There’s a Rock/Metal “Pick Your Quarantine House” meme floating around, inviting readers to pick one of six houses, each of which would have five musical artists or groups living within. So one could choose to …READ MORE
Belgian guitarist Dushan Petrossi is known both for his work with the Power Metallers Iron Mask as well the Symphonic Speed Metal of Magic Kingdom. The latter band’s fifth album is described as splendid, furious …READ MORE
One feature of sympho that’s bound to raise the ire of parts of the metal community is the epic stylings that often accompany it. I mean, don’t these bands know that keyboards and classical hooks …READ MORE
Back when Goliaths like Deep Purple, Rainbow and Yes bestrode the scene, rock music made tentative attempts to bring classical flourishes to an otherwise blues-based form. Bands tried to break down the barriers between the …READ MORE
It’s singularly difficult to resist beginning this review without writing “Oh Lordy it’s Lordi – a sentiment that will not be lost on anyone who remembers their breakthrough performance at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. …READ MORE
Enigma Fire is the latest offering from German Symphonic Progressive Metal act Visionatica. This album is another example of a technically excellent yet artistically lacking release in the genre. Although the album features many excellent …READ MORE
Alestorm frontman Christopher Bowes founded Gloryhammer in 2009 with a conceptual focus on the fantasy genre and a Power Metal delivery. In the spirit of full disclosure, their third full-length release is as clear as …READ MORE
To the uninitiated, an alliance between operatic vocals and crunching guitars sounds an uneasy mix. But even the most cursory glance at the history of music reveals a succession of composers pushing at the boundaries …READ MORE
Power Metal has been around for over three decades and has thousands of fans across the planet. After emerging in the Scandinavian countries, Germany and the States, vibrant Power Metal scenes can be found in …READ MORE
As a sort of stop-gap measure to tide fans over until the next full-length release, Hunter’s Moon is a nicely done and straight-forward four song EP with a truckload of bonus live tracks. Delain has …READ MORE