Tag: Power
Battleroar – To Death And Beyond… Review
Epic metal in the classic tradition, Greece’s Battleroar evokes the heyday of Iron Maiden, Queensryche, Manilla Road, Omen, pre-prog Fates Warning and others. What little I’ve heard of earlier Battleroar efforts didn’t particularly wow me—like …
Dominici – O3 A Trilogy: Part 3 Review
Three has always been a significant number: Three distinct species of the human genus; three basic planes of Geology; Asimov’s 3 Laws of Robotics; three ingredients to an Atom; Freud’s three parts to the human …
Kiuas – The New Dark Age Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: I’ve never been a real power metal fan. My only passing interest is that I am going to patent the name “Dragonsex” to form my own mock power metal …
Alestorm – Captain Morgan’s Revenge Review
Scottish pirate metal? Awesome. It’s been interesting to see Running Wild get some competition in the pirate metal realm over the past couple of years, first with U.S.-based Swashbuckle and now Alestorm. This is still …
HammerFall – Steel Meets Steel: 10 Years Of Glory Review
Has it been ten years already? Wow, I’m getting old. You see, I consider my introduction to HammerFall in 1999 as something of a turning point in my metal evolution. I had spent a couple …
Epica – The Divine Conspiracy Review
Originally written by Keith Fox. My first few listens of The Divine Conspiracy, Epica’s fourth full-length, left me with a bad taste in my mouth. Subsequent listens yielded better results, but it wasn’t until maybe the seventh …
Helloween – Gambling With The Devil Review
At the beginning of most album reviews, we writers normally like to include a brief history lesson, or perhaps a whimsical anecdote or thoughtful musing about the artist. Frankly though, Helloween has way too much …
Kamelot – Ghost Opera Review
I’ve long had trouble getting into Kamelot – I mean really getting into them. Sure, I enjoyed The Black Halo and was quite impressed by their live DVD One Cold Winter’s Night, but rarely do …