Idol Throne "A Clarion Call" Review (WE'RE NOT BIG POWER METAL FANS... BUT OMG THIS RULES!) 

Thank you for all the kind words fellas. Appreciate you guys taking the time to give us a review 🤘

The songwriting of this record is what truly won me over. I was quite impressed and got myself a copy.

I will give this a listen. You guys sold me. I’m in.

If Helloween ever comes out with a new album, now you need to review it. 😂

I like this band even though I can't listen to Euro Power Metal. Great mix of styles, top level musicianship. Debut album great too as you say. 4/5 for me. Great review.

I'll give this a listen, I'm a fan of Fates Warning, especially the John Arch era!

Excellent review as always guys 🤘

I’ll have check this out. I have the 2021 demo. I liked the demo.

Dang thanks for the rec, this is great! Not too powery/dramatic plus that album cover is one of the best this year (please tell me it’s not AI lol)

You had me intrigued with the Fates Warning comparison; in my opinion probably the finest prog. metal band in the last 40 years. I will definitely check this one out ASAP! Thanks guys! 👍

Really amazing album, nice surprise that you guys review it!!! Thrash and power usually go well together, bands like Flotsam & Jetsam and Sacred Oath are good examples!!!

Overkill meets DRI.....the first song, alone, is friggin filthy

Great review guys. I'm going to have to check this one out. Although you probably know them already, I highly recommend Blind Guardian, Lost Horizon, Kamelot and Symphony X (prog power) for bands that excel at delivering great power metal with at times a healthy dose of aggression.

Some of the vocal melodies remind of Anthrax. What I've heard sounds decent. If you like these guys, you might enjoy the Hextar album on Dying Victims.

You guys should check out the new Witherfall album if you dig this. It just came out this past Friday as well. Jake Dreyer, the guitarist, was in Iced Earth before all of that stuff with Jon went down and Marco Minnemann is behind the kit (He was a member sort of but left after this record was recorded. He was on the previous album as well). Witherfall is like Thrashy/Proggy Power Metal I'd say. I think you guys would dig them. Joseph Michael is a fantastic vocalist and he's actually related to the late great Ronnie James Dio.

Killer album and band, loved the first one also. 4/5

The riffs are great and the vocals are good, there weren't any particularly catchy vocal sections imo which is something I look for in this genre. I'd kill for at least a few harsh vocal sections to balance it all out as well but I know that's not a thing really in this genre. 6/10 for me, great review guys.

Members of Wraith whom I enjoy. I don't know these guys though.

Nick They way they mixed it with powermetal and thrash it actually Sounds good. Cause i dont like straight up powermetal.

Its time you do a Blind Guardian album ranking 😹😹😹

I got early Helloween vibes (Jericho and both Keys), which is fantastic stuff. Power metal can be good, but 90% of power metal bands are hokey and cheesy.

Power Metal is a subgenre where I generally like the sound okay but don't really care for the vocals. I don't mind clean singing when its done right with classic metal bands such as Dio or Iron Maiden. I've never been into the ultra high pitched, almost opera style of singing in power metal that sounds like all the testosterone was sapped out of it. If this band sounds anything like Brainstorm, Innerwish or Mystic Prophecy though, I might check them out.