Richard Oliver, Author at The Razor's Edge

Album Review: Amon Amarth – The Allfather Awakens

September 30, 2026 Richard Oliver 0

Album Review: Amon Amarth – The Allfather Awakens Reviewed by Rich Oliver When it comes to vikings and metal, generally there is one band that everyone thinks of and that is Amon Amarth. For nearly […]

Live Review: Havok - The Fleece, Bristol

Live Review: Havok – Bristol

September 16, 2026 Richard Oliver Comments Off

Live Review: Havok – The Fleece, Bristol 15th September 2026Support: Blood Red Throne, Xonor, EradikatedWords: Rich Oliver Colorado thrashers Havok brought carnage to Bristol on a Tuesday evening with a stacked line up of thrash […]

Album Review: Runemagick – After Chaos: Nocturnal Vigil

September 16, 2026 Richard Oliver Comments Off

Album Review: Runemagick – After Chaos: Nocturnal Vigil Reviewed by Rich Oliver Forging away in the metal underground for three and a half decades, Runemagick may not be the most well known acts in Swedish […]

Album Review: Tygers of Pan Tang – Electrifyed

September 8, 2026 Richard Oliver Comments Off

Album Review: Tygers of Pan Tang – Electrifyed Reviewed by Rich Oliver Fifty years into a band’s career and one would expect them to slow down and take this easy but veteran NWOBHM stalwarts Tygers […]

Album Review: Green Carnation – A Dark Poem, Part III: The Messiah Complex

September 1, 2026 Richard Oliver Comments Off

Album Review: Green Carnation – A Dark Poem, Part III: The Messiah Complex Reviewed by Richard Oliver Norwegian progressive metal act Green Carnation bring their most ambitious project to its conclusion with the final part […]

Album Review: Ninth Realm – Damnation’s Veil

August 23, 2026 Richard Oliver Comments Off

Album Review: Ninth Realm – Damnation’s Veil Reviewed by Rich Oliver Thrash is generally seen as one of the most straightforward styles of metal but in reality it is quite a versatile genre – it […]

Album Review: Mob Rules – Stories From The Verdant Vale

August 16, 2026 Richard Oliver Comments Off

Album Review: Mob Rules – Stories From The Verdant Vale Reviewed by Rich Oliver “Stories From The Verdant Vale” is a compilation of bonus material recorded by the German power metal band Mob Rules. It […]

Album Review: Finsterforst – Still

July 28, 2026 Richard Oliver Comments Off

Album Review: Finsterforst – Still Reviewed by Rich Oliver Metal music is seen as purely angry music by those with little to no knowledge of the genre whilst in reality, heavy music carries many different […]

Album Review: Transformers – The Movie Soundtrack: The Reformatted Edition

July 22, 2026 Richard Oliver Comments Off

Album Review: Transformers – The Movie Soundtrack: The Reformatted Edition Reviewed by Rich Oliver Forty years ago in 1986, The Transformers: The Movie was released following on from the successful animated TV series. Although not […]

Album Review: Moonspell – Far From God

July 1, 2026 Richard Oliver Comments Off

Album Review: Moonspell – Far From God Reviewed by Rich Oliver Portugal’s finest metal exports Moonspell return with their fourteenth album “Far From God”. Formed in 1989 as Morbid God before changing their name in […]