Kaine – The Waystone – (Self Released, 1st August 2014)

(Review by Matthew Hughes)

Kaine are a 4-piece traditional heavy metal band from East Anglia, UK, formed in 2009 by singer Rage Sadler and bassist Dan Mailer. They take influence from NWOBHM bands such as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, as well as thrash metal bands such as Anthrax, and have an impressive number of gigs and support slots under their collective belt. ‘The Waystone’ is their second full length album, and one that should please most fans of NWOBHM.

While calling to mind a certain controversial British PM, lead single ‘Iron Lady’ kicks off with powerful, melodic guitar hooks that are a defining feature of the album. The vocals also call to mind a thrashier version of Bruce Dickinson’s dramatic style. The guitar solo is also impressive, and is representative of others on the album, opting for…

Britain’s Kaine are proud to announce that their highly anticipated new album The Waystone will be released on CD and digital download on August 1st 2014. Containing 9 tracks of blistering heavy metal, The Waystone proves Kaine as a force to be reckoned with.

The band’s guitaristRage Sadlerhad the following to say about the album: “This is easily our best work to date, we spent a great deal of time crafting these songs in rehearsals and perfecting them before we went into the studio earlier this year. Akis K who produced the album did an amazing job with the production and I am really happy with the result. We hope that finally now the band gets some recognition after five years of being in the Heavy Metal wilderness! Many online reviewers have called this the “Second Wave of NWOBHM”, the “80s Metal Revival” and compared us to the…