Dread Sovereign – Alchemical Warfare (Album Review)
Medieval pursuits of virology commence. Being original doesn’t necessitate reinventing the wheel. In fact, bringing some freshness into the equation could consist in simply doing…
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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