This is the second album from UK progressive/power metal band All Seeing Eyes.
Following on from 2014’s Trinity Road and 2021’s Reinventing Time comes the new record from All Seeing Eyes – We Are the Revolution. It’s a 49-minute feast of progressive power metal from this very enjoyable band, so get ready to gorge yourself silly on their luscious flavours. Continue reading “All Seeing Eyes – We Are the Revolution (Review)”
This is the fourth album from Greek heavy metal band Black Soul Horde.
Black Soul Horde play a mix of classic heavy metal and power metal, combined with a touch of epic doom metal. As such, Symphony of Chaos is great fun. It’s a 44-minute explosion of addictive metallic joy. If you’re partial to the style, how could you not enjoy this? Continue reading “Black Soul Horde – Symphony of Chaos (Review)”
This is the latest EP from The Lucidia Project, a metal band from the US.
The Lucidia Project play a mix of symphonic metal, progressive rock, and melodic death metal. At 32 minutes in duration, is The Twilight Affliction an EP or an album? Reader, you decide. It’s labelled as an EP though, so we’ll go with that. Continue reading “The Lucidia Project – The Twilight Affliction (Review)”
This is the seventh album from US power metallers Judicator.
2020’s Let There Be Nothing was a good album, but 2022’s The Majesty of Decay was a revelation. It was my favourite album from that year, and is simply a fantastic record. It’s rare for lightning to strike twice though, so I tried to go into the 50-minute Concord with expectations tempered, especially as Judicator now have a largely new lineup and a less-personally themed album. Continue reading “Judicator – Concord (Review)”
This is the second album by UK power metal band Fellowship.
Fellowship made a splash with the upbeat power metal positivity of 2022’s The Saberlight Chronicles, so many eyes and ears are now expectantly turned towards The Skies Above Eternity. With a duration of 43 minutes, (over 20 minutes shorter than its predecessor), what does this new record bring to us? Continue reading “Fellowship – The Skies Above Eternity (Review)”
Frozen Crown are an Italian power metal band and this is their fifth album.
Frozen Crown, a band I’d never heard of before last year’s excellent Call of the North, did the completely unexpected with that album and came out of nowhere and topped my end of year list. Now that we have War Hearts, especially so soon after its predecessor, I was apprehensive before listening to it; could lightning strike twice? Continue reading “Frozen Crown – War Hearts (Review)”
Veonity are a Swedish power metal band and this is their sixth album.
The Final Element contains 44 minutes of pure power metal goodness. The promo blurb states that Veonity are for for fans of Edguy, Gamma Ray, Hammerfall, Helloween, and Twilight Force, which sets the scene nicely. Continue reading “Veonity – The Final Element (Review)”
Wintersun are an extreme metal band from Finland and this is their fourth album.
Essentially a solo act backed up by some talented musicians, Wintersun’s latest record has been eagerly awaited for some time by many people in the metal world. It’s been seven long years since 2017’s The Forest Seasons, so let’s dig in and see what we have here on Time II. Continue reading “Wintersun – Time II (Review)”
This is the sixth album from Fleshgod Apocalypse, an Italian death metal band.
Both 2016’s King and 2019’s Veleno were notable records, so it’s with great interest that we turn to the 43 minutes of new music on Opera. Returning after their biggest gap between albums, after challenging adversity, and with a change in lineup since their last album, what does 2024’s Fleshgod Apocalypse have to offer the world at large? Continue reading “Fleshgod Apocalypse – Opera (Review)”
This is the debut album from Simone Simons, a symphonic metal artist from the Netherlands.
I’ve always had a healthy respect for Epica, and for the vocals of their talented singer Simone Simons, so when Vermillion appeared, it only made sense to check it out. I’m so glad I did. Continue reading “Simone Simons – Vermillion (Review)”
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