Album Review – SDMETAL https://sdmetal.com San Diego Metal Music Community Thu, 17 Oct 2024 20:32:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://sdmetal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cropped-sdmetal_logo_512x512-100x100.jpg Album Review – SDMETAL https://sdmetal.com 32 32 Seven Kingdoms – The Square Album Review https://sdmetal.com/seven-kingdoms-the-square-album-review/ https://sdmetal.com/seven-kingdoms-the-square-album-review/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2024 02:34:02 +0000 https://sdmetal.com/?p=10183 Artist: Seven Kingdoms Album: The Square Genre: Power Metal Release Date: November 8, 2024 For longtime fans of Seven Kingdoms, myself included—who’ve been on this epic journey since The Fire Is Mine—it’s impossible to approach any new release without sky-high expectations. The band’s signature blend of power, precision, and technical brilliance has consistently placed them...

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]]> https://sdmetal.com/seven-kingdoms-the-square-album-review/feed/ 0 Letallis – A Thousand And One Nights – Chapter 1 Album Review https://sdmetal.com/letallis-a-thousand-and-one-nights-chapter-1/ https://sdmetal.com/letallis-a-thousand-and-one-nights-chapter-1/#respond Thu, 02 May 2024 21:43:29 +0000 https://sdmetal.com/?p=9832 “A Thousand and One Nights – Chapter 1,” the latest from Letallis, is an engaging maze of moody metal that should go over quite well when looking to sate those Opeth fans hungry for more.

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]]> https://sdmetal.com/letallis-a-thousand-and-one-nights-chapter-1/feed/ 0 Deicide – Banished By Sin Album Review. A Brutal Return to Death Metal Glory https://sdmetal.com/deicide-banished-by-sin-death-metal-album/ https://sdmetal.com/deicide-banished-by-sin-death-metal-album/#respond Fri, 26 Apr 2024 17:46:27 +0000 https://sdmetal.com/?p=9777 Artist: Deicide Album: Banished By Sin Genre: Death Metal Release Date: April 26, 2024 Metal bands will often walk a tightrope: uncommon enough is longevity, and relevance is something very few manage. And, as always, there’s the rarest of exceptions that prevail not just against time but over their genre. Hailing from the bowels of...

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]]> https://sdmetal.com/deicide-banished-by-sin-death-metal-album/feed/ 0 Pentagram (Chile) – Eternal Life of Madness Album Review. https://sdmetal.com/pentagram-chile-eternal-life-madness-death-thrash/ https://sdmetal.com/pentagram-chile-eternal-life-madness-death-thrash/#respond Tue, 16 Apr 2024 17:44:06 +0000 https://sdmetal.com/?p=9533 Artist: Pentagram (Chile) Album: Eternal Life of Madness Genre: Death Thrash Metal Release Date: April 26, 2024 From the deep heart of Santiago, the legendary death-thrash colossus Pentagram (Chile) unleashes their latest saga, “Eternal Life of Madness.” Since their inception in 1985, Pentagram (Chile) has stood as a monolith of chaos and raw power, evoking...

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]]> https://sdmetal.com/pentagram-chile-eternal-life-madness-death-thrash/feed/ 0 URAGH – Maelstrom Album Review: A Dive into Progressive Metal’s Dark Depths https://sdmetal.com/uragh-maelstrom-debut-progressive-metal/ https://sdmetal.com/uragh-maelstrom-debut-progressive-metal/#respond Sat, 13 Apr 2024 20:55:45 +0000 https://sdmetal.com/?p=9443 Artist: URAGH Album: Maelstrom Genre: Metalcore / Progressive Metal Release Date: April 19, 2024 Seldom does an album navigate through the deep ocean of modern metal, which is able to sound as aggressive sonically as it is profound thematically. The Dublin quartet URAGH does just that with their debut album, “Maelstrom,” set for digital release...

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]]> https://sdmetal.com/uragh-maelstrom-debut-progressive-metal/feed/ 0 Nocturna – Of Sorcery And Darkness Album Review https://sdmetal.com/nocturna-of-sorcery-and-darkness-album-review/ https://sdmetal.com/nocturna-of-sorcery-and-darkness-album-review/#respond Sun, 07 Apr 2024 04:55:24 +0000 https://sdmetal.com/?p=9213 Nocturna returns with a hauntingly beautiful exploration of duality on their sophomore album, "Of Sorcery And Darkness." Fronted by the captivating vocal duo of Grace Darkling and Rehn Stillnight, the album blends intricate melodies with powerful vocals, crafting a symphonic metal masterpiece.

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]]> https://sdmetal.com/nocturna-of-sorcery-and-darkness-album-review/feed/ 0 TÝR – Battle Ballads Album Review https://sdmetal.com/tyr-battle-ballads-viking-metal-masterpiece-symphonics/ https://sdmetal.com/tyr-battle-ballads-viking-metal-masterpiece-symphonics/#respond Tue, 02 Apr 2024 08:03:25 +0000 https://sdmetal.com/?p=9104 Planted in 2020, TÝR's collaboration with the Faroe Islands Symphony Orchestra blooms on "Battle Ballads," a symphonic metal masterpiece. This album transcends Viking Metal's boundaries, weaving its raw energy with majestic orchestration. "Hammered" exemplifies this evolution, launching from guitar riffs into vibrant, multi-layered complexity. From anthemic tracks like "Unwandered Ways" to the poignant "Torkils Døtur," TÝR showcases their storytelling and musicianship, intertwining orchestral arrangements with tales of heroism and emotional depth. Don't miss TÝR live at San Diego's Brick By Brick on April 17th to experience the power and beauty of "Battle Ballads"!

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]]> https://sdmetal.com/tyr-battle-ballads-viking-metal-masterpiece-symphonics/feed/ 0 Judas Priest – Invincible Shield Album Review. Heavy Metal Royalty Reigns Supreme https://sdmetal.com/judas-priest-invincible-shield-review/ https://sdmetal.com/judas-priest-invincible-shield-review/#respond Thu, 21 Mar 2024 16:32:29 +0000 https://sdmetal.com/?p=8970 Invincible Shield, from Judas Priest, is an immense success in a long line of monumental successes for the band; this album, famously, marks its birthplace as from the nineteenth studio. Co-producing once again is Andy Sneap, blessed with the magic touch that helped the group’s last effort, 2018’s acclaimed Firepower, along with co-production on the...

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]]> https://sdmetal.com/judas-priest-invincible-shield-review/feed/ 0 Vesperian Sorrow – “Awaken The Greylight” Album Review https://sdmetal.com/vesperian-sorrow-awaken-the-greylight-album-review/ https://sdmetal.com/vesperian-sorrow-awaken-the-greylight-album-review/#respond Sun, 17 Mar 2024 19:21:00 +0000 https://sdmetal.com/?p=8961 Artist: Vesperian Sorrow Album: Awaken The Greylight Genre: Symphonic Black Metal Release Date: April 26 2024 On the grand pantheon of symphonic black metal bands, few have carved as distinctive a niche as Austin, Texas’ own Vesperian Sorrow. Delving even further into the cosmic and gothic territories which have defined their very personal niche within...

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