Tag: Power
Helloween – Straight Out Of Hell Review
Generally speaking, heavy metal isn’t happy music – it’s fueled by aggression, anger, frustration, depression, misery; it tends toward an obsession with darkness, violence, and evil; it’s almost always loud, and it’s as often ugly. …
Holy Grail – Ride The Void Review
Originally written by Matt Longo Much as I appreciate Jon Leon and whichever company he keeps, amidst all the acrimonious axings and rousing reformations within White Wizzard, I couldn’t help but question the integrity of …
Stratovarius – Nemesis Review
“WHEN YOU’RE DRAWN TO THE GROUND BY THE DRAGONS!!” x 1000 You know, I probably would have scored this record on the opposite end of the sliding scale if I hadn’t spent a good part …
Sacred Steel – The Bloodshed Summoning Review
Germany’s Sacred Steel comes from that uniquely European school of corny power metal, but up to now, they’ve usually managed to overcome all but one of their cliché-ridden faults through sheer enthusiasm. Sure, they exhibit …
Sacred Guardian – Sacred Guardian Review
Sacred Guardian’s debut album is a case study in the importance of managing listener expectations. Take a minute, if you will, and examine that cover art. Warrior standing atop a crumbling castle wall? Check. Fierce-looking …
Prototype – Catalyst Review
Seems like everyone and their mutter is re-hashing classic Teutonic thrash metal these days. That’s just peachy, as I love In the Sign of Evil as much as the next guy, but a huge part …
Unisonic – Unisonic Review
Unisonic’s major talking point is that it’s a collaboration between former Helloween bandmates Kai Hansen and Michael Kiske – this marks the first time they’ve worked together on a full album since Keeper Of The …
Sonata Arctica – Stones Grow Her Name Review
Originally written by Rae Amitay Sonata Arctica has always been the kind of “metal” you’d hear playing at Disney World (or at least in the Disney store), but I’ll admit that I thoroughly enjoyed 2004’s …