Suffering so you don't have to!
Metalcatto
If you’re new in town—as our blog stats show—then you might think we never cover any virgin… I mean, any unicorn music here. It’s been a while, but why not review Xandria‘s Eclipse to break our dark spell and start looking into some Power/Goth Metal this year that actually doesn’t make me embarrassed of being a Metalhead? Or maybe I’m wrong, and this is more of the same happy depressing music. Let’s see.
Metalcatto
There’s next to no Power or Folk Metal that can get past me without making me roll my eyes. The whole niche is so overdone, bland, and safe at this point—a dinosaur that refuses to evolve. But if there’s one band that can save the day, it’s Myrath. The band has been putting bangers out back to back for years now. Wilderness of Mirrors has some big shoes to fill, but if there’s one band that can restore my faith in this rotten subgenre, it’s this one. Let’s go.
Metalcatto
Enough with all the edgy and depressing stuff. How about some epic Heavy/Power Metal to remind you that you were once an innocent child full of hopes and dreams before the world mauled you into the husk you are now. Triumpher‘s Priercing The Heart of the World opens with everything that promises to lift your spirits, right?
Metalcatto
Explosions! Unicorns! Dragons! Now that I have your power metal attention, I should talk to you about Greyhawk‘s new album, Warriors of the Greyhawk. I assume they’re talking about themselves with this title. I’ll do my absolute best to give these guys a fair chance, despite my eternal disdain for anything that is remotely corny or happy. A reviewer needs to keep evolving; otherwise, we just become bitter old people like most. So, let’s start this riff extravaganza.
Metalcatto
Edenbridge would be the kind of band Elyna would normally cover, but she’s on vacation, so you’ll have to settle for my snarky takes in the meantime. The big question from the start was simple enough: what can Set the Dark on Fire add to an already long and fairly successful career? I’m not sure the answer is entirely straightforward, but I’ll do my best to help with some balanced and absolutely not hateful commentary… who am I kidding? This is Power Metal, after all.
Metalcatto
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Elyna Kahn
Winds of Time, the second album by American band Wings of Steel. Following its 2023 debut Gates of Twilight, the band founded by guitarist Parker Halub and vocalist Leo Unnermark delivers an album that combines a powerful and brilliant modern sound with music that honors the purest form of Heavy Metal, born in late 70s England.
Milo Lane
If you live in Europe, or you’ve been to Europe, you know it usually takes about four hours of driving to get from one city to another. But if you live in the Balkans, you know those same four hours can — and will — stretch into eight. You’ll crawl through traffic jams, bogs, boulders, mountains, and backroads, across endless fields and forests, all just to reach a city Blind Guardian might consider playing in.
Metalcatto
You know the drill already. Kill or be killed, let’s go!
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