Savage Messiah – Demons (Album Review)
Melodic savagery reigns supreme. Despite the rumors in the online “critical world” of the 2000s retro-thrash revival being D.O.A. for the better part of a…
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.
Melodic savagery reigns supreme. Despite the rumors in the online “critical world” of the 2000s retro-thrash revival being D.O.A. for the better part of a…
Like father, like sons. Though not counted among the so-called Big 4, Exodus is a name that is synonymous with thrash metal, going all the…
Another storm rages from the blacksmith’s forge. For those who remember the resurrection that heavy metal experienced in the late 1990s in Europe, the name…
The slow talon grasps the deepest. Despite the still ongoing trend in thrash metal circles to attempt and recapture that vintage 80s Bay Area, New…
Trench warfare with a melody. One can scarcely utter a word concerning European power metal outside of its most rigorously schooled core audience without Sabaton…
Heroes can often wear two uniforms. Though a great many of the younger guard of the power metal revolution of the millennial transition saw their…
Let the cosmic bombardment commence! Piet Sielck’s flagship project and Sci-Fi infused power/speed metal powerhouse has seen its fair share of trials and tribulations over…
A darker twist on an epic tale. Although sludge has typically made its home in the sweltering swamps of Louisiana, there is a certain character…
Where undead, alien paradoxes abound. Nostalgia is by no means an alien concept to metal, nay even its younger and more extreme sub-genres, but lately…
Where paradise draws its power. In the annals of power metal’s 30 years plus history, one of the most pivotal bands in shaping the European…