Daryl Banks, Author at INFRARED MAGAZINE

FATAL CURSE 'Breaking the Trance' - COVER PHOTO

New Music Review: FATAL CURSE ‘Breaking the Trance’

April 15, 2019 Daryl Banks Comments Off

Rating: 8 / 10 Stars FATAL CURSE is: Dave Gruver (guitar/vocals), Mike Bowen (bass/vocals), Chris Bowen (drums) REVIEW – If you’re looking for pure, unfiltered speed metal with the spirit of the early ’80s, then […]

New Music Review: VALENCE ‘Cognitive Dissidents’

April 8, 2019 Daryl Banks Comments Off

[usr 8.5 text=true] REVIEW – Progressive metal fusion quartet VALENCE’s new album, Cognitive Dissidents, is out Friday, April 12 via Bandcamp, iTunes and Spotify. Expertly fusing genres like metal, rock, jam, classical, jazz, and more, […]

New Music Review: TROLL ‘Legend Master’

April 8, 2019 Daryl Banks Comments Off

[usr 8.0 text=true] REVIEW – The Flight Of The Dragonship slow mood melancholic stoner rock with a backwoods Cajun feel just drift along. Legend Master, Book 1: Proverbs of Hell melodic tones flow all around […]

ANNIKA ANDERSSON & THE BOILING BLUES BAND 'Reborn' - Cover Photo

New Music Review: ANNIKA ANDERSSON & THE BOILING BLUES BAND ‘Reborn’

April 1, 2019 Daryl Banks Comments Off

[usr 8.0 text=true] REVIEW – 20 Mile North is a great blues rock that just slides along with some emotional vocals. Mississippi Queen is an excellent heartfelt version of the Mountain classic. Looking Out My […]

New Music Review: SEAX ‘Fallout Rituals’

April 1, 2019 Daryl Banks Comments Off

Rating: 8.5 / 10 Stars SEAX is: Carmine Blades – Vocals, Hel – Guitar, Razzle – Guitar, Derek Jay – Drums, Nick – Bass(Album), Christiano Lobo – Bass REVIEW – “Fallout Rituals” by SEAX stands […]

New Music Review: VIUDA NEGRA ‘Al Final: In the End’

April 1, 2019 Daryl Banks Comments Off

[usr 8.0 text=true] REVIEW – Al Final fast heavy beats soaring vocals shredding guitars and searing leads just stand up and sing along. Muertos Y Enterrados a catchy riff that will grab ahold thumping bass […]

New Music Review: ANTHEM ‘Nucleus’

March 25, 2019 Daryl Banks Comments Off

[usr 8.0 text=true] REVIEW – (Disc 1) – Immortal Blind fist pumping head banging metal magic just get up and rock out. Black Empire has a very catchy riff that will have the crowd up […]

New Music Review: SUZI QUATRO ‘No Control’

March 25, 2019 Daryl Banks Comments Off

[usr 8.0 text=true] REVIEW – No Soul No Control has a very catchy riff with some excellent sing along vocals that just rock n rolls. Going Home is a old school rockabilly riff that just […]

L.A. GUNS 'The Devil You Know' - Cover Photo

New Music Review: L.A. GUNS ‘The Devil You Know’

March 25, 2019 Daryl Banks Comments Off

[usr 8.0 text=true] REVIEW – Rage is a very crunchy riff with a slight punk influence just get up sing and clap along. Stay Away screaming guitars with a groove that will just take you […]

New Music Review: FROM SORROW TO SERENITY ‘Reclaim’

March 18, 2019 Daryl Banks Comments Off

[usr 7.0 text=true] REVIEW – Denounce chugging rhythms gruff vocals and heavy beats just hand on for the ride. We Are Liberty interesting fast riffs chugging betas and rough vocals that just cut thru you. […]