power metal

Victorius: Euro Metal Tyros Ready to Go!

Their new album looks set to wake a few people up...

Vital new young German power metal band Victorius have confirmed the release of their rousing second studio album, The Awakening, on SPV / Sonic Attack on

Kamelot: Exceeding Expectations

We have surpassed our initial goal and more!

Australian metal enthusiasts have been spoilt for choice during 2013 and it doesn’t look like the indulgence will be stopping anytime soon as one of the forefathers of symphonic metal will presentl

Code of Silence - Dark Skies Over Babylon (Mausoleum Records)

A bright future lurks in the dark skies...
Release Date: 
1 Mar 2013 (All day)

‘This one looks like it was written for you!’ enthused Metal as Fuck’s Grand Master Scott Adams when he passed me the debut album from UK based power metallers

Gloryhammer - Tales from the Kingdom of Fife (Napalm Records)

Tales from the Kingdom of Fife is soaked with the PG blood of battle, singed by fireballs and enchanted by a +1 to inspire an air-guitar solo.
Release Date: 
29 Mar 2013 (All day)

Gloryhammer. It may be their first release, but you already know what you’re going to get. Dungeons and Dragons style epic fantasy stories set to passionate power metal.

Heimdall - Aeneid (Scarlet Records)

A good band doing what they do well.
Release Date: 
26 Feb 2013 (All day)

Italian power metal. An industry in itself, you might say.

“That’s the reason why we are here. Music made it.” - Dani Löble of Helloween

With their fourteenth studio album released in late January, Helloween remain one of the founding forces behind power metal almost thirty years into their career. Drummer since 2005, Dani Löble sat down with us in the abandoned business centre on board 70000tons of Metal to give an insight into their impact on the genre.

The nature of 70000tons of Metal means that you never know when you’ll run into a

Lord: New Lyric Video Uploaded

New Album release imminent!

Australian melodic metallers Lord have uploaded an official lyric video for the title track from their upcoming album Digital Lies, which is due to be released February 22

Edge Of Attack- Edge Of Attack (Spread the Metal Records)

There is something to be said about living in such drastic weather conditions, it ignites the artistic flame that fuels the metal soul.
Release Date: 
19 Feb 2013 (All day)

There is something to be said about living in such drastic weather conditions, it ignites the artistic flame that fuels the metal soul and brings to life a new breed of music; hence enter E

"We're going to destroy the place, what can I say?" - Herman Li of Dragonforce.

DragonForce are finally making it back to Australia. Herman Li gave Metal as Fuck an insight into what we can expect, and what the last few years have brought the London-based metal band.

Escaping from the cold of England, Herman Li is passing time in Los Angeles when I get