Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (1924)
Fantasy filmmaking has had various iterations through the decades. I have spent a considerable amount of time with the films... View Article
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SABATON – Heroes
For the longest time Sabaton was always the power metal band who sang about battle. This isn’t a stretch for... View Article
EPIDEMIA – Treasure of Enya [Эпидемия – Сокровище Энии]
Name: Эпидемия. Genre: Power Metal. Location: Moscow. Lyrical Themes: Fantasy, Tolkien, Elves. Alright, this is amazing. Review over. I would... View Article
TROY (2004)
I know what you are thinking, “Why in the world would you review Troy when there are so many other... View Article
FRANK FRAZETTA FANTASY ILLUSTRATED #1
Frank Frazetta was born in 1928 and left this world in 2010. He was survived by a career and legacy... View Article
CIRITH UNGOL – King of the Dead
Note: I thought it would be interesting to take a tour through the history of power metal classics and underrated... View Article
THE MAGIC SWORD
Looking over the different decades of fantasy films seems to show a pattern. The 1980’s is the decade that usually... View Article
QANTICE – The Phantonauts
Qantice, on the surface, appears to be just another power metal band whose destiny lies in the symphonic exploration of... View Article
THE PHAROS AT ALEXANDRIA (1975) – Roy Krenkel
Roy Krenkel was an American illustrator who was a contemporary, and colleague of fantasy titan Frank Frazetta. Krenkel, along with... View Article
MOUSE GUARD – The Black Axe
This is a review of the third volume in David Petersen’s Mouse Guard. It also may be a possible summary... View Article
BLACK SAILS [S1 E6-E8]
I have always been under the impression that my lukewarm feelings for the Starz original drama Black Sails would change.... View Article
VESPERIA – An Olden Tale
I absolutely love the hype surrounding Canadian melodic death metal act Vesperia. This hype, of course, is mostly self generated... View Article
300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE
While 300, originally released in 2006, was not the pinnacle of contemporary film-making, it was pretty damn entertaining. The film... View Article
FREEDOM CALL – Beyond
Freedom Call has a strange history. The power metal band seems almost overshadowed by their involvement with Dan Zimmermen, drummer... View Article