STRATOVARIUS – Nemesis
Wait. Really? When? How? I mean it is not that I doubted them but, really? They did this. Holy shit.... View Article
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PORTAL – Vexovoid
I think I brought up reviewing this album as a joke. Actually, I did, and laughed a little to myself... View Article
FEN – Dustwalker
Sometimes I have trouble parsing out the myriad of new black metal styles each month since they only differ slightly... View Article
HELLOWEEN – Straight Out of Hell
Where to start with Helloween? Where to start with power metal in general. Unlike Manowar or Rhapsody of “Dragon’s Breathe”... View Article
CARACH ANGREN – Where the Corpses Sink Forever
Note: This entry is apart of Kaptain Carbon’s survey on missed albums from 2012. This is, at least, how he... View Article
DORDEDUH – Dar De Duh
Folk metal. Let us start there shall we? It is easier than starting anywhere else. Generally, folk metal reactions are... View Article
THE WANDERING MIDGET – From the Meadows of Opium Dreams
I was somewhat hesitant when I first began to review epic metal. It is not that I do not love... View Article
RIVENDELL – Elven Tears
Every Friday, I meet with Brendan in his office overlooking the vast landscape of Los Angeles. This Friday, as usual,... View Article
SATURNUS – Saturn in Ascension
Death-doom is a tricky style. Melodic-death-doom is even trickier, especially when it doesn’t really exist. Death-doom unsurprisingly combines the intensity... View Article
MANOWAR – The Lord of Steel
The fact that I have more than a day’s worth of Manowar’s music is both impressive and confusing. I recently... View Article
SUIDAKRA – Book of Dowth
Yes, this is what I need. At this moment the winds are kicking up and the end of the year... View Article
LUCA TURILLI’S RHAPSODY – Ascending To Infinity
What’s the maximum word count for these articles? Aside from Manowar, Rhapsody was my first metal band. I came into... View Article
VINTERSORG – Orkan
You’re going to have to excuse me while I get caught up with the last 10 years of epic extreme... View Article
WINTERSUN – Time I
Oh Jesus. My hesitation to this piece is that it is not only my first review for Hollywood Metal but... View Article