Bloodbound – Creatures Of The Dark Realm (Album Review)
Orcs arise from the decrepit depths. Popular fascination tends to follow bands that match a consistent yet novel style with a common lyrical trope. However,…
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.
Orcs arise from the decrepit depths. Popular fascination tends to follow bands that match a consistent yet novel style with a common lyrical trope. However,…
The coven summons a formidable frost. One could view the past year as lost time, as a bleak era where live music was few and…
Blackened flames scorch the sky. The U.S. black metal scene has long been the Rodney Dangerfield of its adopted sub-genre; it gets virtually no respect…
Lost treasures come to light. Over the past decade the metal scene has been fairly preoccupied with getting back to the good old days, which…
The sea runs red amidst the debris. Few shadows cast as wide as that of a former member of the fold exiting and going on…
A grand metal traditional continues on. Though it may seem like a relic from a bygone era, the practice of putting out various artist compilations…
Horror tropes delivered with kinetic precision. The thrash metal revival often dubbed the NWOTM has been chugging along for almost 20 years now, and is…
In a time where ongoing lockdowns have precluded the presence of a live audience, theatricality is a band’s best friend when adapting to the live…
The horizons continue to broaden. While the jury is out on whether or not Myles Kennedy is the busiest man in rock at present, he…
The banner continues to fly. Few subjects define the power metal sub-genre as completely as a grand crusade waged by a legion of plate-armor toting…