Tag Symphonic Metal
It’s exactly twenty years since I first heard an album by Greek Metal band Innerwish. At the time I was impressed with the maturity that the band displayed in the professional melodic metal within what was just their second release… Continue Reading →
Fancy something spooky and symphonic for Halloween? Well this will do nicely. Dutch band Haliphron only rose from their graves in 2021 and have in their ranks various members past and present from Bleeding Gods, Isegrim, Sinister, Howitzer, Debauchery and… Continue Reading →
Dragony. It’s a name leaving little to ponder about the musical direction of this Austrian Metal band. Hmm…could it be Brutal Death Metal? Post-Black Metal? Dark Ambient? Or maybe, just maybe, could it be…Symphonic Power Metal? You betcha flowing cape… Continue Reading →
Imperia are old hands at this Symphonic Metal lark. In fact, their debut emerged back in 2004 when Symphonic Metal was still being labelled as Gothic Metal, and in the albums that the band have released since, they’ve pushed their… Continue Reading →
Firmly claiming the term ‘stalwarts’ (and maybe even nudging towards ‘veterans’) of Symphonic Power Metal, Rhapsody Of Fire are a name familiar to so many. As they should be, almost thirty years since that ground-breaking fantastical debut “Legendary Tales” helped… Continue Reading →
Italian Symphonic/Gothic Metal band Rossometile may be an unfamiliar name to many (I know it was to me), but “Gehenna” is actually their seventh album in twenty years, the majority of which have been self-released. This album is the third… Continue Reading →
This ninth album sort of marks a twenty year anniversary since Leaves’ Eyes’ first album, ‘Lovelorn’, was released in 2004 and since that time they have spearheaded the symphonic metal genre and spawned the creation of hundreds of other bands… Continue Reading →
After 2 impressive albums (plus a re-recording of their debut) and over ten years in existence, vocalist Nicoletta Rosellini (also recently known for her work in triple-vocal band The Erinyes) along with former bandmates Paolo Campitelli (guitars) and Dario Gozzi… Continue Reading →
Canadian Celtic Metal singer-songwriter Leah McHenry is an inspirational lady. Her impressive 5 album back catalogue (all crowd funded!) would be inspirational enough on its own, but add in the fact that she’s raised and home-schooled five talented children (three… Continue Reading →
Four albums in and Swedish Metal band Metalite are in a confident enough place to release their first concept album. A futuristic Sci-fi adventure, the band are keen to point out that it incorporates all the musical elements the band… Continue Reading →
The first time I heard Ghosts of Atlantis was when I started listening to this album, and the first time I read about them was a couple of days earlier in an article about their recording with a local choir… Continue Reading →
This is actually Italian Dark Symphonic Metal band Elegy Of Madness’ fifth full-length album since their debut emerged back in 2009, but it’s their first in their new home at Scarlet Records and also their first with new vocal force… Continue Reading →