Still dealing with the heat, but I'm catching up on the latest videos. This one is a bit back and forth between rock and metal, but it's all great, I promise! These songs really demand to be turned up all the way!
Starting off with another great rocker from Big City. This one is a little darker, a little more dramatic, and features some slide-guitar for one of the bridges (and the other solo is pretty tasty, as well). While it's still within the pop metal wheelhouse, this one shows that the band has more than just good anthemic songs.
Another band I've heard a lot about, but never gotten around to. Galneryus has been doing neo-classical power metal for quite a while now, and it sounds like they haven't slowed down in the slightest! The song does bounce back-and-forth between Japanese and English, but the Malmsteen style solos are universal as far as I'm concerned!
I know I've called The Treatment a more melodic AC/DC, but this song seems to wander into more Def Leppard or Dokken territory, with a distinct pop metal vibe. Still, it's quite enjoyable, and has some interesting little guitar licks. Kinda wish the solo was a little longer, though.
Another awesome track from Hammer King! Very much sitting between the sounds of HammerFall and Gamma Ray, this is some epic, chest-pounding metal. I need to make their new album a higher priority for me!!
This new Styx album is sounding more and more peculiar. While I recognize Tommy's voice, the song has this acoustic 6/8 groove, with some 70s synths laid on top. It's a decent song, but I don't know if it really sounds like Styx. I suppose I'll find out when I listen to the new album.
Finishing this article off with some gritty German power metal, Brainstorm has a great, double-kicking speed fest here. Along with a catchy chorus and those crunchy guitars, it's one of the better songs in this style I've heard in a while!
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