The 7th Guild – Triumviro (2025) – Review

The 7th Guild - Triumviro - Album Cover

The 7th Guild. A brand-new massive Italian collective of eight professional adepts of the art of Power Metal. Well, the project in itself is not that brand new, apparently. Tomi Fooler (SkeleToon) started the action back in 2021. But it is only this February 2025 that the first full-length album Triumviro will see the light of day. In other words, this burgeoning gang of band members stayed undercover for a while, methinks. So much so that even the mighty Metal Archives don’t sport an entry for the band yet at the time of writing this review. And that means … [...] Click to raid more!

Thy Kingdom Will Burn – The Loss and Redemption (2025) – Review

Thy Kingdom Will Burn - The Loss and Redemption - Album Cover

The RMR crew indeed didn’t hear back from the dreary cold wastes of the North for some time. Meaning, the zine’s dreaded review pipe has some real use for substantial, darkly melancholic metal. Not that we were short on material from Scandinavia, far from it. The folks up there are very prolific and the Extreme Metal on display is often outstanding. But real in-the-flesh melodeath? Some. Meaning, there really was nothing much that got us out from under the fire. It’s winter after all, so this needs to sport some real juice.

But never say die, right? Because here Thy [...] Click to raid more!

Dragonknight – Legions (2025) – Review

Dragonknight - Legions - Album Cover

Oh boy. We got ourselves yet another of them masked bands boasting all those forbidden delights Power Metal could possibly furnish. And all of them are Lords to boot. Dragonknight here, a – and I quote – “…new conceptual band…” delivers a slick brand of Power Metal.

Way too slick for some folks, who immediately sniffed the terrible stench of an AI production. Well, judging by the label promoting this album and the presence of one Mikael Salo (ex De Lirium’s Order et al), they indeed form part of Finland’s PM brethren. But – cheese on red-hot iron drips fast … [...] Click to raid more!

Fellowship – The Skies Above Eternity (2024) – Review

If the pinky-hued sugary cookie monster ain’t your thing, go here. All others, follow the fearless RMR crew into the realm of the Metal o’ The Light. Power Metal is on the menu again and the Brits from Fellowship are the culprits this time around.

As you may remember, the band’s 2022 record The Saberlight Chronicles left quite an impact crater over here. Their brand of sugary sweet Power Metal almost gave us a toothache. But it was also one of the best-executed such records on the roster for the year. So, Fellowship here are up against a stellar … [...] Click to raid more!