CD Review: Municipal Waste - Massiv... Sep 14, 2009
Exactly why young bands delivering power metal and 70s doom are greeted with open arms while new thrash bands are looked upon suspiciously is an enigma. Perhaps it's because thrash burned so brightly (culminating in the 1991 Clash Of The Titans tour) before almost disappearing altogether following the advent of grunge. (Suite101.com)
In the age of Obama, will heavy metal suck again? Aug 21, 2009
Epic power metal acts like also found a large American audience. Bands like sound more like Motorhead than Papa Roach. (The American Conservative)
A Thriller of the community: FHS Band to debut Jackson hit Aug 20, 2009
Thriller was the only one he could find with an arrangement suitable for a high school band, however, so he mixed the MTV classic with several other rock favorites, including Through the Fire and Flames, by English power metal band DragonForce; Alive & Amplified, by American garage band The Mooney Suzuki; and Nights in White Satin, by The Moody Blues. I think the crowd should be very pleased with the show, Leonard said, noting that the players and guard members have been working hard to pull the... (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Double Fine and EA Announce Super-Charged Soundtrack for Brütal Legend Aug 11, 2009
Instead, what weve unleashed is without question the most mind-blasting, face-melting, skull-shattering alliance of Classic Metal, Thrash Metal, New Wave, British Metal, Black Metal, Power Metal, Doom Metal, Death Metal, Hair Metal, Goth Metal and Industrial Metal ever decreed by The Gods Of Metal. Its very existence will condemn your soul to eternal brtal damnation. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Evarest - Fear Jun 20, 2009
Farvahar Record's Czech Power Metal Newcomers ... That being said, the descriptor Female-Fronted Power Metal is hardly necessary, because Evarest doesn t need sex appeal to sell their music ... Despite its shortcomings, Fear is what a power metal album should be: not slick or poppy; but tough, endearing, and completely honest. (Suite101.com)
Rock Gone Wild festival scheduled in Algona May 13, 2009
Those fans have asked to see melodic rockers, hair bands and power metal groups on the same bill. The event will include more than 40 bands on two stages and campground parties going all night long.. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
* Metal mania Apr 20, 2009
E Other genres: Symphonic metal, sludge metal, stoner metal, drone metal, ambient metal, viking metal, power metal, groove metal, glam metal, gothic metal, alternative metal, aluminium, copper, zinc, tin, alloy, and carbon fiber. This story has been viewed 347 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Essentials: This weekend's live music picks Apr 3, 2009
Friday @ Elbo Room: Judging from the looks of some its album covers, the members of this Oakland titan of punishing power metal are just as big on the skull, bones and sorcery as they are on epic, riff-tastic, headbanging anthems. The band's latest on the Kemado label titled "Into Abaddon" piles on plenty of whiplash rhythms and bomb shrapnel drum fills, and sounds like Iron Maiden jacked up on a whopping dose of venom. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Sacred 2 Release Date Officially... Mar 18, 2009
- July 23rd, 2008 The German power metal band will sign autographs in support of action RPG Sacred 2: Fallen Angel at Comic Con booth 5129. Around the Network. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
