Sacred Outcry – Damned For All Time (Album Review)
Epic heroism emerges in Attica. Fully quantifying the scope of the power metal explosion that took place in Europe towards the turn of the millennium…
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.
Epic heroism emerges in Attica. Fully quantifying the scope of the power metal explosion that took place in Europe towards the turn of the millennium…
Nerds of the world, travel space! European power metal tends to fall into two categories; those who take their music seriously, and those who take…
Of Deep Sabbaths and Black Purples. For those with any degree of familiarity with the Pennsylvania rock and metal scene, and specifically that of the…
We got those Mississippi blues. The rise and fall of musical trends could be likened to the tides of a mighty ocean, with certain ascendant…
Metallic vignettes from the dark side. The one downside to an ever-expanding scene is that pushing the envelope and offering up something truly original becomes…
Progressive futurism begets present greatness. While an unconventional take on things and a thoughtful one on lyrical content have always been the rule in progressive…
Where losing becomes winning. It seems that wherein any brand of extreme metal is concerned; all roads seem to lead towards the hardcore scene of…
The plague years have not been kind. The rough, post-industrial landscape of Detroit would seem a fertile breeding ground for the sort of ugly death…
Blinding thrash triumphs with an imperial sense of melody. The revival of old school thrash metal that kicked off soon after the turn of the…
A more rustic brand of rocking metal emerges. Some music seeks to move forward, while other purveyors of the art form seek wisdom from the…