New Releases
History repeats itself with a youthful vibrancy with the debut album 'Taste Death' from Raleigh, North Carolina's Praetorius. The young band has captured the essence of pure hard rockin’ heavy metal from those glorious days of yesteryear. Alongside of bands such as The Darkness and Black Tide, Praetorius' straight forward, raw, and energetic N.W.O.B.H.M. sound will help to bring a younger generation closer to heavy metal's roots. And remind an older generation of their youth. The crusade has begun and the Praetorians are on the march. Recommended to fans of ; N.W.O.B.H.M., early Metallica, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Fist, and any one who like good fun beer drinkin’ heavy metal.
Since the first crack of heavy metal thunder was heard the genre has taken on a life of it's own spawning many subgenres. No matter the diversity or prefixes added, there have always been strong roots from which heavy metal came. Pure fist pounding, head banging aggressive music the way the Devil intended...then he created Hellrazor. Recommended to fans of : Iced Earth, Omen, Armored Saint, Dream Evil, Annihilator, Grave Digger and real goddamn heavy metal fans
Focusing intensely on sadness and all its brethren, The Reticent is meant to purge such sorrow or torment not to glorify it. Drawing solely from life experience the lyrics and concepts behind the music are all sincere and painfully revealing. Inspired by such unique acoustic acts as Terry Reid and Steve Von Till as well as more popular groups such as Opeth, The Reticent attempts the age old art of personal expression and relinquishment of pain through its strangely hypnotic music. Recommended to fans of : Opeth, Tool, Riverside Porcupine Tree, Dan Swanno, Nick Cave and Lenard Cohen
Heaven and Hell Records was put together to specialize in rare cult heavy metal from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Although some of our titles do go into various rock diversities of rock from AOR, punk, to extreme metal.