Tag Serenity
My third trip to Manchester in five days is not something I usually do these days, primarily because driving to Manchester is generally a nightmare. However this trip on a Tuesday evening was less fraught as I arrived early to… Continue Reading →
Four albums in Fifteen years isn’t the most regular of album output, but Scandinavian (Three Swedish musicians with a Norwegian vocalist) Melodic Power Metal Band Saint Deamon are not a band to be rushed. In the scheme of things, it’s… Continue Reading →
Fallen Sanctuary are a brand new and much anticipated Melodic Symphonic Power Metal band formed by, and featuring the twin vocal approach of Georg Neuhauser (Serenity, Warkings, Phantasma etc) and guitarist/vocalist Marco Pastorino (Temperance, Virtual Symmetry, Wonders etc), who developed… Continue Reading →
Faced with an Italian Symphonic Metal band on Scarlet Records (and if you are unfamiliar with Moonlight Haze) you might suspect Frozen Crown mastermind Frederico Mondelli was trying to sneak out another project before unleashing the new Volturian album. But… Continue Reading →
A spot of French Doom, sir? Oooh, suits you. I don’t know too many French doom bands in all fairness, but it seems that Carcolh have a decent pedigree, being formed in Bordeaux and Saint-Nazaire back in February 2016. I… Continue Reading →
It’s actually taken longer than I thought it would, but years ago when I heard that fabulous Northern Kings debut it crossed my mind that surely there had to be a female counterpart out there at some point – it… Continue Reading →
We all know this bunch. Sonata Arctica are one of the big names in the Euro-Power metal scene, known for their bright nature, their technical chops, dramatic atmospheric ambience and most of all, the expressive and dynamic vocal delivery with… Continue Reading →
Sometimes a little tricky to review, this is one of those stop-gap re-recordings EPs that Napalm and other companies are so keen on when a band get a new singer. Visions Of Atlantis are probably keen to do this too…because… Continue Reading →
Austria’s Serenity are on album number five. Even their debut was top class Symphonic Power Metal (if you’ve not heard them think Sonata Arctica leaning slightly more towards Symphonic, rather than Power Metal…though Serenity certainly still have their moments!), so… Continue Reading →
Feel free to scroll to the bottom of the page, it’s fine I don’t mind, but there, near the end will be the name of this reviewer that will confirm immediately that this is not the new release from the… Continue Reading →
Day One 2015 is turning out to be my Euro trotting year with Norway’s Inferno already under my belt and Wacken Open Air later this year venturing to one of my favourite countries in Europe for an open air metal… Continue Reading →