Tag: Power
Power Quest – Magic Never Dies Review
Originally written by Ramar Pittance England’s Power Quest play a competent but uninspired brand of melodic power metal that struggles to tread water with the likes of Sonata Arctica and Stratovarius. With a marching keyboard …
Running Wild – Rogues En Vogue Review
Running Wild is one of the last of a dying breed – a band that keeps on chugging solely on the support of their fans. No big concert tours, no multi-page spreads in major magazines, …
HammerFall – Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken Review
Oh, how I wish HammerFall could be new to me again! When I first heard them it was as the opening act for Death on their 1999 tour, and for a kid who grew up …
Brainstorm – Liquid Monster Review
Originally written by Nin Chan Depending on your perspective, the words “power metal” will either titillate or repulse you. To many, such words conjure contrived images of Manowar fur pelts, grandiose arenas, soaring, testicle-wrenching falsettos, …
Grave Digger – The Last Supper Review
Originally written by Gregory Bradley. Not since Rheingold have Grave Digger put toegther songs for an album and released the material. Did that sentence sound redundant? It should, and so does their newest album, The Last Supper. Actually, The Last Supper is …
Ghost Machinery – Haunting Remains Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas We interrupt your high quality metal reviews to bring you this 63 minute opus of bland Finnish power metal. I had moderate hopes for this after label mates Unchained’s superb …
Visions Of Atlantis – Cast Away Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas So while my esteemed colleagues are reviewing the likes of the excellent Epoch of Unlight and the blistering Blood Red Throne, I get to bring you Visions of Atlantis, yet …
Sonata Arctica – Reckoning Night Review
Originally written by Gregory Bradley. The last time I heard a Sonata Arctica album, I thought it was going to be terrible. It started out with predictable melodies and melodramatic vocals about love and other boring topics …