If you were to ask me who the current kings of power metal would be I’d have to say HammerFall undoubtedly. Yes, there’s many other great bands of its kind in the world, but HammerFall has never ceased to disappoint. And … Continue reading HammerFall – Hammer High (single)
I don’t know what it is, but there’s just something so goddamn alluring about one man bands. Maybe it’s seeing what one person can accomplish musically, or maybe it’s to see how a group of say three or four can … Continue reading Chiral – Gazing Light Eternity
As someone who is constantly in the metal community and sees all the diversity and extremes of differing opinions that go on with literally everything, I rarely see the community agree on something as a whole. And when it does … Continue reading Alter Bridge – The Last Hero
There’s almost nothing that can compare to a good ride in the car with the windows down, the sun setting beautifully in the distance, and the wind flowing magnificently. Nothing. Just a laid back, chilled the fuck out feel that … Continue reading Brant Bjork – Tao of the Devil
I’m unfortunately part of a generation that came way after the closure of the old school of death metal, but that has not stopped me from searching out the ways of old, nor have the current times stopped bands from recreating … Continue reading Gatecreeper – Sonoran Depravation
I don’t know about you, but I’m always on the search for bands that have a unique flavor to them that only years of experience and pure brilliance can create. In that search, I came to find Neurosis had released … Continue reading Neurosis – Fires Within Fires
Sometimes you just gotta go back to the basics. It’s amongst the more simple things that can provide the most entertainment, and more often than not I find myself in such a situation with death metal. Most recently, it’s Ulcerate … Continue reading Ulcerate – Abrogation (single)
To have the ambition to create a one track album that extends over 40 minutes long is a difficult one. Difficult in terms of creativity, musicianship, and sheer willpower to pull it off. Very few bands attempt such a feat, … Continue reading Insomnium – Winter’s Gate
Everyone has a small list of bands that they find noteworthy, but not anything particularly that would blow minds by any means. But you’re still able to see a glimmer of talent and something pretty awesome is somewhere to be … Continue reading Black Hare – Reincarnation
It’s always the more whimsical things in life that keep plenty of people going, and I’m definitely one of them. And really one of the few genres of metal that really can be whimsical anymore is folk metal, and I … Continue reading Barloventos – La senda Etérica
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