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Zandelle | Shadows of the Past

by Justin Gaines Staff Writer — Long-running (and way too often overlooked) New York-based traditional/power metal outfit Zandelle is back with a new album, entitled Shadows of the Past. Actually, this isn’t so much a new offering as it is a fresh look at some older Zandelle material dating [...]

Widow | Life’s Blood

by Justin Gaines Staff Writer — It’s been far too long since North Carolina’s traditional metal kings Widow have graced us with a new studio album. In the years since 2007’s Nightlife, we’ve seen a major resurgence in old school, traditional heavy metal, both here and abroad. Widow [...]

Arctic Flame | Guardian at the Gate

by Justin Gaines Staff Writer Guardian at the Gate is album number three from New Jersey-based heavy metal outfit Arctic Flame, another of the traditional metal revivalists on the Pure Steel label. Like most bands in the so-called New Wave of Traditional metal, Arctic Flame cites Judas Priest and [...]