Tag: Trad Metal

Forsaker Of The Throne – Exhion Review

[Cover artwork by The Blacksmith] I will freely admit that anonymity when it comes to art largely puzzles me, particularly as it relates to music. Aliased with some sort of elaborate costume? There’s potential there; …

Última Batalla – Última Batalla Review

[Cover artwork by Subhuman at Desert Dungeon] Let’s talk about our love for quirky metal. Okay, sure, any definable level of ‘quirk’ is obviously subjective, but I’m guessing you know we’re not talking about the …

Savage Master – The Power // Mystic Storm – Wandering Time: Split LP Review

[Cover artwork by Timbul Cahyono] In the interest of full disclosure, I will admit that I’ve always found the concept of the split to be flawed. It works best when there’s a shared theme or …

Best Of 2025: Blizzard Of Jozzsh – Your Anger Is A Gift

In these end-of-year recaps, I try to wrap up with an overarching takeaway that extends beyond just music. Last year, I parodied the idea of extraterrestrial life because it was dominating headlines. This year, I …

Æternia – Into The Golden Halls Review

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a person within spitting distance of heavy metal on the internet in possession of some dumbass opinion about power metal must be in want of having their dumbass …

Küenring – In Search Of Paradise Review

[Cover artwork by Johannes Huemer, vocalist of Venator] Dial the clock back to when we last gathered here in the hallowed halls of The Temple of Trad Metal and you will recall our focus was …

Cradle Of Filth – The Screaming Of The Valkyries Review

The one and only concession I will make to any Cradle of Filth haters out there in the course of this review is that a pretty decent burn on Dani Filth’s get-up in the promo …

Tower – Let There Be Dark Review

[Cover artwork by Jared Fleming] “One of the great things about New York is that if you ever need dead baby eels, you can get them here. Also, there is opera.” – Dave Barry Full …