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Kriszta Satori<a href="https://journa.host/tags/BBCNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BBCNews</a> - A letter from the M&S hackers landed in my inbox - this is what happened next <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgr5nen5gxyo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgr5nen5gxyo</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/DragonForce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DragonForce</a>

Richi JenningsThree major British retailers recently attacked, resulting in huge damage. Now we see the self-same scum spotlighting stores in the States.Google’s Mandiant threat intelligence team issued this dire warning yesterday. The scrotes appear to be <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/UNC3944" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UNC3944</a>, a/k/a <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/ScatteredSpider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScatteredSpider</a>, a casual confederacy of criminals wielding <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/DragonForce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DragonForce</a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/ransomware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ransomware</a>.“Shields up, U.S. retailers,” quipped Mandiant’s chief analyst. In <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/SBBlogwatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SBBlogwatch</a>, we hail the Kobayashi Maru.@TheFuturumGroup @TechstrongGroup @SecurityBlvd: <a href="https://securityboulevard.com/2025/05/scattered-spider-us-retail-google-richixbw/?utm_source=richisoc&utm_medium=social&utm_content=richisoc&utm_campaign=richisoc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://securityboulevard.com/2025/05/scattered-spider-us-retail-google-richixbw/?utm_source=richisoc&utm_medium=social&utm_content=richisoc&utm_campaign=richisoc</a>

The New Oil<a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UK</a> shares security tips after major <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/retail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retail</a> cyberattacks<a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-shares-security-tips-after-major-retail-cyberattacks/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-shares-security-tips-after-major-retail-cyberattacks/</a><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/NCSC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NCSC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Harrods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Harrods</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/MarksAndSepencer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MarksAndSepencer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/CoOp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CoOp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/DragonForce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DragonForce</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/ransomware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ransomware</a>

The New Oil<a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/CoOp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CoOp</a> confirms data theft after <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/DragonForce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DragonForce</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/ransomware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ransomware</a> claims attack<a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/co-op-confirms-data-theft-after-dragonforce-ransomware-claims-attack/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/co-op-confirms-data-theft-after-dragonforce-ransomware-claims-attack/</a><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/DataBreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DataBreach</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/retail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retail</a>

The New Oil<a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/DragonForce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DragonForce</a> expands <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/ransomware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ransomware</a> model with white-label branding scheme<a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dragonforce-expands-ransomware-model-with-white-label-branding-scheme/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dragonforce-expands-ransomware-model-with-white-label-branding-scheme/</a><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a>

Dissent Doe :cupofcoffee:When the victimizers become the victims.... RansomHub the victim of a takeover? <a href="https://databreaches.net/2025/04/07/when-the-victimizers-become-the-victims-ransomhub-the-victim-of-a-takeover/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://databreaches.net/2025/04/07/when-the-victimizers-become-the-victims-ransomhub-the-victim-of-a-takeover/</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Ransomware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ransomware</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/RaaS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RaaS</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/takeover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#takeover</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cartel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cartel</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DragonForce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DragonForce</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/databreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#databreach</a>

Dissent Doe :cupofcoffee:Nine months after discovering a ransomware attack, Teton Orthopaedics notifies patients: <a href="https://databreaches.net/2025/01/12/nine-months-after-discovering-a-ransomware-attack-teton-orthopaedics-notifies-patients/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://databreaches.net/2025/01/12/nine-months-after-discovering-a-ransomware-attack-teton-orthopaedics-notifies-patients/</a><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/databreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#databreach</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ransomware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ransomware</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/healthsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#healthsec</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/HIPAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HIPAA</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/incidentresponse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#incidentresponse</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DragonForce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DragonForce</a>

Kät´n´Toots (she/her)Ich hab mal eine Frage an die versierten <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Metalheads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Metalheads</a> im Äther des Internets: Kann es sein, dass sich <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DragonForce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DragonForce</a> anhören wie <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Helloween" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Helloween</a> auf Speed mit Synthie-Sound? Also, nicht das das was Schlechtes wäre. Beide Bands sind exquisit. Mich treibt die Frage nur um. ;)<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Metal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Metal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MetalMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MetalMusic</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MetalMusik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MetalMusik</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Metalhead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Metalhead</a>

