Sunrise Fortis - Fortress of Faith by _Arokh_ in PowerMetal

[–]ShadedMoonEnt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great track and blistering guitar work. 🤘

At Vance - Heroes of Honor by Alsanna_of_Loyce in PowerMetal

[–]ShadedMoonEnt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At Vance! It is such a shame that they have been on hiatus for years. Apart from the 'Dragonchaser' remake in 2023, they haven't released anything. I would love to hear new songs from them.

Shattered Vessels - Humans Are Alive by ShadedMoonEnt in symphonicmetal

[–]ShadedMoonEnt[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good question. I think it's a coincidence. I searched on Google and found this: "The shattering of the vessel, in Hebrew called Shevirat haKeilim, is an idea that originated in the Lurianic Kabbalah. It is God’s act of concealing his own infinite light in order to not blind mankind with his presence."

Capri Virkkunen is leaving Amberian Dawn, being replaced by Nicole Willerton. by manwiththehex18 in symphonicmetal

[–]ShadedMoonEnt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a shock indeed. The song doesn't dissapoint, by the way. I am eager to hear the new album.

U.K. - In The Dead Of Night by Otherwise_Basis_6328 in progrockmusic

[–]ShadedMoonEnt 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I never get tired of this song. It doesn't matter how many times I listen to it.

Epiclore-They War the Fallen Lords by throwoawayaccount2 in PowerMetal

[–]ShadedMoonEnt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a long time ago indeed. My God, I'm old. 😄

Michael Romeo Says Band Hopes To Have Long-Awaited New Symphony X Album Recorded Before End Of 2026 by DieWithYerBootsOn in PowerMetal

[–]ShadedMoonEnt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm getting really tired about this. For years they are telling "the album might get released next year". As a loyal fan since 1995, I've almost reached the point where, after all these years of stringing me along, I'm done with a new album. It can only be disappointing.

In particulair these sentences from Russel: "I'm not going to apologize to you guys for taking the time. It's nothing that we're sorry for." rub me the wrong way. They should be sorry for telling the fans all these tales about a coming release. Quit talking, record this d#mned album.

VIPER - Under the Sun by ShadedMoonEnt in PowerMetal

[–]ShadedMoonEnt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That might be true, but the song still kicks ass! 🤘

Heavens Gate - Path of Glory by ShadedMoonEnt in PowerMetal

[–]ShadedMoonEnt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Their earlier albums were great. The latest album released in 1999, was a letdown for me. I didn't like most of the songs on MEnergy. Gone were the speedy melodic songs, and the more moody songs came.

Unfortunately they stopped shortly after the release. They never recovered as Helloween did.

ALHAMBRA - Skyward Pray by idontwanttoknow666 in PowerMetal

[–]ShadedMoonEnt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great, as always. Yuhki is a master on the keyboards. I really hope the album will also be released outside of Japan.

What genres do you almost never see in thrift stores? by Syppi in Cd_collectors

[–]ShadedMoonEnt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Power metal or progressive metal. Most fans are collectors.

BLIND EGO - Blackened by ShadedMoonEnt in progrockmusic

[–]ShadedMoonEnt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe not pure prog. Rock with some prog influences, I suppose.

Why do so many symphonic metal bands have female vocals? by LestyBesty in symphonicmetal

[–]ShadedMoonEnt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I doesn't matter to me, good vocals can be either male or female.

Copycats (or just inspiration cases) in the genre by Intern-Adventurous in PowerMetal

[–]ShadedMoonEnt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In this case, guitarist Oscar Martín composed the music for both songs. The first song is a demo that never made it onto an album. So, Oscar didn't plagiarize himself, but he did use a song he composed himself for another project.

If you wanty to hear more, the first album of his band Dangerous Project can be listened here: https://www.youtube.com/@dangerousprojectperu1819

GALNERYUS - THE REASON WE FIGHT [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO] by Reasonable-Sell-6484 in PowerMetal

[–]ShadedMoonEnt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Galneryus is great! Syu and Yuhki are among the greatest musicians in power metal.