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Serious Black – Rise of Akhenaton (AFM)

Euro Metallers Serious Black return once more with their 7th studio album in 9 years of recording, the second of which to feature Nicola Mijić on vocals. A band who have had plenty of ups and downs in terms of… Continue Reading →

Fellowship – The Sabrelight Chronicles (Scarlet Records)

The UK has always been a bit of a tough place to be a Power Metal band. Ironic given that Iron Maiden are cited as one of Power Metal’s main influences, but basically, if you are not actually Iron Maiden,… Continue Reading →

Trick Or Treat – Creepy Symphonies (Scarlet Records)

It’s almost 20 years now since Italian Power Metal band Trick or Treat came into existence, united in their admiration for a certain iconic Pumpkin-brandishing German Power Metal band. “Creepy Symphonies” is the band’s sixth album, and their second in… Continue Reading →

Veonity – Elements Of Power (Scarlet Records)

This is Veonity’s fifth album (their debut emerging back in 2015 – and impressively in the Metal world with the same line-up!) and their second in their new home of Scarlet Records, enabling the band and their polished, expertly executed… Continue Reading →

Helloween – Helloween (Nuclear Blast)

It’s no exaggeration to say that hope, expectation and excitement are quite high amongst Helloween fans at present. On the back of the Pumpkins United World Tour, where original guitarist/vocalist Kai Hansen, and “…Seven Keys” etc. vocalist Michael Kiske were… Continue Reading →

Memories Of Old – The Zeramin Game (Limb Music)

“The Zeramin Game” is the debut album from British Symphonic Power Metal band Memories Of Old. That’s the words ‘British’ and ‘Symphonic Power Metal Band’ right there in the same sentence! Now, there’s something I was starting to give up… Continue Reading →

Brothers Of Metal – Emblas Saga (AFM)

This Swedish 8 piece (yes, eight piece!) Epic Melodic Power Metal band do not hang about! Eager to capitalize on their debut released via AFM just a year ago, this band of Metal brothers (with one sister) are ready once… Continue Reading →

Tungsten – We Will Rise (Arising Empire)

Swedish Metal band Tungsten have an unorthodox twist to their line-up. Formed by renowned drummer Anders Johansson (who many people will know for his time with Malmsteen and Hammerfall, as well as Fullforce, Stratovarius etc and projects with his brother… Continue Reading →

Elvenking – Reader Of The Runes – Divinator (AFM)

It has always surprised me that there aren’t more Folk Power Metal bands – the two styles seem to fit together so well. I guess you could argue that many Power Metal bands over the years have had elements of… Continue Reading →

Twilight Force – Dawn Of The Dragonstar (Nuclear Blast)

It’s possible, within in the grand Metal scheme of things, it strikes me that there is no such thing as a one hundred percent serious Symphonic Power Metal Band. They are 100% committed, don’t get me wrong, I’m talking about… Continue Reading →

Majestica – Above The Sky (Nuclear Blast)

A Symphonic Power Metal band…from Sweden…on Nuclear Blast…called Majestica? And right now the readership has split straight into two camps – the first who read that and went “Oh bloody hell, I know exactly what THAT will be like” and… Continue Reading →

Bloodbound – War Of Dragons (AFM)

I’m familiar with Bloodbound already, but this time the album title piqued my interest even further. Regular readers will know I’m partial to a bit of dragon imagery within the realms of Power Metal. Yes, dragons can be a bit… Continue Reading →

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