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power metal | The Metal Observer https://themetalobserver.com Your guide through metal! Sat, 14 Jan 2023 21:04:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://themetalobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-Metal-Observer-Icon-45x45.png power metal | The Metal Observer https://themetalobserver.com 32 32 Slow Cuts of 2022 https://themetalobserver.com/slow-cuts-of-2022/ https://themetalobserver.com/slow-cuts-of-2022/#respond Sat, 14 Jan 2023 21:00:20 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=48083   For this year’s Slow Cuts (or last year’s, I suppose) the focus is on “true metal” albums that needed more time to ponder. The majority are heavy metal, a few have power genes, a couple lean into doom, and even a sprinkling of folk touches some parts as well, but these 7 releases all […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/slow-cuts-of-2022/feed/ 0 48083 A Conversation with Tobias Sammet of Avantasia https://themetalobserver.com/a-conversation-with-tobias-sammet-of-avantasia/ https://themetalobserver.com/a-conversation-with-tobias-sammet-of-avantasia/#respond Sat, 05 Nov 2022 21:58:20 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=47789 Most people with an ounce of talent and skill can write a song. If they are lucky, the song they write is good and maybe it turns into a decent album of songs. The same can be said of the voice as an instrument. Anyone can sing. Plenty of people can even sing well. How […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/a-conversation-with-tobias-sammet-of-avantasia/feed/ 0 47789 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 Shredding Falconer https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-falconer/ https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-falconer/#comments Sat, 05 Dec 2020 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=43691   The Sceptre of Deception Okay so here I go writing about the album I didn’t want to talk  about AGAIN (accidentally deleted my first blurb). There are some fun moments on this album, songs like Trail of Flames, Night of Infamy, Ravenhair, and Sceptre of Deception are all actually pretty decent songs. Unfortunately they […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-falconer/feed/ 1 43691 TMO Albums Of The Month – August 2020 https://themetalobserver.com/tmo-albums-of-the-month-august-2020/ https://themetalobserver.com/tmo-albums-of-the-month-august-2020/#respond Thu, 10 Sep 2020 10:06:56 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=42631 As summer is reduced to a memory, the last of hot sunny days have left us with another selection of equally hot releases  Megascavanger – Songs in the Key of Madness At this point Rogga Johannson probably needs his own subgenre within Swedish metal. He’d be completely deserving of that as his output is never […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/tmo-albums-of-the-month-august-2020/feed/ 0 42631 Chris Dovas interview – Seven Spires drummer discusses new album “Emerald Seas” and solo project Dovas. https://themetalobserver.com/chris-dovas-interview-seven-spires-drummer-discusses-new-album-emerald-seas-and-solo-project-dovas/ https://themetalobserver.com/chris-dovas-interview-seven-spires-drummer-discusses-new-album-emerald-seas-and-solo-project-dovas/#respond Sun, 24 May 2020 13:33:10 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=41227   Chris Dovas, drummer for the up-and-coming symphonic theatrical metal sensation Seven Spires recently unveiled his solo project Dovas. He was kind enough to take the time and talk to me about this project as well as his work in Seven Spires and a lot of other cool stuff. Read the full interview below.   […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/chris-dovas-interview-seven-spires-drummer-discusses-new-album-emerald-seas-and-solo-project-dovas/feed/ 0 41227 Shredding: Conception https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-conception/ https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-conception/#respond Mon, 27 Apr 2020 05:05:41 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=40746 It is time to bring out the blades and get ready to shred! This time Norwegian progressive/power metallers Conception are on the cutting board, where Alex is taking a deep and long look at their discography! The minimum number of albums a band has to have to be eligible for a Shredding feature is five […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/shredding-conception/feed/ 0 40746 Video premiere: Thoughts Factory – Our Kingdom https://themetalobserver.com/video-premiere-thoughts-factory-our-kingdom/ https://themetalobserver.com/video-premiere-thoughts-factory-our-kingdom/#respond Sat, 01 Feb 2020 12:22:37 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=39797 Germany’s progressive metal force Thoughts Factory releases the official lyric video for their new song “Our Kingdom”. If you’re into progressive, power or just classic heavy metal, you should probably look into this and regardless of whether you fancy yourself a badass metalhead or a prog-nerd, it’s unlikely that you will regret doing so. German […]

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]]> https://themetalobserver.com/tmo-holidays-a-headbanging-halloween/feed/ 0 39072 Interview with Alessandro Jacobi – bassist for Elvenking https://themetalobserver.com/interview-with-alessandro-jacobi-bassist-for-elvenking/ https://themetalobserver.com/interview-with-alessandro-jacobi-bassist-for-elvenking/#respond Thu, 03 Oct 2019 10:40:50 +0000 http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/?p=38901 TMO: Hello Alessandro! How are you? Do you feel thrilled? Is it the first time you’ve been interviewed? AJ: Hello! Well, I can’t say it’s the first time, but being the bassist it’s always kinda rare! [laughs] TMO: Oh my, you people show a bit of love for the bass player! AJ: Well, usually interviews […]

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