Twenty-two years and counting, the Power Metal veterans known as Primal Fear have been tearing up the globe since the late 1990s with a daunting array of piercing vocals and powerful melodies that can almost literally shake a concrete foundation. Even after all these years,...
It is hard for a band to reinvent themselves while still maintaining their signature sound. Usually, something has to give in order for that organic change to happen. Fortunately for fans of Swiss Thrash Metal band, Poltergeist, they not only have reinvented themselves, while keeping...
German masters of Melodic Heavy Metal, Beyond the Black are back with their brand new album Hørizøns, set for release Friday, June 19th through Napalm Records.Hørizøns marks the band's fourth overall LP and second following 2016's Heart of the Hurricane after Lead Vocalist Jennifer Haben...
Like any band, Nightwish has a story to tell. Full of ups, downs, frustrations, and triumphs, in reality, few can tell a tale quite like these Fins. Coming at a crossroad at the peak of their success, they made a bold decision, yet landed on...
What the world needs now is Pirate Metal, sweet Pirate Metal. Realizing that they are the only thing that there’s just too little of, Alestorm are back from Mexico and they are ready to present you filthy landlubbers with Curse of the Crystal Coconut. So,...
Guitar maven Gus G and his band Firewind return with their ninth album, a self-titled storm of Power Metal due out Friday, May 15th through new home AFM Records.Taking a look back, Firewind was originally formed by Mr. Gus G in the late '90s as...
Japan is a place that does not worry about trends, instead they set them. Always known to appreciate music, regardless if en vogue at the present time or not, it makes sense The Land of the Rising Sun produce plenty of original bands that draw...
Ready for some new Heavy Metal? Well brace yourself, Swiss quintet Burning Witches are back with Dance with the Devil, set for release on Friday, March 6th through Nuclear Blast Records.A relatively quick follow-up, Dance with the Devil comes 16 months, almost to the day,...
The immortal Power Metal duo Demons & Wizards are back with III, their long overdue return set for release on Friday, February 21st through Century Media.A project many Heavy Metal enthusiast hold near and dear to their heart, Blind Guardian's Hansi Kürsch and Iced Earth's...
Arising much like a phoenix, Finland’s Amberian Dawn continue their flight across the sonic landscape with Looking For You, a flashdance through infectious Power Metal. Napalm Records deliver the goods on Friday, January 31, 2020.Formed in 2006 amidst the ruins of Founding Father Tuomas Seppälä’s...
