Tag: Power
Diamonds & Rust: 20 Years Of Pharaoh’s The Longest Night
[Album artwork by Jean-Pascal Fournier] In order to fully appreciate the impact of a record like The Longest Night, we really need to hop into our handy Bill & Ted’s phone booth and dip back …
HyperioN – Cybergenesis Review
[Cover art by Ryan T. Hancock] Boy, that New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal just keeps on rollin’, don’t it? Which is great since, in these times of shitty shittiness, it remains imperative to remember …
We Have The Power – The Top 25 Power And Power-Related Albums Of 2025
I AM HERE. YOU ARE HERE. WE ARE HERE. AND WE HAVE THE POWER. AGAIN! {collective transformation into an impressive jumbo robot / Machinder that shoots missiles from its tits} Hiya heya ahoy-hoy! Welcome to …
Helloween – Giants & Monsters Review
Is it even possible, dear friends and readers, to feel bad or sad or glum or anything but radiantly giddy while listening to Helloween? For my money… no, it is not. Thus, new Helloween is …
Helms Deep – Chasing The Dragon Review
I would say Helms Deep is a band that needs no introduction, but the fact that they ought not need one doesn’t quite get us there. So brief introduction you will get. Helms Deep is, …
Reflection – The Battles I Have Won Review
[Cover artwork by Alexandros Vasilopoulos] Founded in 1992 by guitarist Stathis Pavlantis in Athens, Greece, Reflection has released five albums (and a split) of epic heavy metal celebrating the spirit of the titans of the …
Ancient Bards – Artifex Review
The grandiosity of Ancient Bards is just one of the band’s many selling points. But it and the multifaceted voice of Sara Squadrani are the more obvious ones. That fact remains unchanged here, on their …
Panthalassan – From The Shallows Of The Mantle Review
[Front cover artwork by Nightjar Illustration / Adam Burke] Confession right from the jump: I am hypercritical about one-person metal acts. I do not, however, consider myself a complete ramrod about the designation as a …