while previous Ayreon albums have had some impressive casts, this has to be the best one yet!
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Tag: Symphonic Metal
Aldaria – Land of Light Review
Land of Light is certainly not the game changer The Metal Opera was (nor do I think it was intended to be) and I wouldn’t quite rank it up there in terms of quality
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Interview with Christofer Johnsson of Therion at 70000 Tons Of Metal — The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise
People there to see you. I mean we will be celebrating thirty years, this year.
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Powerwolf & Epica at O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London Friday, 03 Feb 2017
With the Greywolf brothers roaring from stage left and right, the crowd fell under their spell and threw themselves into it like rabid wolves on meat..
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The Murder Of My Sweet – Echoes Of The Aftermath Review
The Murder Of My Sweet’s newest album is definitely interesting for fans of bands like Within Temptation, Edenbridge, and Nightwish
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Xandria – Theater of Dimensions Review
Stylistically, this album is much more grounded in symphonic metal specifically, with an ever increased focus on the orchestral elements and a heavy use of choir vocals
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Steven Wussow of Xandria – Making Music Has Nothing To Do With Being Famous Or Being A Big Rock Star
making music has nothing to do with being famous or being a big rock star. It has to do with the passion for music, the passion for rock and roll.
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Sirenia – Dim Days of Dolor Review
With Dim Days of Dolor, it feels like Morten has once again set out to make a seamless blend between all phases of the band
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Iron Mask – Diabolica Review
Diabolica is a great new release that should easily please existing fans of Iron Mask and Dushan Petrossi. It feels like a celebration of everything the band (and its leader) have done in the past
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Epica – The Holographic Principle Review
Once again, Epica has successfully built on their past successes and delivered an album full of everything fans would expect and more.
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Souls of Diotima – The Sorceress Reveals – Atlantis Review
the band has expertly combined the styles of those latter two releases, resulting in their most epic and cinematic album to date
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Vivaldi Metal Project – The Four Seasons Review
where classical and metal music meets together, an experiment that will open the minds of listeners who can (re)discover the classic music in a different key
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