by Sebastian Kluth
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After the rather weak second part of the trilogy, I was still hoping for a great comeback and authentic and atmospheric third part, but the last album was delayed many times and this EP was finally released shortly before the final part has been published....
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Two years after the brilliant first part of the trilogy, I was really looking forward and expecting very much from this second part. My question was if the band would be able to keep up the high level and create the epic atmosphere of their last opus...
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After the straight Teutonic approach of the epic first part of the trilogy, the band realized that they had already created their personal opus magnum and wanted to try out something different and new without denying their traditional trademarks. What...
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So many so-called Viking Metal bands such as the old legends of Bathory, the very popular Amon Amarth or rather recent bands like Tyr have all sung about the history of the Vikings, some of them have done very innovating and progressive jobs as others...
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This album is probably one of the most popular European power metal albums of the last decade and offers a wide range from commercial hit singles to epic symphonic structures that show the diversity and talent of the group and are highly entertaining....
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This album is one of the most underrated albums in the discography of Stratovarius as it came only out about three years after the debut album, had no significant album title at the time and is until now almost completely ignored during the live shows...
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When I checked out this album I expected another conservative retro rock record without any surprises as the trend heavily heads in this direction with the recent success of "Bullet" or "Airbourne" but this album blew me away in a very positive way. Ten...
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After the very weak and annoying "Polaris" I expected the worst and wasn't sure if the band would be able to carry on writing amazing albums without the mastermind Timo Tolkki. Obviously, they can as this new album beats the previous disaster piece by...
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I saw this band on their last Canada tour and thought that they had given a charming and entertaining show even if the band doesn't offer something new to the emerging genre of female fronted symphonic metal bands with power metal influences. They deliver...
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As a long-time fan of Iron Maiden is was awaiting this album since almost four years, the longest gap ever between two albums of this band. When I first listened to "El Dorado" when it was published on the official website at midnight, I was one of the...
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