Tag Symphonic Metal
As regular readers will know, every December Ave Noctum’s contributors share their Top 20 albums of that year. So where are we in this year right now? First week in January as I write this and I’m confident that I’m… Continue Reading →
Not sure how I swiped some symphonic metal from under Mr Barker’s nose but I did. I was intrigued by these fifteen year plus Italian veterans because I genuinely hadn’t a clue about them but they started as a Death… Continue Reading →
Symphonic Metal maestros Epica always put a bit of extra effort into their EPs. There’s usually something special to entice their fans into making a purchase and to make the EP almost as much of an event as a full… Continue Reading →
It’s safe to say that Therion are without doubt one of the pioneers of Symphonic Metal. Though Therion have never settled on just one sound, and this constantly progressive attitude (in the true sense of the word) has led band-leader… Continue Reading →
It’s always a pleasure to hear when a band switches a couple of members, finds their own sound and throws an album out there with renewed intent and focus. It would be a real shame right now if I said… Continue Reading →
Well that took a while didn’t it? It’s eleven years since we heard anything from Swedish Symphonic Power Metal maestros Dragonland! It’s always possible that some members were busy with other projects, for instance, it’s more than possible that guitarist… Continue Reading →
Can it really be twenty years since Lacuna Coil delivered their ground-breaking third full-length album “Comalies”? Well, obviously, yes it can because the band have decided to mark this anniversary with a reimagining of that iconic 2002 album, delivered by… Continue Reading →
Swedish Metal band Hexed are not what you would expect from a loosely thrown Symphonic Metal tag. They weren’t what I expected when I was fortunate enough to review their debut full-length back in 2018 and now, on their follow-up,… Continue Reading →
Chapter Seven??!! When the hell did that happen?? Clearly it’s been a while since I last heard anything by Italian Symphonic Power Metal band Kaledon as I think they were merely on something like Chapter Three when I heard them… Continue Reading →
Back in 2013 I reviewed Edenbridge’s “The Bonding”, for these hallowed pages and I stated that I had heard many Edenbridge releases, didn’t really gel with them and wasn’t really sure why. I’ve become kind of the go-to guy for… Continue Reading →
This is actually the second release by German Symphonic Metal band Oknos, but the first one I’ve heard (soon to be remedied if their previous CD is even half as good as this one…), and as I sit here, listening… Continue Reading →
It’s probably an age thing (not ‘probably’, I know it is…), because technology seems to stride forward at an increasingly surprising rate the older I get and this self-financed debut album from Israeli Symphonic Metal band StormbounD is just another… Continue Reading →