Finland’s power proggers Ultimatium release their new music video Ghost of Yesterday in support of their epic theme album Virtuality, released this past November via Rockshots Records. Ultimatium was birthed from the deep forests of Suomussalmi, Finland. Their 4th studio full-length Virtuality follows their independently released Vis Vires Infinitus (2015), New Dawn (2004, Mastervox Records), and Hwainoo […]
One of heavy metal’s premier vocalists, former Killswitch Engage frontman Howard Jones is back with new single The Blade. New band SION has been formed in collaboration with YouTuber, guitarist and lord of memes Jared Dines. Jared is continuing to flex his muscles with recent collaborations with Trivium‘s Matt Heafy. […]
Do you need more power metal in your life? Stupid question of course you do. Never doth the raging flame of pure metal steel flow through your veins quite like when listening to the most epic of metal genres. Last time I brought you Sweden’s Tungsten. Continuing the trend of […]
Set to release their third full length album Crimson Wreath on May 21, 2021 via Rockshots Records, Greece’s prog power metal band Illusory are sharing the record’s next single and title track. Following the release of first single Besetting Sins, we’re getting a clearer picture of the upcoming record. The band commented: “The eponymous title […]
In a week we learn that Download Festival has been postponed once again, we still wait with bated breath that the return of live music will come soon! However, the continuing release of new music during a global pandemic has been remarkable. Conversely though, this week has had rather slim […]
This month, Immortal Guardian released what is surely to become an album of the year contender in Psychosomatic. The level of musicianship and technical proficiency is breathtaking. Now, the power metal wizards release pandemic themed new single Phobia off said album, complete with music video. The video for Phobia features […]
Another week stuck at home, but at least here in the UK we have signs of hope that the end is near. That sounded a little bleaker than I had intended, the end of lockdown I meant. That first festival after almost 2 years is going to be carnage! On […]
Epica return after 5 years in the abyss with their new album Omega, and boy have I been waiting for this one. Any album that is based around a theory that states a point in the future when the universe returns to a final point of unification (the Omega Point) […]
Italian group Temperance have today released their unplugged EP Melodies of Green and Blue. Containing 6 re-workings of tracks from acclaimed album Viridian, plus 2 new tracks. I really enjoyed Viridian, which was released back in 2020. Full of singalong energy, bombast and vigour only power-pop metal can generate. If […]
Italian pop metal’rs Temperance release new single Paint The World off forthcoming EP Melodies Of Green And Blue. Out February 19 via Napalm Records, Melodies Of Green And Blue contains six acoustic renditions of tracks from their acclaimed Viridian album. If you have a ‘pop metal with 3 singers’ sized hole […]
