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Bands | The Metal Observer https://themetalobserver.com Your guide through metal! Mon, 17 Jul 2023 06:10:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://themetalobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-Metal-Observer-Icon-45x45.png Bands | The Metal Observer https://themetalobserver.com 32 32 Shredding Enslaved https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-enslaved/ https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-enslaved/#respond Sat, 15 Jul 2023 19:49:49 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=48775 Enslaved is a special band, they cross so many genre boundaries and have redefined what black metal is and can be. Whether they were setting the standards for second wave black metal in 1993, or setting the standards for psychedelic black metal in 2000 Enslaved has been a major trail blazer in metal. I’ve spoken […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-enslaved/feed/ 0 48775 The Metal Observer’s Top 30 Albums of 2022 https://themetalobserver.com/the-metal-observers-top-30-albums-of-2022/ https://themetalobserver.com/the-metal-observers-top-30-albums-of-2022/#respond Sat, 31 Dec 2022 14:51:44 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=47948   This year we decided to pull our fingers out and make our Top 30 available before the end of the year. Cue frantic observing during much of December and the eventual result of a gleaming Best Of for your inspection and delectation. As usual, there’s a massive cross-section of different styles present on the […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-wolf/feed/ 0 47489 Shredding: Moonspell https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-moonspell/ https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-moonspell/#respond Fri, 02 Sep 2022 12:24:21 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=47408 Join us for another shredding feature, as we celebrate three decades of sublime gothic metal with Portuguese legends Moonspell! Thirty years. That’s how long Moonspell have been around. It was 1992 when the band was founded from the ashes of obscure black metal act Morbid God. Fast forward to 2022 and, with 12 studio albums […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-moonspell/feed/ 0 47408 Interview: Ezra Brooks + Serpent Rider https://themetalobserver.com/interview-ezra-brooks-serpent-rider/ https://themetalobserver.com/interview-ezra-brooks-serpent-rider/#respond Tue, 08 Feb 2022 14:14:21 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=46525 Special "split" interview with Serpent Rider and Ezra Brooks

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/interview-ezra-brooks-serpent-rider/feed/ 0 46525 Shredding: Theatre of Tragedy https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-theatre-of-tragedy/ https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-theatre-of-tragedy/#respond Sun, 30 May 2021 16:30:49 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=45505 Join us for another shredding feature, this time celebrating one of the most iconic gothic metal bands of our times: Theatre of Tragedy!     Having released seven studio albums between 1995 and 2009, Theatre of Tragedy are one of the most iconic, well-known and revered gothic metal bands of our times. One of the […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-theatre-of-tragedy/feed/ 0 45505 Shredding Epica https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-epica/ https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-epica/#respond Fri, 26 Feb 2021 15:33:55 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=44804 Epica has overtaken Nightwish as the premier, household name symphonic power metal band with woman at the mic. Their combination of death metal riffs and soaring operatic vocals, as well as top notch orchestrations and creativity have allowed Epica to expand their sound and flourish without losing what makes them special. Mark Jansen has gotten […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-epica/feed/ 0 44804 Shredding Evergrey https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-evergrey/ https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-evergrey/#respond Fri, 26 Feb 2021 11:00:49 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=44782 Evergrey set the standard in the early 2000s for what progressive power metal would look like for decades to come. Rather than focusing on shredding and neoclassical elements Evergrey went right for the feels with incredibly catchy music, crushing riffs (most of the time), and a certain emotion that only Thomas Englund can achieve with […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-evergrey/feed/ 0 44782 TMO’s Debut Albums of the Year https://themetalobserver.com/debut-albums-of-the-year/ https://themetalobserver.com/debut-albums-of-the-year/#respond Tue, 22 Dec 2020 10:24:48 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=43888 Welcome to a special edition TMO year end list, a warm-up to our final top 30, and what you can consider our Christmas present to you, our fellow readers. In the giving spirit of the holiday season, we thought to give a well earned shout-out to the special elite of up and coming bands that […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/debut-albums-of-the-year/feed/ 0 43888 Interview with Persefone https://themetalobserver.com/interview-with-persefone/ https://themetalobserver.com/interview-with-persefone/#respond Sun, 20 Dec 2020 15:35:00 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=43873 Guitarist Carlos Lozano of Persefone joins me to discuss the re-issue of the band’s debut album “Truth Inside the Shades”. Read on to learn all the fun details! George: When did the idea to re-make the new album first come about? Carlos: I actually remember exactly the day. We played at Karmøygeddon fest in Norway. […]

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