Top 20 Studio Albums of 2019 1. Alethea – Aquaria The greatest and most important comeback not only of the year but the whole decade (or even more) in the power metal scene. Since 2007, when Aquaria released its last known album: SHAMBALA (2007), the entire latinamerican power metal fans…
Psychosomatic is the best sounding album of Immortal Guardian history: Carlos Zema
Immortal Guardian singer, Carlos Zema, offers a deep insight about the long awaited sophomore album PSYCHOSOMATIC Official Site – Facebook – Bandcamp – YouTube Immortal Guardian is one of the most interesting bands that have emerged in recent years on the international power metal scene. Although their debut album, AGE…
Interview with Saber’s lead guitarist, Joel Domínguez
Saber’s lead guitarist Joel Domínguez to tell us about how the band started; how was the experience in the studio and what is attributed to the success of this debut album: Without Warning Bandcamp – Facebook – Instagram One of the bands that has caused the most noise since the…
Havenlights Interview with Francesco Bertolaccini and Alessandro Petri
Francesco Bertolaccini (Bass, Orchestral Arrangements) and Alessandro Petri (Keyboards) reveals how passion can turn into an epic power metal album debut Official Site – Bandcamp – Instagram – Facebook Havenlights is one of those bands that has proven to be above the circumstances. After a year of recording remotely and…
RED CAIN – Interview with Evgeniy Zayarny
RED CAIN’S voice, Evgeniy Zayarny, reveals details about KINDRED: ACT II Bandcamp – Facebook – Instagram Red Cain is a band from Alberta, Canada born in 2016 that has a huge musical spectrum that makes it practically un-classifiable, however, it is fair to say that their music offers top-notch progressive…
Royal Orphan – Royal Orphan (6 song debut E. P.)
Reviewed: December, 2020 Released: 2018, Independent Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Cristóbal Torres Royal Orphan is a duo formed by Joey Migz on drums and Brendan Kelly as the multi-instrumentalist man, as he is in charge of bass, guitar and vocals. Originally from Long Island, New York, this project is one more…
Hell Riders – First Race
Reviewed: Jan. 2020 Released: 2019, Volcano Records Rating: 3 of 5 Reviewer: Cristóbal Torres Hell Riders is a novel group born in 2017. Their history is curious because, with just a few demos, they achieved a record contract for the release of their debut album: First Race, which was released…
Spellmaster – Unearthed Arcana
Reviewed: January, 2020 Released: 2020, Independent Rating: 2.5/5 Reviewer: Cristóbal Torres At the end of November the debut album of Spellmaster came out, a trio that tries to sail with the flag of power metal and the new wave of traditional heavy. Their efforts made them create three characters: Gwydion…
Immortal Guardian – Psychosomatic
Reviewed: December, 2020 Released: 2021, M-Theory Audio Rating: 4.5 of 5 Reviewer: Cristóbal Torres Immortal Guardian is a band created by Gabriel Guardiola, an incredible composer with the amazing ability to play the keyboard and guitar at the same time. Fortunately, his technical talent is also accompanied by an enormous…
Vis Mystica interview with Connor McCray
Vis Mystica’s Connor McCray talks about how Star Wars can inspire a power metal album Facebook – Instagram – Bandcamp Vis Mystica is a very interesting power metal band from Pennsylvania. Listening to this group is like finding an oasis in the middle of the driest desert. Although one of…
Perduratum – Exile’s Anthology
Perduratum – Exile’s Anthology Reviewed: November, 2020 Released: 2020, Eyewitness Records Rating: 4.5 of 5 Reviewer: Cristóbal Torres Perduratum is a progressive band from Querétaro; was born only in 2019, the year in which the group released his amazing single: “A Misunderstanding”, a piece of enormous scope both in terms…
Tragedian – Seven Dimensions
Reviewed: December, 2020 Released: 2021, Pride & Joy Music Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Cristóbal Torres If we were to make a list of the most underrated power metal bands of the last two decades, Tragedian would undoubtedly make it to the podium. We are talking about a very consistent group with…
Iternia – Between Good and Evil
Reviewed: December, 2020 Released: 2020, Independent Rating: 4 of 5 Reviewer: Cristóbal Torres Iternia is a band from San Juan, Puerto Rico born in the distant year of 2011. Nine years after its founding, the group released their debut album entitled: BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL, a self-financed album and released…
Kausa – Una In Perpetuum
Kausa – Una In Perpetuum Reviewed: December, 2020 Released: 2020, Independent Rating: 4.5 of 5 Reviewer: Cristóbal Torres Kausa is an Indonesian band formed in 2018 and in just one year they managed to release a debut album. With a very unusual rhythm in emerging scenes such as those in…
Lucious Bloodfire – World Insurrection
Reviewed: December, 2020 Released: 2020 Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Cristóbal Torres Lucious Bloodfire is a project commanded by Rob Bonstin, who was accompanied by some musicians to give life to his debut album: WORLD INSURRECTION (2020), an album of almost an hour long and 15 pieces that stand out for their…