Finnish Power Metal act, Battle Beast, announced yesterday that Noora Louhima will be leaving the band after 13 years and 6 albums. A new singer Marina La Torraca, was quickly announced: “Battle Beast and Noora Louhimo Part Ways After 13 Years After six albums and 13 incredible years together, we announce that Noora Louhimo is […]

Occasionally, believe it or not, I listen to things other than deathcore, death metal, or symphonic black metal. Yep- even I have to have a palate cleanser or reset or guilty pleasure, or whatever you want to call it. And for me, it’s super cheesy power metal. And not normal power metal- I fall hard […]

As I’ve stated many times before in these very pages, I’m very picky about my heavy/power metal. It’s not a genre I generally really enjoy or get into, but I’ve certainly come to appreciate the likes of Blind Guardian, WindRose, Dragony, Fairyland, Thy Majestie, Grail Knights, Pathfinder, Twilight Force,  and the 23 Rhapsody related bands, […]