Defend the indefensible: Modern power metal
Click to enlargeText by Cosmo Lee OK, this is just an excuse to post the album cover. It’s my favorite so-bad-it’s-good artwork from last year. Just look at it! Click it to make it really, really big. There’s a lot to take in. Seriously, though — can anyone explain modern power metal to me? I...
Krallice - Dimensional Bleedthrough
by Casey Boland Musicianship is not a quality often ascribed to black metal. Purists tend to prefer their BM crude and rudimentary. Krallice defy such notions during the hour and 20 minutes of Dimensional Bleedthrough (Profound Lore, 2009). The band incorporates untraditional guitar patterns and varying tempos. At its best, the music evokes intense longing...