Power Metal Album reviews - Page 2

GenresPower Metal

Keeper of the Seven Keys, Part II

Helloween

Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys, Part II 8.1

Album review

Power Metal
Keeper of the Seven Keys, Part II places big melodies firmly at the centre. Helloween retain speed and precise guitar work while…

Imaginations from the Other Side

Blind Guardian

Blind Guardian - Imaginations from the Other Side 9.0

Album review

Power Metal
Imaginations from the Other Side connects Blind Guardian's speed with larger, more complicated songs. Guitars retain plenty of…

Wake Up the Wicked

Powerwolf

Powerwolf - Wake Up the Wicked 8.0

Album review

Metal
Power Metal
Rock
Powerwolf have found a very specific combination of organs, choirs, heavy guitars and questionable religious behaviour, and Wake…

Emblas Saga

Brothers of Metal

Brothers of Metal - Emblas Saga 8.0

Album review

Power Metal
The different voices give Emblas Saga much of its appeal. Brothers of Metal place rough singing beside Ylva Eriksson's clear…

Decennium

Seven Kingdoms

Seven Kingdoms - Decennium 8.0

Album review

Power Metal
A large chorus has little value if the music around it offers nothing. Seven Kingdoms understand that on Decennium. The singing is…

Apex

Unleash The Archers

Unleash The Archers - Apex 8.5

Album review

Power Metal
The bass and drums give Apex a firm foundation straight away. Above them, Brittney Slayes can let her voice expand without…

Gunmen

Orden Ogan

Orden Ogan - Gunmen 7.5

Album review

Power Metal
Gunmen moves Orden Ogan into a world of revolvers and supernatural western stories. Musically, the band stay closer to home. Heavy…

Silence

Sonata Arctica

Sonata Arctica - Silence 8.5

Album review

Power Metal
Melody comes first on Silence. Sonata Arctica play quickly and have plenty of technical skill, but the vocal lines provide the…

The Last Emperor

Judicator

Judicator - The Last Emperor 8.0

Album review

Power Metal
The Last Emperor moves forward almost constantly. Judicator put fast guitar parts beneath large, layered vocal melodies and keep…

Reckoning Night

Sonata Arctica

Sonata Arctica - Reckoning Night 8.6

Album review

Power Metal
Reckoning Night has a firmer edge than the cheerful speed often associated with Sonata Arctica. The melodies remain large and the…

Abyss

Unleash The Archers

Unleash The Archers - Abyss 8.0

Album review

Power Metal
The keyboards change the colour of Unleash The Archers on Abyss. The sound becomes brighter and more futuristic while the guitars…

Nightfall in Middle Earth

Blind Guardian

Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle Earth 8.5

Album review

Power Metal
Nightfall in Middle-Earth chooses a larger story than a sequence of fast power metal songs. Blind Guardian turn J.R.R. Tolkien's…

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