Let's finish off the month with another set of videos! Now that I'm planning on doing only one of these a month, it does make the article on the longer side, but I assure you, these are all great tracks. It's mostly power metal this time, but I've got a few others in there to mix it up.
Yup, more German heavy/power metal. However, I get a very strong Queensryche vibe, but that may be just because vocalist Denis Brosowski makes me think of Geoff Tate. Still, it's got a decent 6/8 gallop that really carries the song, adding to the dark, epic tone.
So a pair of folks who used to work together in the band H.E.A.T. decided to come together for a power metal project, and they definitely have a mix of classic and modern influences. It's a promising start, and a project I'll have to keep an eye out for in the future.
Once again, Crazy Lixx and their nostalgia-heavy pop metal sound find their way onto one of my articles. This one has a lot of energy, and has some great gang vocals in the chorus. This track, along with many of the other singles, is giving me a lot of high hopes for the new album.
So Sorcerer has been staying busy by doing some covers and releasing them as singles. While the others have been interesting, this one stood out to me as really fitting their style. Vocalist Anders Engberg really soars, just like he did on their last album. Kinda slow and epic, their take on the Saxon classic is a little safe, but very solid.
NorthTale keeps coming with great, high-speed power metal, and they've definitely added some symphonic elements on this one. Of course, it helps to get power metal legend Kai Hansen and his son involved, just to add that extra level of epicness. It's a great track that makes me look forward to their new album, which I still need to get to.
I guess Lovebites is going on hiatus, after their bass player left. So they're filling a gap with a compilation album that features this new song as a single. Naturally, it's a high-speed power metal stomper with plenty of melodic leads and harmonies. While the future of this band may be uncertain, this single is a fitting tribute to their career thus far.
Wolfmother kinda surprised everyone with a new album out of the blue, and I've been listening to pieces of it. Unsurprisingly, they've still got that very 70s metal vibe, with noodly guitar solos straight off of a Rainbow record. Expect a review of this from me soon!
So the founder of Nuclear Blast started a new label called Atomic Fire, and after bringing over a handful of artists, they've signed some new ones, including these guys. This song is some solid power metal, somewhere between DragonForce and Stratovarius, with a bit of the Legend of Zelda in the solo, for good measure. I'll definitely be keeping an eye on them next year.
I remember stumbling across Power Quest in 2011, when they released Blood Alliance, and I thought they were a pretty decent band, much in the vein of DragonForce. I haven't kept up with them recently, but it seems they've carried on without a hitch, despite nearly a new lineup. Uplifting power metal is always welcome around here.
After blessing us last Christmas with a power metal adaptation of A Christmas Carol, Majestica seems to have pulled together a few more tracks (including this one) for an Extended Version this year. While the song follows the same formula of telling the story while using a classic Christmas song as a base, it's still a pretty solid tune, much like the rest of that album.
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