Italian power metallers DreamGate are set to release their eponymous debut album through Underground Symphony on June 4th, 2024. The band features former and current members of Dark Horizon. Preceding the album is the first single, "Sun King", out now.
Tracklist:
01. Sun King
02. The...
Oh man. This year, my 2nd favorite Power Quest album, the mighty Neverworld, turns legal drinking age (in some US states). How time flies! I remember getting this and loving the shit out of it (still do!), clowning around trying to hit those ridiculously high notes in "Temple of Fire", much to...
German powerhouse power metallers Freedom Call are set to deliver their 11th studio album Silver Romance on May 10th, 2024, through Steamhammer. A video for the eponymous first single can be viewed below.
Tracklist:
01. Silver Romance
02. Symphony Of Avalon
03. Supernova
04. Infinity
05...
German power metallers Thornbridge will release their third album Daydream Illusion through Massacre Records on March 22nd, 2024. A video for the title track can be viewed below.
Tracklist:
1. Come on in!
2. Daydream Illusion
3. Kingdom of Starlight
4. I Am the Storm
5. Sacrifice
6. Island...
Spanish power metal band Opera Magna will release their newest opus Heroica through On Fire Records on March 1st, 2024. Music videos from the album can be viewed below.
Tracklist:
1. Obertura 1895
2. El momento y la eternidad
3. Volver
4. La muerte de un poeta
5. Aquello que importa
6...
Spanish power metallers Theragon will release their new EP Lumina through Thornado Music on February 19th, 2024. Check out the songs released so far below.
Tracklist:
1. Heartbound
2. The Bird that Cannot Fly
3. We All Are One
4. In Valentia
Spanish melodic power metallers Sylvania will release their fourth album Purgatorium on December 22th, 2023, through Art Gates Records.
Tracklist:
01. Entre la vida y la muerte
02. Purgatorium
03. El Río de los Lamentos
04. Tu calor será mi voz
05. Aunque mi alma se desgarre
06. Canto de...
Finland's power metallers Chamelion will release their debut album Legends & Lores on December 8th, 2023, through Rockshot Records. Formed by keyboardist Marco Sneck (Poisonblack, ex-Kalmah, ex-Stargazery), the band features vocalist Tomi Viiltola (Ultimatium, ex-Dreamtale).
Tracklist:
01...
Swedish power metal band Final Strike will release their debut full-length Finding Pieces on November 24th, 2023, through Reaper Entertainment. The band features vocalist Christian Eriksson (ex-Twilight Force, ex-NorthTale), who is joined by keyboardist Jimmy Pitts (NorthTale) and drummer...
Sweden's power metallers Axenstar are set to release their eight studio album (predictably) named Chapter VIII. The album will see the light of day on December 1st, 2023, released through Inner Wound Recordings.
Tracklist:
01. Heavenly Symphony
02. Through the Fire and Brimstone
03. The...
Italian theatrical power metal quintet Apostolica will release their sophomore album Animae Haeretica on September 22nd, 2023, through Scarlet Records. The band, which is said to be comprised of more or less well-known players in the scene, performs under pseudonyms and wears robes. While this...
Slovak progressive power metallers Signum Regis are set to release their seventh studio album - and the second to feature Brazilian vocalist Jota Fortinho - Undivided, on November 17th, 2023, through Ulterium Records. The album was produced, mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen. A first taste in...
American progressive power metallers Theocracy will release their fifth studio album Mosaic on October 13th, 2023, through Atomic Fire Records.
Tracklist:
01. Flicker
02. Anonymus
03. Mosaic
04. Sinsidious (The Dogs of War)
05. Return to Dust
06. The Sixth Great Extinction
07. Deified
08...
01. Magnus Uggla - Den tatuerade generationen
Favorite song: "Varning på stan enligt Bellman"
02. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
Favorite song: "Tomorrow Is Today"
03. Dario von Slutty - Ganz Geil
Favorite song: "Ingen Kære Mor"
04. Manic Street Preachers - Lifeblood
Favorite song...
Apparently there was no thread for top ten non-metal albums released in 2000. So here it is.
01. Eels - Daisies of the Galaxy
Favorite song: "Wooden Nickels"
02. Return - The Best Of...
Favorite song: "Tell Me"
03. Antony and the Johnsons - Antony and the Johnsons
Favorite song: "Rapture"...
Couldn't find a thread covering the best releases of 2020, so here goes. Sorry if I didn't look hard enough, but I was also busy fingering your mother on this lovely mother's day, so there's that.
01. Skeletoon - Nemesis
Favorite song: "Il Tramonto Delle Ere"
02. Trick or Treat - The Legend...
Yes! They're back! Finland's premiere swamp metallers will return with a brand new studio album on May 26th, 2023. The effort - simply titled Kalmah - contains the following songs:
01. Haunted by Guilt
02. Veil of Sin
03. Scarred by Sadness
04. No Words Sad Enough
05. Serve the Untrue
06...
As we all know, Geoff Tates has lost it and hasn't found it for quite some time now. He's already made a joke out of himself, so why not continue? Give me your best Geoff Tate jokes, thus.
I admit this isn't very good, but I've got to start:
Why did Geoff Tate become a minister?
So he could...