Heathen – Empire Of The Blind (Album Review)
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…
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.
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…
Today’s trials beget tomorrow’s tears. While nostalgia is usually viewed as an avenue of escape for a more jovial world than the real one, it…
Teutonic rage arrives in Copenhagen. Whenever a discussion about the glory days of thrash metal comes up, Denmark is not often one of the countries…
Welcome to a new liturgical horror. Nostalgia has been a formidable force in defining many of metal’s most recent offerings, regardless of the sub-genre under…
An old maiden emerges with some classic iron. Imitation may be the highest form of flattery, but wherein the primeval origins of heavy metal are…
In the pit, impact is always imminent. Whenever a discussion regarding thrash metal’s ascendancy to mainstream fascination in the late 1980s occurs, one of the…
Thrash metal that crosses over. The latter days of thrash metal’s heyday are riddled with bands that could have rose to greater prominence but ultimately…
The storyteller revamps his library. Innovation is an essential tool in keeping things fresh, but there is definitely something to be said for the power…
Hidden treasures come to light. Despite falling out of favor in metal circles due to the excesses that came in the mid-80s and the subsequent…