A band that has managed to quickly make a name for themselves, as even with just two full-lengths, their name pops up frequently within Power Metal circles. Understandably, as their music is created with professionalism and care, at least that is the feeling I got from “Born from Fire”. Generally speaking, a band’s third album […]
06/02 Shatterheart – “Infernal Symphony” (Symphonic Metal)06/02 Mayhem – “Liturgy of Death” (Black Metal)06/02 Tailgunner – “Midnight Blitz” (Heavy Metal)06/02 In Aeternum – “…Of Death and Fire” (Black/Death Metal)06/02 Induction – “Love kills” (Power Metal)06/02 Epinikion – “The force of nature” (Symphonic Metal) 13/02 Wolfchant – “Echoes of a Time Once Past” (Folk/Death/Power Metal)13/02 Ponte […]
The closing of the year coincided with the latest, seventh LP of the Greek melodic power metallers (with some prog touches) STAR.GATE. First of all I did not expect a new entry so fast, since “Escaping the Illusion” was released just a year before, so it was a pleasant surprise for sure. The unpleasant news […]
Welcome to the first review of the year, which happily coincided with the release of a new BEYOND THE BLACK record. I view their previous, titular album of 2023 to be a pivotal moment in their discography as it redefined the band’s sound as well as their place within the Metal map. It feels like […]
January 2nd WILDHUNT – Aletheia (Thrash Metal) January 9th BEYOND THE BLACK – Break the silence (Modern Melodic Metal) January 15th HYPERION – Cybergenesis (Heavy Metal) January 16th EDENBRIDGE – Set the dark on fire (Symphonic Power Metal) KREATOR – Krushers of the world (Thrash Metal) VALIANT SENTINEL – Neverealm (Heavy/Power Metal) […]
Below is the final list with Metal Domain’s best albums of 2025. As always, the list is personal and subjective with inclusions and omissions meaning nothing in the grand scheme of things. Whether you found something that eluded your attention or saw one of your favorite tunes of past months, take this time to celebrate […]
One thing that has always intrigued me in music is when there is harmony between what a band plays and the theme of the song. VISIONS OF ATLANTIS talking about pirates while sounding piratey, or RHAPSODY crafting fantastical worlds supported by their orchestral foundation. That’s why “A Christmas Carol” by MAJESTICA is, to me, one […]
December 1st INNER SHRINE – The last emperor (Symphonic Gothic Metal) December 5th HOLLOW PEAK – Obsidian cult (Melodic Heavy Metal/Rock) SYMPHONITY – Beyond Olympus (EP) (Power Metal) December 12th ATAVISTIA – The winter way (Melodic/Symphonic Death Metal) FORBIDDEN SEED – In Shadows Deep – Shadow of the Crow Pt. II (Heavy/Power Metal) […]
France has produced some amazing bands in terms of Power Metal like NIGHTMARE, or the very loved HEAVENLY who really need to make a comeback as soon as possible, because 16 years of absence are too much! DARKTRIBE come to join the list with their new album. Armed with a new production courtesy of Simone […]
November 7th FLAMES – Frequency of Illusion (Thrash/Speed Metal) ALCATRAZZ – Prior convictions (Hard Rock/Heavy Metal) INHUMAN – Gloriae (Gothic Metal) November 12th WHEEL OF TIME – Asymmetry (Progressive Metal) November 14th CREATURES – Creatures II (Heavy Metal/Hard Rock) MEZZROW – Embrace the awakening (Thrash Metal) SKULL & CROSSBONES – Time (Heavy Metal) […]
