Fading into the enthusiastic sounds of the attending crowd at last year's Masters Of Rock concert in the Czech Republic (celebrating the first decade...

To say that there are high expectations when a new Avantasia album is coming out, doesn't really cut it. It's more than that. It's impatience and excitement...

If you prefer your metal to be in the symphonic or power metal vein, chances are you have heard, or are a fan, of Amberian...

I just can't get over how heavy Stryper have gotten over the course of their last handful of albums. While their 80s output had...

To Hell starts off strong with a sinister edge in the tone and the feeling of a crushing weight building up. Heavy guitar work that...

“One of Australia’s leading Power Metal bands” (at least, according to their press release) Silent Knight are about to drop their second full-length record, and by god...

Praying Mantis have always had the misfortune of being sort of the odd band out. Though technically part of the New Wave of British...

Theatrics and drama go hand in hand with many power metal performances, and when they are mixed with the wacky tempo and lengthiness of...

My interest in Powerwolf started back in 2008, when I listened to "We Came to Take Your Souls" for the first time. I was immediately attracted to...

Being called genre-defining is just par of the course for Helloween. Since the release of their debut Walls of Jericho back in 1985, they have been consistently shaping speed and power...