Tag: Power
Heathendom – Nescience Review
Nescience was/is the full-length debut from Greek doom/trad/power/smorgasbord five-piece Heathendom. Originally released in 2008, Metal On Metal Records is giving it a fresh issuing here in 2010 with one big spice-up (more on that later). Despite …
Control Denied – The Fragile Art Of Existence (Reissue) Review
originally written by Chris McDonald The indelible legacy that Chuck Schuldiner left on the metal world with his work in Death should be, at the very least, acknowledged by anyone reading this review, but Control …
Atlantean Kodex – The Golden Bough Review
There’s a neglected little rocky crag just south of Stinson Beach I used to visit when I lived in the Bay Area that provided a welcome escape from the stresses of life. The ridge wasn’t particularly …
Iron Fire – Metalmorphosized Review
Get a load of that album art, will ya? There’s a robot knight waving a flaming horned helmet and holding a creepy-looking sword, standing at the edge of a menacing spiked bridge that leads across …
Oracle – Desolate Kings: The Oracle Anthology Review
Prior to receiving Desolate Kings for review, I’d never heard of Oracle, and my guess is, prior to reading this, neither have you. The band’s relative obscurity aside, this comprehensive retrospective on the brief career …
Fracture – Dominate And Overload Review
Norway is better known for prog metal than power metal, even if both are but dimly lit stars amidst all the black metal in that icy north. Maybe it’s because what little power metal does …
Rage – Strings To A Web Review
Despite their nearly thirty-year career (beginning in 1984 under the name Avenger), Rage has only rarely crossed my radar before now. I have a few tracks of theirs on compilations, most notably the old Doomsday …
Rhapsody Of Fire – The Frozen Tears Of Angels Review
I have a feeling my being an American fan of Rhapsody of Fire attaches to me the sort of stigma that fellow Statesider’s associate with the kind of person who spends Friday nights slumped over …