Warkings label themselves as Pure Power Metal, which is as fitting as calling The Last Jedi divisive. Or The Emoji Movie painfully unfunny. No nonsense and no frills. Steadfast and determined dedication to their concept, a Roman Tribune, a wild Viking, a noble Crusader and a martial Spartan make up the four kings regailing their […]
There are a number of bands who know their strengths, deviate rarely, and consistently publish quality albums as a result. With their unique take on otherworldly, gothic symphonic power metal, Powerwolf have risen to be one of the biggest bands in European heavy metal. With the release of their 8th […]
You’re sat there one day, listening to your plain old traditional power metal, dreaming of a world where epic could be turned up to a gloriously new extreme. So you put on your favourite melodic death metal artist, and once again you are left with a sense of forlorn emptiness. […]
Progressive metalcore may have weaved its way through the djent spectrum, but Born of Osiris have remained as one of the most talented and consistent of the bunch. The Illinois quintet were responsible for the development of progressive metalcore long before djent infected modern metal, and it’s their consistency that […]
When vocal behemoth Howard Jones left metalcore icons Killswitch Engage back in 2012, he joined Devil You Know and largely flew under the radar of most folk. Two albums were released in 2014 and 2015, following the same metalcore pattern and being largely uneventful. Then in 2017, following a legal […]
Beartooth have provided frontman Caleb Shomo an opportunity to expose his soul to the world. From being a side project back in the days he performed in Attack Attack!, now a fully fledged band on to its fourth album. Below represents the hardest hitting offerings so far from the US […]
Ah, Fear Factory never do things easily do they? The well publicised inter-band angst has become as big a story since 2015’s Genexus as anything regarding new album Aggression Continuum. This time however, lead vocalist Burton C Bell has finally called it quits before this album saw release. But not […]
It’s certainly a rare occurrence for all the greatest elements of a band – past, present and future to join forces on a single behemoth of a collective effort. German pioneers Helloween were responsible for the creation of power metal as we know today, adding a distinct European flavour to […]
Your view on the word retro is likely to stem from life experience. It might bring back cringe memories of your parents hideous floral furniture. Or the time when you wore flared trousers or sported a glorious mullet with no sense of self-consciousness. Under the right circumstances however, it can […]
Sometimes you know exactly what you are going to get. Whether that be the UK’s final Eurovision score, or violent toilet episodes following a delicious Taco Bell. Bloodbound are one such band in which the conclusion can be formed ahead of time. Gloriously over the top fantasy power metal. More […]
