Exodus – Persona Non Grata (Album Review)
The banner of discontent flies high. Long breaks in output can often signal a career that is winding down, but nothing could be further from…
Jonathan is a long time contributor to The Encyclopaedia Metallum website under the pseudonym hells_unicorn and has written for The Metal Observer on and off for the past 10 years. He was previously a lead guitarist in the Philadelphia-based folk metal band Frost Giant and played Dave Murray’s parts for the Philly-based Iron Maiden tribute band Tailgunner. He is currently the guitarist and principal songwriter for the nascent symphonic power metal project Ominous Glory.
The banner of discontent flies high. Long breaks in output can often signal a career that is winding down, but nothing could be further from…
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The game will never end. The chaotic state of the world might be likened to a raging storm cloud above the heads of all humanity,…