Shredding Epica
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 […]
TMO’s Debut Albums of the Year
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 […]
Interviewing Scardust vocalist Noa Gruman and drummer Yoav Weinberg
Israeli symphonic progressive metal masters Scardust have just released their highly anticipated second album Strangers. Vocalist Noa Gruman and drummer Yoav Weinberg were kind enough to welcome me into their world for an in-depth conversation about the album, the creative process and of course, a lot of stories that came along with that! Here is […]
TMO Albums Of The Month – October 2020
Spooktober culminates with another set of incredible releases
Interview: Peter Albert de Reyna – bassist of Seven Spires
From the classy realms of gypsy jazz to the unpredictable extremity of technical death metal, it seems there are no boundaries to how far one’s musical knowledge can go. Seven Spires bassist Peter Albert de Reyna was kind enough to welcome me into his world for a conversation about everything that it means to be […]
Shredding: Nightwish
If you want to call yourself a metalhead, you simply have to dive into the sonic wonders that emerged from the land of 1000 lakes. Today we will take a look at one of the most beloved groups that Finland has bestowed onto the world.
Chris Dovas interview – Seven Spires drummer discusses new album “Emerald Seas” and solo project Dovas.
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.
Seven Spires interview: Adrienne Cowan and Jack Kosto discuss new album “Emerald Seas” and more.
In February 2020, Boston-based theatrical symphonic metal masters Seven Spires released their new album “Emerald Seas”. Recently, I had the pleasure of talking to vocalist Adrienne Cowan and guitarist Jack Kosto about all the details regarding their latest masterpiece as well as some of their side projects, inspirations and many more!
TMOx10: Stephen King Metal
Jonathan’s Top 30 of 2015
My general perspective on metal has always been through the lens of good vs. evil, and I’ve tended to get a good mix of both sides into my metal diet, and 2015 certainly delivered a fair share of both. As with any list of greatest albums of any particular category, individual perspective makes for an […]
