]

HELSTAR 'The Devil's Masquerade' - COVER PHOTO

New Music Review: HELSTAR ‘The Devil’s Masquerade’

September 8, 2025 Daryl Banks Comments Off

Rating: 9 / 10 Stars HELSTAR is: James Rivera (vocals), Larry Barragan (guitars), Mikey Lewis (drums), Garrick Smith (bass), Alan DeLeon Jr. (guitars) Guest Vocals on “I Am The Way”: Robert Lowe, Jason McMaster, Travis […]

CELESTIAL WIZARD 'Regenesis' - COVER PHOTO

New Music Review: CELESTIAL WIZARD ‘Regenesis’

May 12, 2025 Daryl Banks Comments Off

Rating: 8 / 10 Stars CELESTIAL WIZARD is: Nick Daggers (vocals/guitar), Amethyst Noir (vocals), William Perkins (guitar), Soren Bray (bass), Tim Gillman (drums) REVIEW – Colorado’s own CELESTIAL WIZARD returns with their third studio album […]

New Music Review: BLAXEM ‘Ethereal’

May 12, 2025 Daryl Banks Comments Off

Rating: 8.5 / 10 Stars BLAXEM is: Daniel Hildago (guitar/vocals), Guillermo Malatesta (guitar/vocals), Marcelo Romanini (bass), Robert Unger Burmeister (drums) REVIEW – BLAXEM returns with a sonic gut-punch in ‘Ethereal’, due out this Friday, May […]

New Music Review: ROKETS ‘Bad Choices’

May 12, 2025 Daryl Banks Comments Off

Rating: 9 / 10 Stars ROKETS is: Sami Mustonen (vocals), Sakke Väntinen (guitar), Elias Laurila (guitar), Lauri Lyytinen (bass), Otto Bigler (drums) REVIEW – ROKETS return with their most explosive effort to date on their […]

New Music Review: GAME OVER ‘Face The End’

April 13, 2025 Daryl Banks Comments Off

Rating: 8.5 / 10 Stars GAME OVER is: Danny Schiavina (vocals), Luca “Zeero” Zironi (guitar), Alessandro “Sanso” Sansone (guitar), Leonardo “Leo” Molinari (bass), Anthony “Vender” Dantone (drums) REVIEW – Italian thrash maniacs GAME OVER return […]

New Music Review: TRICK OR TREAT ‘Ghosted’

April 13, 2025 Daryl Banks Comments Off

Rating: 9.5 / 10 Stars TRICK OR TREAT is: Alle Conti (vocals), Guido Benedetti (guitar), Luca Venturelli (guitar), Leone Villani Conti (bass), Dario Capacci (drums) REVIEW – Italy’s own power metal pranksters TRICK OR TREAT […]

WYTHERSAKE 'At War With Their Divinity' - COVER PHOTO

New Music Review: WYTHERSAKE ‘At War With Their Divinity’

March 17, 2025 Daryl Banks Comments Off

Rating: 9 / 10 Stars WYTHERSAKE is: Gabriel Luis (vocals/guitar), James Siegrist (guitar), Cody Bowen (bass), Daniel Salamanca (drums) REVIEW – With the release of their highly anticipated sophomore full-length ‘At War With Their Divinity’, […]