Epic British Symphonic Power Metal Hailing from the land that gave birth to Heavy Metal, British quintet Memories of Old is the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Billy Jeffs. This star-studded project counts with Tommy Johansson of …READ MORE
Strong Folk Melodies in Symphonic Power Metal The 2nd album from Northern Italian Symphonic Metal band Moonlight Haze captures an almost mystical feel with Lunaris. Fronted by former Temperance vocalist Chiara Tricarico, with Marco Falanga …READ MORE
It’s now over 40 years since bands like Rainbow were at the top of their game. Sanding the coarse edges from earlier influences, their fusion of Metal and symphonic styles saw big returns even as …READ MORE
There’s a Rock/Metal “Pick Your Quarantine House” meme floating around, inviting readers to pick one of six houses, each of which would have five musical artists or groups living within. So one could choose to …READ MORE
Belgian guitarist Dushan Petrossi is known both for his work with the Power Metallers Iron Mask as well the Symphonic Speed Metal of Magic Kingdom. The latter band’s fifth album is described as splendid, furious …READ MORE
One feature of sympho that’s bound to raise the ire of parts of the metal community is the epic stylings that often accompany it. I mean, don’t these bands know that keyboards and classical hooks …READ MORE
Back when Goliaths like Deep Purple, Rainbow and Yes bestrode the scene, rock music made tentative attempts to bring classical flourishes to an otherwise blues-based form. Bands tried to break down the barriers between the …READ MORE
It’s singularly difficult to resist beginning this review without writing “Oh Lordy it’s Lordi – a sentiment that will not be lost on anyone who remembers their breakthrough performance at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. …READ MORE
Enigma Fire is the latest offering from German Symphonic Progressive Metal act Visionatica. This album is another example of a technically excellent yet artistically lacking release in the genre. Although the album features many excellent …READ MORE
Alestorm frontman Christopher Bowes founded Gloryhammer in 2009 with a conceptual focus on the fantasy genre and a Power Metal delivery. In the spirit of full disclosure, their third full-length release is as clear as …READ MORE