Day: January 10, 2019

Though hampered by some of the Nightwishcore trappings, dense production chief among them, the sheer scope of the music on display ensures the entertainment value survives unscathed. Lost in Grey shot for the moon and left a neat crater, and for the first time in the genre, I’m excited to find out just how much further they can go.

01. The Waste Land
02. Expectations
03. Unohdukseen Katoaa
04. 1992
05. Far Beyond and Further
06. Wolves Among Men
07. Prelude for Emptiness
08. Drifting in the Universe

Line Up:
Harri Koskela (Embassy Of Silence, Thaurorod, ex-Dotma, ex-Star Insight) – Keyboards and vocals
Anne Lill Rajala – Vocals
Emily Leone – Vocals and violin
Miika Haavisto – Guitar

Even a Powerwolf isn`t a Powerwolf by birth – it all depends on the special grub he was fed as a young pup! If you ever asked yourself which classic cuts and immortal metal and hard rock anthems showed Powerwolf the only true and righteous path, you`ll get the answers in shape of Metallum Nostrum: Ten love letters to heavy metal, aka kickass cover versions! Eternal icons Judas Priest are featured with two Painkiller tracks (namely ‘Touch of evil‘ and ‘Nightcrawler‘) that Powerwolf have poured all their passion into. Of course Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne and Iron Maiden are part of this classics collection too, as well as mighty Gary Moore and Savatage! Amon Amarth fans are definitely in for a surprise with the clean vocals on ‘Gods of war arise‘! Teutonic metal has been immortalized in shape o

Germany Pfundstein, and their legion of guitarists give incredible individual performances, they are limited by a set of songs that could never be more than standard heavy metal fare. I’m glad to find that Greely’s voice has aged well, and I hope to hear it again soon on an album worthy of its power.

01. Alliance
02. Fort Sumter
03. Die in a Hole
04. Curse of Genevieve (reworked)
05. Future Secret
06. Operation Focus
07. The Warning (Until Blood Boils, pt. I)
08. The Revenge (Until Blood Boils, pt. II)
09. Day of Collapse

Line Up:
Ross Friedman – Rhythm and solo guitar (Ex-MANOWAR, Ross The Boss Band)
John Greely – Lead and backing Vocals (Ex-Iced Earth, Seventh Servant)
Raphael Saini – Drums (Ex-Iced Earth)