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
Tag Archive: Hollywood Metal
WINTERFYLLETH – The Threnody of Triumph
Winterfylleth, or “winter full moon”, was the Anglo-Saxon festival for the arrival of Winter and fell at the beginning of... 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
ENSLAVED – Riitiir
In many ways, RIITIIR is the album that I expected to follow the “Progressive Extreme Metal” band’s 2008 release Vertebrae.... 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
DETHKLOK – Dethalbum III
To be honest, the actual music from Metalocalypse was always my least favorite part of the program. I found the... 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
SABATON – Carolus Rex
Guest post by Eligh Corchis-Scott Sabaton returns with a new album, and the new lineup doesn’t seem to have hurt... View Article
SUMMONING – Minas Morgul
As a stark opponent of most symphonic-based metal, I’ve always been a bit perplexed why I find Summoning to be... View Article
IN MOURNING – The Weight of Oceans
I was really prepared to like this album a lot more than the 5/9 may indicate. In Mourning was brought... View Article
MANILLA ROAD – Crystal Logic
In the realm of classic heavy metal, few bands are as overlooked as Manilla Road. They were never really a... View Article