Every now and then when listening through loads of new albums you’re in for a big surprise when you least expect it, and that was certainly the case when I first heard this debut album from Atlanta, Georgia based...

More than four years have passed since Norwegian power metal outfit Triosphere released their previous album ‘The Road Less Travelled’. Since then Ørjan Aare Jørgensen has left the band and Kenneth Tårneby has joined the band as their new...

Death Dealer is probably a new name to some, myself included, but if you are a fan of traditional heavy metal and power metal you will soon discover a few familiar faces in the lineup, some real veterans within...

There has been significant changes in the Riot camp since the release of the excellent 2011 album ‘Immortal Soul’ featuring the same line up that recorded the classic ‘Thundersteel’ and ‘The Privilege Of Power’ albums. First there is of...

Tad Morose must be among the most underrated power metal bands around today, despite the fact that they have delivered several strong albums throughout their career they have never really received the attention they deserve. Since the beginning in...

Rocking Rolf and his Running Wild are back with what is their 15th studio album, and their second since the reunion. I must admit that I have never been a fan of Running Wild and, with the exception of...

Wisdom is a Hungarian power metal band that was founded back in 2001. Ahead of ‘Marching For Liberty’ they have released two studio albums, ‘Words Of Wisdom’ (2006) and ‘Judas’ (2011). Their music can be described as a mixture...

Zak Stevens and his CIRCLE II CIRCLE are back with their sixth studio album, this time released through Ear Music, the same label who released late Savatage albums such as 'Dead Winter Dead' and 'The Wake Of Magellan'. I've...

Jeg valgte å kategorisere denne utgivelsen som power metal, men det er på ingen måte dekkende for innholdet på 'Synchronicity' for dette er like mye melodiøs hardrock, melodiøs death metal, metalcore og progressiv metal og dermed håpløst å putte...

Los Angeles baserte HOLY GRAIL slapp debutalbumet 'Crisis in Utopia' i 2010, et album som høstet rosende omtaler i media og som ble generelt godt mottatt. Etter debuten ble bandet plukket opp av selveste Nuclear Blast og nå er...