Tag Manilla Road
This is a band formed with surviving members of Manilla Road. You may expect a similar stance, this is true, but it’s a little more than that, this is not a continuation. ‘Dark Matter’ begins with all the hallmarks of… Continue Reading →
As I mentioned in my 2019 review of ‘The Wizard and the Tower Keep’, Pittsburgh’s Legendry have already made a name for themselves in the epic metal underground, and yes, you can still draw comparisons to the greats of Manilla… Continue Reading →
With a dense sound of a typical Running Wild release, Rage and Fire are similar in style to the likes of Manowar, the aforementioned (mid-Period), Ironsword and an easy lazy one, Manilla Road. So you have a flavour straight away…. Continue Reading →
This is a project I have been following via an online music platform, thankfully those “you might also like” tags work well; David Nilsson, who is the vocalist of Swedish death metal band Feral, forms it. He handled all music,… Continue Reading →
It’s been five years since Canadian Metal band Gatekeeper hit the ground running with their impressive debut “East Of The Sun”, gaining much positive attention from all over the globe. They occupy that blurry Metal territory that some might call… Continue Reading →
Formed last year by multi-instrumentalist Niklas Holm, this is mid-paced metal, which I would loosely term “epic”. The music was born out of the love for music such as Hammerheart era Bathory, Manilla Road and US band Warlord. What is… Continue Reading →
This Swiss band have three previous full-length releases behind them. Categorized as traditional heavy metal, we all know how vast that could turn out to be. Their two previous releases were more in the field of European power metal. Upon… Continue Reading →
Anyone familiar with Craven Idol will know the band’s two releases to date have pointed towards considerable talent and flair for mischief. Unlike a lot of blackened thrash bands these North London lads do not hold back on tampering with… Continue Reading →
Aside from the cover art – yes, they did go there – the second thing that strikes me about Eternal Champion’s second platter is the confident stride we kick off with from get go. Not so much the lone warrior… Continue Reading →
These Australian’s have certainly started to make a name from themselves. Their last release ‘Ancient Tome of Arcane Knowledge’ started some waves in the underground scene. However, to note, this new one ‘Subterranean Exile’ in indeed their fourth release of… Continue Reading →
So yes, it would be a little less formulaic if a band named their fourth or second album “III”, just to mess with people, but in the cynical world we live in the joke would no doubt backfire on the… Continue Reading →
These Canadian’s are no strangers to these pages; their epic doom laden metal hit a sweet spot last year. This release is an EP with two new tracks, a cover version and the three demo tracks from their 2019 demo…. Continue Reading →