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Dark Moor is a band that ranks amongst the top when it comes to power metal. The band started out playing ambitious neo-classical symphonic power metal creating notable power metal epics based on classical music such as Mozart’s Requiem and Danny Elfman’s This is Halloween. Over the last two albums, their music has changed...
I had the opportunity to interview Masterplan mastermind Roland Grapow. We discussed the band’s new album Novum Initium, his musical history and where the band is headed next. I hear the sound in a METAL way. Let me know how you hear it – harley_wlm@zoho.com -Harley
I was really looking forward to hearing the new Masterplan album, Novum Initium, as the band’s previous output of melodic Power Metal was simply outstanding. Realizing that Jorn Lande was no longer with the band, I did temper my expectations. There was actually no reason to do so. New singer Rick Altzi (known from his...
When I heard of this new project, I got pretty excited about hearing what it would produce. Death Dealer consists of some true Metal musicians whose previous works I definitely enjoy – Ross the Boss and Rhino both previously with Manowar, Sean Peck from Cage, Stu Marshall from Dungeon, and Mike Davis who has...
Melodic Power Metal band Arrayan Path is back with their fourth album, IV: Stigmata on Pitch Black Records. I didn’t know what to expect as I had not heard them before but after some research, I figured I would give them a shot. Have to say I am glad I did. I guess this...
Despite the dreadful album cover and a song or two with less than stellar lyrics, Sacramento based Deadlands‘ Evilution on Molten Metal Records is really a decent album, treading the line somewhere between Thrash and Power Metal – and mostly incorporating elements of both throughout the album in an interesting mix. Some of the...
Timo Tolkki’s history in Metal is a sort of bizarre one. If you don’t know anything about it, you can read more here. The more important thing to me is his history as a musician. As one of the driving forces in Stratovarius for 20 years, he forged his reputation as a Power Metal...
Freedoms Reign is led by one of the founding guitarists of Fates Warning, Victor Arduini. Victor left Fates Warning after The Spectre Within and doesn’t appear to have done much in the way of Metal since the mid-80s. Here on the self titled album from Cruz Del Sur Music, he both plays guitar and...
Vindictiv? Never heard of ‘em. You either? Well, that’s too bad – we have both been missing out. What we have here is a solid, well-written and executed Power Metal album that is actually powerful, unlike a lot of drivel in the genre. Vindictiv is headed by Swedish guitarist Stefan Lindholm and Cage of...
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