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Iron Slaught – Metallic Torments (Protean Heavy Speed Metal)
Talk about versatility. We have a true gathering of sages here. Few bands have I encountered who have this much ability to adapt and shift. They’re practically protean in that regard, which makes Iron Slaught’s latest full-length, Metallic Torments, the new must-own for 2026. The French excel at certain types of metal, in this […]
dragon metal \ Finland \ melodic power metal \ power metal \ Scarlet Records \ Tommi Aaltonen
Dragonknight – Legions (Melodic Dragon Power Metal)
I am again faced with the power metal conundrum. Namely, what makes the good good? One of the primary issues for the genre is that it relies heavily on classic fantasy tropes that go back to the prehistory of Dungeons & Dragons and earlier literature. To be honest, not much has changed in this […]
Conan metal \ epic heavy metal \ epic power metal \ France \ heavy metal \ Mario Lopez \ No Remorse Records \ NWOBHM \ power metal
Nemedian Chronicles – The Savage Sword (Legit Conan Metal)
When a band takes an idea and makes it so blatant in everything they do, most often disaster ensues. Examples aren’t necessary, just trust me on this. But, here, with Nemedian Chronicles we find the standard broken. It’s not going to happen in this case. Conan will never fail us. Even though everything about […]
England \ epic power metal \ fantasy power metal \ Hampshier \ power metal \ Prosthetic Records \ Southampton \ Stan-W Decker \ Stanislas W. Decker \ United Kingdom
Battle Born – Blood, Fire, Magic and Steel (Fantasy Power Metal of the Fantastical Kind)
It seems I only review power metal when the band has like a quadshmillion fans. I try not to, and I’m probably wrong, but maybe it’s true. Well, whatever, though I prefer bands with lower exposure there’s a reason a fan count gets that high, and it’s not vapidity. Sometimes fans are just correct. […]
Artoffact Records \ British Columbia \ Canada \ epic metal \ Fancypants Design Co. \ post-goth \ post-metal \ power metal \ progressive metal \ Vancouver
Ritual Dictates – No Great Loss (Epic Post-Goth Power Metal)
I came upon Ritual Dictates by random chance when their first full-length was released to little fanfare, in fact it was more fanhate, there was little fare to be had. Consisting of two dudes from a slew of bands I don’t care to mention, it seemed sadly an aborted brainchild superpoop from a one […]
epic heavy metal \ heavy metal \ New York \ No Remorse Records \ power metal \ Tanya Finder
Shadowland – The Necromancer’s Castle (Heavy Metal Magazine in Metal Form)
Yay, congrats, Shadowland, you have the only album worth listening to that’s dropping this week. Everything else I think I puked all over. And yay, this is another rare instance where I give a positive review to epic heavy metal. But this one comes with more awesome than I could have ever imagined. Lead […]
Alberta \ Hoove Child Records \ power metal
Hrom – Legends of Powerheart Part II (Harmony of Harmonies Power Metal)
Hmm it seems I must take a former opinion back, though I think maybe not? I can’t remember much other than the fact that I’ve ripped on power metal for years because few can make it work. The reasons are too varied to consider in full here, but to be brief you’ve got the […]
Daniel Charles \ heavy metal \ No Remorse Records \ Oregon \ power metal
Glacier – The Passing of Time (The Power Metal Crown Has Passed)
These dudes are so carefree, and it’s such a welcome, chill breath upon the skin. I knew they were chill when I checked out the band photo. Band photos can tell you pretty much 90% about a band and its music. So here we have these dudes just standing there, almost no emotion, against […]
but not enough space \ France \ heavy metal \ melodic metal \ Pitch Black Records \ power metal \ Stan Decker \ Stonecast
Stonecast – I Earther (I Wanter More Space Metal)
Wow, what do you know, I was ripping on power/melodic and whatever else metal a week or so ago and here we are again. Is this the end? The artwork by Stan Decker would seem to suggest so, but I do have some kind words today, at least for Stonecast, and at least a […]
Black Viper \ Dying Victims Productions \ High Roller Records \ Norway \ power metal \ speed metal \ wow they did it
Black Viper – Hellions of Fire (Woah You Guys Do Power and/or Speed Metal?)
Sheah, we do power metal and/or speed metal on occasion. Got a problem with the gap in reviews? Huh? Deal with it (sunglasses drop), because most of it sucks hard. Too old school and/or not enough modern bite. Unlike thrash, which the majority of us can give a pass to regardless of how old […]
