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They finally got it right. Finally. It’s been a long time since there’s been much excitement regarding the release of a new Children of Bodom record; a band largely pegged as the Metallica of melodic death metal. That is, a band that made a profound impact with their early albums, but divided the metal community following later releases in a ... Read More »

hen I saw that Avantasia was due to release a new album I was immediately interested in giving it a listen as I have always found Tobias Sammet to be an excellent singer, and one of the only singers I have heard to sound like Bruce Dickinson). His other band Edguy, I always thought was made up of talented musicians ... Read More »

TJ here, with my first album review for DMK.  Oh Visions of Atlantis (VOA)…where do I even begin with this review?  I have to admit I had never heard of the Austrian symphonic metal band Visions of Atlantis until I volunteered to review their upcoming album Ethera due out in March. After listening to it, I wished I had not volunteered… Band: ... Read More »

If you have been keeping up with our posts on the DMK Facebook page,  you’d know that we have been hyping up Gloryhammer, the Power/Fantasy Metal band driven by the quirky Alestorm frontman, Christopher Bowes.   Wizards, Unicorns, Scotland…need I go on? But as the time draws near to their debut release in March, we finally got our hands on ... Read More »

The forerunners of Power Metal have created another masterpiece. Stratovarius, a power metal band nearly 20 years in the making have debuted a new album and corresponding sound that will silence all critics which once hailed these legends of  metal as done for. Band: Stratovarius Album: Nemesis Genre: Power Metal Label: Armoury Release Date: February 26, 2013 Anyone familiar with the ... Read More »

Howdy lads and lasses, this is Gabe Cavaliere doing his very first album review.  Today I will be reviewing a band I strongly believe will be a band to look out for in the future.  This band is called Wilderun and this is the debut album Olden Tales & Deathly Trails.   The reason why I’m saying this is because this band has an ... Read More »

The TIME has come! Well at least the first part anyways.  It has been eight years since Wintersun arose from their snow-capped homeland of Finland with their self-titled debut album, leaving both critics and the metal community in awe of their epic fusion of melodic death and power metal. As fans eagerly awaited the next album originally scheduled for a ... Read More »

My friends, have I got a treat for you! Are you a fan of Power Metal or Pagan Metal? How about both? Well then Elvenking is the band for you! With a fusion between both genres, the band’s new album, Era, is one that should not be passed up! Having a great range of speed, technicality, and symphonic sound, this album ... Read More »

After having the pleasure of viewing their live performance at Paganfest, and having the opportunity of reviewing their upcoming album, Shadows, I had the honor of interviewing Fallen Martyr’s guitarist Gabriel Luis. This guy is one of the best shredders that I have seen in a while, and am very honored to do Der Metal Krieger’s exclusive interview with him! Talvi: Let’s begin ... Read More »

Wintersun has finally unveiled new details about their long awaiting album, Time.  At this point it might be more appropriate to say ALBUMS since the band has decided to split Time into two releases.  Here is the official statement posted by the band on their Facebook page Hello friends! Time for some album(s) news. Wintersun‘s Time is going to be two albums, titled TIME I & TIME ... Read More »