It’s safe to say France’s Eternal Flight is Gérard Fois’ band. Active since 2001, Fois wrote, produced, recorded, mixed, and mastered the band’s fourth album Retrofuture. The sound is self-described as a powerful and clear …READ MORE
Marking the metal oriented return of former Nightwish vocalist Anette Olzon, The Dark Element is a well-produced debut album carefully calculated to appeal to female-fronted Power Metal fans. All of the ingredients that the genre …READ MORE
Formed in 1987, Babylon A.D. is a cohesive unit as all original members of this five-piece unit are still together. The San Francisco, California, band have longevity but aren’t prolific as they have released just …READ MORE
If you were waiting to hear the powerhouse drumming of both Carmine and Vinny Appice on a studio album, your wait is over. The brothers Appice squeezed into their busy schedules an album Vinny says …READ MORE
Germany’s Marc Vanderberg has released his second album of Melodic Metal. Stylistically, Vanderberg’s guitar sound and noodling style is reminiscent of Yngwie Malmsteen. Remove the guitar solos out of the songs and there’s little else …READ MORE
When a band re-records their music the potential for disappointment increases. Fans don’t like their favorite songs disturbed; it takes an inspired performance to shift their preference. Masterplan’s PumpKings features reworked versions of Helloween songs …READ MORE
Defiance, a double album, is the latest release from Absolva, a band with a strong pedigree: Chris Appleton, Guitar & Lead Vocals (Iced Earth), Luke Appleton, Guitar & Backing Vocals (Blaze Bayley), Martin Mcnee, Drums …READ MORE
Recall Lene Nystrøm’s vocals of the Dance-Pop group, Aqua, and imagine her fronting a Melodic/Power Metal band; then you’ll have a solid idea of the experience of listening to Insatia’s sophomore release Phoenix Aflame. Perhaps, …READ MORE
A successful Power Metal band not only needs musicians who hold it all together at top speed, but also a vocalist who delivers clean power and completes song after song. Canada’s Unleash The Archers are …READ MORE
Swedish vocalist, Liv “Sin” Jagrell, emerges phoenix-like from the ashes of her 13-year career with Sister Sin to front her own band, Liv Sin. Liv describes the sound of the debut album, Follow Me, as …READ MORE