Band Pandaemonium
Info: Austria
Info: The Last Prayer
Style: Heavy/Power Metal
Years: 2012
Info: Lossless/WavPack (image+.cue, scans)
Info: 417 Mb

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Of all the albums I’ve reviewed, Sonata Arctica’s “Stones Grow Her Name” has been by far the most challenging. In part, this may be due to my penchant for gravitating to what my progressive metal friends would call childish “simplistic” metal. With “Stones Grow Her Name,” Sonata Arctica proved its recent history as the most unpredictable band in metal to the point where genre tagging is fruitless. Fear may strike the hearts of fans when a band utters the bold statement “this is going to be really different.” That may prove to be the understatement of the year, for at the end of this astronomically fun thrill ride the band is still undeniably Sonata Arctica.

2012-03-08 01:00 – Swedish epic power metallers SABATON have just unveiled exciting details on their upcoming new studio record “Carolus Rex” – that will actually be a two-in-one-album – through the following update:

“We can now confirm that our new album will be available in both English and Swedish language.
The topics of the songs will remain quite the same and deals with the Swedish Empire, from it’s rise to it’s fall.
“Carolus Rex” will be available for purchase on single Swedish CD (Sweden only) and single English CD plus a limited edition which features a double CD with both language versions. The double CD will also feature a different cover artwork.
The release is set for Europe and in North America the last week of May, but already now you can pre-order the album (click here: http://bit.ly/yNfscr ) .

As the metal community continues the slow journey up it’s own ass, one noticeable side effect has been the shunning of any and all bands that have achieved even a minimal amount of success and/or popularity. The inverse is also true—headbangers have been known to glorify bands that are ridiculously obscure, in the hopes of sounding more knowledgeable and “underground” than the next guy. The obvious endgame of this scenario would be a band that literally no one has heard of. Well, Pure Underground Records has got you covered, with the release of The Vision a 1989 demo/EP by Sacred Heart.

Band Skelator
Info: USA
Info: Death To All Nations
Style: Epic Heavy Metal
Tracklist: Metal On Metal Records [MOMR10020]
Years: 2010
Info: APE (image + .cue) + covers | MP3/320 Kbps/CBR
Info: 372Mb / 123Mb
Info: Depositfiles / Letitbit (3% ?? ??????????????)

Band Lothloryen
Info: Raving Souls Society
Style: Melodic Power/Folk Metal
Years: 2012
Info: FLAC (image+.cue)
Tracklist: Lossless
Info: Brazil
Info: 388 Mb

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Band Dark Princess
Info: The World I ve Lost
Years: 2012
Style: Melodic Gothic Metal (Female Vocals)
Bitrate: mp3 / 320 kbps
Info: 101 Mb
Time: 00:42:18

After the success of last album in Germany and the United States, the Russiangothic-metal band Dark Princess raises the bar with yet another magnificent album “The World I ve Lost” and exciting new singer Natalia. Symphonic grandeur and gloomy atmosphere intersect with deafening riffs and catchy melodies in a breathtaking, dramatic hymns, and the charismatic singer Natalia, quite possibly, the heat will set many of the recognized stars of the impressive range of voice, which easily takes the octave – the classical soprano, Russian pathos and temperamental rock singer.

The Scottish heavy metal scene is well known for being heavy as hell – bringing the world some of the finest death metal and grindcore bands around. From Cerebral Bore to Achren the musical calibre from Scottish musicians is superb, and it only seems fitting to introduce who break free of this typical scene and go for a more traditional approach to metal. Presenting Ascension, a melodic power metal band from Aberdeen who has so much flare and style in their music, they give the likes of Power Quest, Freedom Call and Blind Guardian a run for their money. By combining lightning fast guitar riffs, powerful melodies and superb, sing along chorus’s, Ascension have created one of the finest power metal albums of the past ten years with Far Beyond the Stars, and hopefully we will see the eventual rise to power of this Scottish five piece within the next few years!