BEARTOOTH – The Journey Below [Livestream Event] (July 14th, 2021)
There is definitely something to be said for getting back to basics, or getting to the core for a more fitting idiom wherein subsets of…
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.
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