30 Years. Thirty whole years have somehow passed since Brazil’s premium Progressive Power Metal band Angra released their excellent debut album “Angel’s Cry”. Three years later the stunning follow-up “Holy Land” set the bar even higher. Then, Andre Matos’ tenure… Continue Reading →
Anyone familiar with Hungarian Power Metal band Wisdom will be very interested to see the re-emergence of their founding guitarist Gábor Kovács (known in Grymheart as Gabriel Blacksmith), leading forth a new band blending the ferocity of Melodic Death Metal,… Continue Reading →
Is bemasked an actual word? If it is, then I’m having it – so it’s a hearty return for bemasked Italian Metallers Apostolica and their own particular brand of theatrical bombastic Metal oozing drama and epic orchestration from every pore… Continue Reading →
There’s been changes afoot since Swedish Metal band Lancer’s 3rd album “Mastery” emerged back in 2017, as you would probably expect with a gap of six years. The band’s Heavy/Power Metal delivery now has a new powerhouse engine in the… Continue Reading →
After four more than solid Power Metal albums, Germany’s Winterstorm have finally attracted the attention of a label worthy of their talents. In their new home at AFM the band are sounding more concise, more mature, more diverse and more… Continue Reading →
I’ve been known to mention that many Italian Symphonic Power Metal bands throughout the years have a tendency towards the theatrical and the flamboyant when I’m reviewing those kind of bands. Yes, it was a style that Rhapsody (of Fire)… Continue Reading →
I still think of Swedish Metallers Bloodbound as a relatively new band, quite wrongly as this is their tenth album since their debut emerged back in 2005. So, no, not a new band at all, but the band did have… Continue Reading →
Maybe it’s only with hindsight that you begin to understand how a band was always on the right path, but certain things needed to fall into place for them to realise their full potential. Take Danish Progressive Power Metal Pyramaze… Continue Reading →
Just two weeks ago I reviewed the impressive new offering from American/Greek Metal band Prydain featuring a certain Bob Katsionis on bass and additional guitars, a fortnight later the multi-instrumentalist turns up here on the keyboards for Italian Melodic Power… Continue Reading →
I don’t think it’s a coincidence that there’s been a noticeable upsurge in the amount of fantasy themed Power Metal albums coming out recently, many of which were conceived during or just after the whole coronavirus malarkey. Up-beat Metal and… Continue Reading →
Greek Heavy/Power Metal band The Silent Rage are back after a lengthy break of seven years, with the weighty follow-up to their impressive debut “The Deadliest Scourge” and as you might expect with such a gap between albums, there have… Continue Reading →
If you’re a long-term Heavy Metal devotee (and it’s many associated sub-genres), there will probably be certain vocalists that you will instantly recognise as soon as you hear them. A unique delivery, tone and/or style that can be no-one else…. Continue Reading →