2024-10-18 : |
War hearts |
- Frozen Crown |
7 / 10 |
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In recent months I’ve been mulling over the virtues of concise songwriting. Thanks to its inherent pop appeal, power metal benefits most from diligent self-editing. The style’s inclinations towards grandeur and virtuosity mean that short-form power metal is uncommon, yet tasteful restraint can lead to breathtaking gut punches of concentrated genre excess. On their fifth LP, War Hearts, Frozen Crown seems to agree.(...) |
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Read full Review at Angry Metal Guy |
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2024-10-16 : |
Trollslayer |
- Wind Rose |
8 / 10 |
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One of new entries on week 121 (...) was Wind Rose's "To Be a Dwarf". It was just a new single from upcoming new album and while I was listening to it I was expecting just another symphonic/power metal album as many released this year. "Trollslayer"(...) was released on Oct. 4th 2024 and I had some doubts putting italians new album into my player. And the facts that W.R. are playing together for 15 years now and they released 5 studio albums during this time gave me some hope for good album(...) |
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Read full Review at Stef Metal |
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2024-09-24 : |
Yesterwynde |
- Nightwish |
7 / 10 |
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(...) Even though I knew that Human. :II: Nature. was shaping up to be a divisive album, I was still surprised at the sheer volume and intensity of ‘passionate discourse’ in the aforementioned review’s comments section, not least because I just didn’t think it was an exciting enough album to get worked up over in any direction. (...), so there were suitably lowered expectations this time around for Yesterwynde.(...) |
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Read full Review at Metal Storm |
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2024-09-23 : |
Gods Of Metal (Year Of The Dragon) |
- All For Metal |
7 / 10 |
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(...) on August 23rd, 2024 All For Metal's second studio album "Gods Of Metal (Year Of The Dragon)" was released. That German-Italian band was formed in 2022 and released their debut after a year. (...) I was expecting above averange album. You must read the rest below to find out if it really is like that. However for new album the band recorded 10 new composition, additionaly started and ended by female narration.(...) |
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Read full Review at Stef Metal |
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2024-08-14 : |
Avenge The Fallen |
- Hammerfall |
7 / 10 |
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On August 9th, 2024 new item was added to power metal records collection when swedish HammerFall's new album was released. It is Band's thirteenth studio album and they titled it "Avenge The Fallen". New album contains 10 tracks, (...). Whole set is quite equally good, recorded in well-known HammerFall style perfected over the years.(...) |
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Read full Review at Stef Metal |
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2024-07-24 : |
Wake Up The Wicked |
- Powerwolf |
7 / 10 |
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(...) For some, however, their embrace of the ‘If it ain’t broke…’ adage has deprived them from a place among the greats. POWERWOLF are almost unanimously ‘fun’ and ‘a spectacle’, but the old dog’s refusal to learn has left these wolves long in the tooth, and not in the way you’d hope. The band’s answer to such accusations? Their ninth album, Wake Up The Wicked…(...) |
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Read full Review at Distorted Sound |
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2024-07-07 : |
Pirates II: Armada |
- Visions of Atlantis |
7 / 10 |
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Visions Of Atlantis was started in 2000, so they have been present (...) for over 20 years and have recorded 8 studio albums so far. Personally, I found them familiar by occasion of their album "Pirates" from 2022 and the single "Clocks" that was present at Stef Metal Chart reaching 14th place (it is 136th on current All Time List between 208 songs (...)). And now, on July 05th, 2024 their ninth studio album "Pirates II: Armada" was released. And it continues the style of the previous album(...) |
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Read full Review at Stef Metal |
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2024-06-13 : |
Risen Symbol |
- Axel Rudi Pell |
7 / 10 |
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Bochum, Germany’s own metal institution strikes again with their twenty second studio album, flying the Melodic Hard Rock flag without watering down their style. (...) |
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Read full Review at The Headbanging Moose |
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2024-03-11 : |
Invincible Shield |
- Judas Priest |
8 / 10 |
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To last ten years in the music business is an incredible achievement and so for Judas Priest to have reached five decades is quite some feat(...). The term “legends” is handed out all too easily nowadays but with their 19th (...) studio album Priest are exactly that, a legendary band (...) And so with Invincible Shield we get treated to 11 fantastic tracks (...) you get struck by several riff building exercises, pummelling drums and bass and Rob’s ageless wails and screams. (...) |
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Read full Recenzja na Metal Force magazine |
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2024-03-07 : |
Powerlords |
- Elettra Storm |
7 / 10 |
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On the February 19th, italian band Elettra Storm's debut album was released. The band was formed in 2023 and its current members are Crystal Emiliani - vocal, Davide Sportiello - bass, Matteo Norbedo - drums, Matteo Antoni - guitar and Francis D. Mary - guitar. Despite short period of playing together, the recorded album brings music full of rushing tempos and interesting melodies and guitar solos. Power metal has now new band and it isn't just as any when judged by first album.(...) |
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Read full Review at Stef Metal |
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