As the days get cooler and the dog days of Summer become memory, rock and metal and continues on! A lot of fun stuff in this list, so turn up the volume and check this stuff out!
When you get a former Nightwish singer and a former Sonata Arctica guitarist teaming up, you know you're getting some very epic, melodic metal! With the symphonic flourishes being supported by some pulsing synths, this is some anthemic stuff!
Now this is some great AOR! Work of Art really rocks this one out, bringing a nice balance of synths and guitar to go along with the uplifting tone and lyrics. A lot of fun!
Another Eclipse track that just sounds huge and rocks right along! Sitting right in that pop metal sound between Def Leppard and Crazy Lixx, this is some fist-pumping, arena-filling magic here, and blast to listen to!
I think I've since proven that I'm not afraid of getting silly sometimes, and this video is rock silliness personified! A curious mashup with glam metal band Kissin' Dynamite and the rockabilly outfit The Baseballs, you can tell they had a lot of fun with this one.
Getting back into more dramatic stuff, Diviner just continues to rock my face off! While this starts off as an acoustic ballad, that just sets up the epicness to come. Again, Yiannis's vocals are right on point, matching the scale of the huge guitars. Great stuff!
Another single from Those Damn Crows, and it's more uptempo post-grunge! I love the energy in this one has, while still being pretty catchy and melodic. Something tells me I'm gonna like this album once it releases.
Man, I can't believe we're already half-way over with 2019! Where did the months go? The time probably flew by from listening to all this great new rock music! Here's a bunch more!
Billy Sherwood is better known these days as the replacement bassist in both Yes and Asia, but he is also a good songwriter. When Yes brought him on for the Open Your Eyes album, it definitely had his stamp all over it, one that I find I quite enjoy, and with this song, it's nice to hear more of it.
Starbreaker come together with an epic pop metal anthem here. With a massive wall of sound, and a chorus that gets stuck in your head, it's a solid piece of work. Tony Harnell really gets dramatic on this one, and he sounds great!
I'm racking my brain to remember if I knew about this band or not. Essentially a sequel to Thin Lizzy, Black Star Riders carry on a unique folk/hard rock sound, and this song really shows it! Full of character and vibe that doesn't come easily these days.
Oh, look, it's Diviner again. Seriously, this album sounds amazing with all the songs they've released for it. This is just another slab of excellent, epic heavy metal, full of great riffs with Yiannis's vocals soaring over it all!
Visionatica is a new symphonic metal band, and while they may not break the mold much, this is still very epic stuff. The lyrics are a little clunky, but Amara Avodem sings with bravado and clarity, backed by some solid riffs and orchestration.
Let's finish off with another piece of epic symphonic metal. Singer Chiara Tricarico has a bit more attitude on this one, but it's backed by some awesome power metal drumming and more epic riffs than one song deserves. Great stuff!
More videos! There's been a lot of great music coming out lately, and I'm glad to share it with you all. Got quite the mix this time, with some artists coming back and a few news I hadn't heard of before!
I can't help it! Sabaton makes great power metal, and they always seem to find neat things to sing about! While the video does get a bit grim (though it is World War I they're talking about), the infectious, epic melodies Sabaton is known for are all on point. Check it out!
Tanith is back with another single for their new album. Once again, rocking that 70s prog/metal vibe, this really has that classic touch. It shifts from mood to mood, and yet, it's never jarring, or feels like it's trying to do too much. Classic rock to a T! We're rocking it old school this time, as we have The Rods back with a new album. I guess they've been rocking since 1980, and it sounds like they haven't changed much. Despite them being from the US, this has a massive NWOBHM sound with a lot of bass! More old-school metal! Got another Paragon video, and this one is pure 80s speed metal, with some very flashy solos and epic riffs. Just great, break-neck metal that you can't help but headbang to!
More Diviner, more epicness. Once again, great riffs, huge vocals, and a grand sense of musical scope. It just sounds huge! This one has more of a prog metal vibe, like Vanden Plas. I like it a lot!
Let's finish off with a great piece of driving AOR. With a big chorus and great riffs, this one really soars, like a good AOR should do. The lyrics might not be much, but it has great production, and Dino just really let's it out!
Like I promised, I'm listening to more and more stuff! I might be able to get one more article out by the end of the month, but this set of videos should tide you over in the meantime. Let's get rocking!
Arch / Matheos is a side project that features a number of Fates Warning members past and present. With this lead single, we get a very technical, but power piece of prog metal that really soars!
One more Alan Parsons single before the new album. Definitely staying with the ballad vibe, but I think this one is stronger than the other two. I think it's the classic symphonic touches that help make this song sound better.
Epic symphonic metal with Chilean vocalist Caterina Nix. While the new album won't have former Stratovarius shredder Timo Tolkki, they plan to move forward with the project, and if this song is anything to go by, we should be in for some good stuff!
First Signal is back with a pounding piece of AOR. Seriously, these drums sound powerful! And the rest is just as good, with lots of melodic hooks and a big, driven chorus. Solid piece of melodic rock!
Jack Slamer is something of a psychedelic, bluesy, hard rock band, and they really pound it out with this one. For those who like their rock to be driven, hard, with a bit of flair.
Let's finish off with a great piece of heavy/power metal! Here we have Diviner really crushing it, with some great riffs and melodies from the guitars, and epic vocals from Yiannis Papanikolaou!! This sounds amazing!
