Daryl Banks, Author at INFRARED MAGAZINE

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’, […]

BLACK & DAMNED 'Resurrection' - COVER PHOTO

New Music Review: BLACK & DAMNED ‘Resurrection’

March 10, 2025 Daryl Banks Comments Off

Rating: 8 / 10 Stars BLACK & DAMNED is: Roland “Bobbes” Seidel (vocals), Michael Vetter (guitar), Aki Reissmann (guitar), Pappe Lee (bass), Axel Winkler (drums) REVIEW – In a time when the world stood still, […]

STREETLIGHT 'Night Vision' - COVER PHOTO

New Music Review: STREETLIGHT ‘Night Vision’

March 10, 2025 Daryl Banks Comments Off

Rating: 8 / 10 Stars STREETLIGHT is: Johannes Häger (vocals/guitar), Filip Stenlund (guitar), John Svensson (keys), Erik Nilsson (drums), Johan Tjernström (bass) REVIEW – STREETLIGHT deliver a melodic masterpiece with their sophomore album ‘Night Vision’, […]

MARCH OF SCYLLA 'Andromeda' - COVER PHOTO

New Music Review: MARCH OF SCYLLA ‘Andromeda’

March 3, 2025 Daryl Banks Comments Off

Rating: 8 / 10 Stars MARCH OF SCYLLA is: Christofer Fraisier (guitar), Gilles Masson (drums), Robert Desbiendras (bass), Florian Vasseur (vocals) REVIEW – With ‘Andromeda,’ MARCH OF SCYLLA crafts a sonic descent into darkness, blending […]

New Music Review: ROBIN MCAULEY ‘Soulbound’

February 24, 2025 Daryl Banks Comments Off

Rating: 8 / 10 Stars ROBIN MCAULEY is: Robin McAuley (vocals), Andrea Seveso (guitar), Alessandro Mammola (guitar), Aldo Lonobile (bass/guitar), Alfonso Mocerino (drums) REVIEW – ROBIN MCAULEY returns with Soulbound, his latest solo album, releasing […]

PERFECT PLAN 'Heart Of A Lion' - COVER PHOTO

New Music Review: PERFECT PLAN ‘Heart of a Lion’

February 24, 2025 Daryl Banks Comments Off

Rating: 9 / 10 Stars PERFECT PLAN is: Kent Hilli (vocals), Leif Ehlin (keyboards), Rolf Nordström (guitar), Mats Byström (bass), Fredrik Forsberg (drums) REVIEW – Swedish melodic rock sensations PERFECT PLAN return with their highly […]