Canada’s progressive power gothic metal band Red Cain present their latest visualiser for their track Precipice of Man, off their new album Kindred: Act II. I never realised the Eye of Sauron was such a fan of power metal. But I guess you learn something new every day! Red Cain unleashed their […]
Set to release their third full length Crimson Wreath this coming May 2021 via Rockshots Records, Greece’s prog power Illusory are sharing the record’s first single Besetting Sins. “This is the opening track of the album and also our first single off the “Crimson Wreath” album. A very heavy song with fast guitar gallops, an Eastern […]
Immortal Guardian, the 4 piece progressive power metal outfit release their new album Psychosomatic. They had originally gathered in Sin City to record this album. However the global pandemic scuppered those plans and each member reverted back to their respective homelands. Guitarist/keyboardist Gabriel Guardian remaining in Las Vegas and vocalist […]
German metal legends Accept dish out their 16th studio album Too Mean to Die. Lead guitarist Wolf Hoffmann is now the only remaining founding member, following the departure of bassist Peter Baltes in late 2018. Will this dampen any of the impact on this release? No chance. You don’t need […]
Glorious power metal. The dragon riding, goblin slaying, snake charming beacon of hope in a sour world. We always need more power metal in our lives. My aim here? Introduce bands that you may have missed, but are entirely worthy of your attention. The band in question here is Sweden’s […]
You know I often wonder to myself, “how can anyone dislike fantasy power metal?” Yes the cheese factor is higher than a family platter at the annual mouse of the year convention. But it just brings such epic joy. New release Viribus Unitis from Austria’s Dragony is a prime example […]
Ahoy there Scumbags and Wenches, I be presenting thee the sunken treasure that is the Essential Guide to Pirate Metal. Worry not, I shall reluctantly be using contemporary English to write this guide. Taking a Russian-doll approach to metal classification (a sub-genre within a sub-genre), Pirate Metal is a sub-segment […]
You have no doubt been involved in a conversation where a version of the following question has been asked; “If you could only take 10 albums with you to a desert island to listen to forevermore, what would you take?” Which is just a fancy way of saying what is […]
If we were to loosely assign the Big 4 of German power metal as being Accept, Halloween, Blind Guardian and Powerwolf (please @ me with your angry rebuttals), then Iron Savior would firmly sit as one of the bands next in line. Skycrest is the 12th album in their long […]
Melodic death metal’s long time purveyors of catchy hooks and virtuoso performances Children of Bodom sadly called it a day back in 2019 with their final album Hexed. Following the heart breaking tragic passing of frontman Alexi Laiho in early 2021, the follow up project Bodom After Midnight has likely […]
