Tag: Symphonic
We Have The Power – The Top 25 Power And Power-Related Albums Of 2024
“You mock my pain!” “Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.” We Have the Power is a unique pain. One of life’s good pains, fortunately—like soreness from some good exercise. It …
Sear Bliss – Heavenly Down Review
You know Sear Bliss, right? They bring the brass with class. They make bliss like this [snaps fingers as a demonstration of extreme ease]. They’re just like that famous old pirate joke: “These Magyars are …
Ihsahn – Ihsahn Review
[Note: Ihsahn is releasing two versions of his upcoming self-titled record, one metal and one purely orchestral. This review only discusses the metal album.] At this point in his legendary career, listeners can have a …
We Have The Power – The Top 25 Power And Power-Related Albums Of 2023
KAPOW!!! By some inscrutable sorcery fired from far beyond our most mystical and impressive mountains, another year has managed to pass, and with it comes yet another call to power arms! So, yes, by all …
Deathcode Society – Unlightenment Review
A common science fiction trope is the idea of infinite parallel universes, where each decision we make sets off a cascade of subsequent events both in our own universe as well as in the ones …
Moonlight Sorcery – Horned Lord Of The Thorned Castle Review
[Artwork by Linda “Forestrolli” Piekäinen] As some of you may know, I spent the better part of the entire summer listening to little else than power metal in preparation for The Top Power Metal Albums …
We Have The Power Presents: The Top 100 Power Metal Albums Of All Time, The Closing Ceremony
Okay, now this really IS the swansong, amigos. The last act. The parting song. The final curtain call. The big send off. The blaze of glory. The final campaign. The last bender. The final twitch. …
We Have The Power Presents: The Top 100 Power Metal Albums Of All Time, Part 4
Well, here we are. The last hurrah. The final frontier. The last restaurant at the end of the universe. One more for the road. Goodbye, farewell, and amen. Hasta la vista, baby. Smell you later. …