Angry Metal Guy<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/interview-with-fellowships-matthew-corry-and-callum-tuffen/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Interview with Fellowship’s Matthew Corry and Callum Tuffen</a>By Eldritch ElitistAnyone who knows me will know that I attended 2024’s Mad With Power festival in Madison, Wisconsin for one reason: Fellowship. While the opportunity to engage in lowercase fellowship with various friends and colleagues was enticing, I also couldn’t pass up the opportunity to experience the Fellowship: England’s rapidly up-and-coming power metal band, and an act that has been very special for me since their earliest days, performing their first-ever show in North America. Likewise, I wasn’t about to miss my chance to sit down with Matthew Corry (vocals and lyrics) and Callum Tuffen (drums and songwriting) and pick their brains about what makes Fellowship tick. On the day prior to this interview, I was fortunate enough to witness the band debut three new songs alongside the cover art and tracklist for their upcoming sophomore record, The Skies Above Eternity, which gave us much more to talk about than I had anticipated.I was escorted backstage to meet Matt and Cal (by none other than Ty Christian, vocalist of Lords of the Trident and founder of Mad With Power), and was genuinely surprised to find that Matt, the little hobbit man who lives in my phone and sings directly to my soul through my earbuds, is basically as tall as I am – and I’m 6’3”. He and Callum greeted me as warmly as one might expect from a band famous for songs of camaraderie and self worth. When I told Matt that he and I had spoken on occasion through Twitter DMs, he responded with a delightfully genuine “Oh, right! Eldritch Elitist!” in what might be the highlight of my tenure at this blog. We then shuffled into a small, hot interview room; what follows are Matt and Cal’s own words, lightly edited for the sake of clarity and flow. I began by asking Matt and Callum how they came to headline an overseas festival with nothing but a debut LP under their belt.Callum: “I spoke with Ty a bit about this. They like to bring in the bands that haven’t really “made it,” so I think that’s part of it. We’ve known Ty for quite a while, and he’s probably one of the most supportive guys in power metal today.”Matt: “From what I’ve heard, a couple of years ago, shortly after our Fellowship EP first came out, people were already trying to get Fellowship over here. They saw Ty as “the method” for getting Fellowship over here within a couple of years, as opposed to having to wait five or six years for us to get big enough to be viable. They just kept poking Ty, and Ty, being the wonderful human that he is, said ‘you know what? Let’s try it.’ He emailed us and asked ‘are you guys up for it?’ And hell yeah, we were up for it!”Callum: “I always had this fear that it wouldn’t actually happen, but here we are.”Ty himself had actually covered Fellowship’s “Glint” on Lords of the Trident’s YouTube channel, long before they had signed to Scarlet Records or recorded their first LP. Matt has a small cameo in that video, so I’m curious whether that video happened before talks began for Fellowship to join the Mad With Power roster.Matt: “Yeah, that was way before. After ‘Glint’ came out, Ty messaged us, initially saying how much he loved the song, and if we would mind if he did a cover of it. I sent him some files and he did the cover, which blew us away. I think that was the first…”Callum: “It’s just crazy good, isn’t it?”Matt: “Yeah, so good, and it was the first sort of ‘proper’ vocal cover of any of our stuff – which is difficult stuff. So there were immediately ‘buds for life’ kind of vibes. And then he started talking about the New Wave of Nice Metal Buds, which is so our vibe: positivity, support, all that jazz. And after that, I did a little opera video with him, for fun, and I got to show my cat to the internet. Around a year later, he emailed us saying ‘it’s time.’”The New Wave of Nice Metal Buds that Matt refers to is Ty’s code of conduct, by which the festival is operated. It was created to promote kindness, inclusivity, and mindfulness within the Mad With Power community, and applies to the bands and fans therein. While it’s difficult to say whether this code of conduct is responsible for the festival’s atmosphere, it should be noted that the Mad With Power experience is indeed one of utmost positivity. In other words: The vibes are on point.Since Fellowship’s inception, I’ve found it remarkable how well they balance their atmosphere of utmost sincerity against the cheese and excess of power metal, especially when similar bands – most notably Twilight Force – conduct themselves as if they are “in” on a shared joke with their audience. Cal and Matt had clearly considered this contradiction, as it stems from their unique songwriter-lyricist partnership.Callum: “So… When I say Twilight Force is a huge inspiration for me, they’re not the only ones. In power metal, yeah, of course, they’re an inspiration for me. But I take a lot of inspiration from other bands. I don’t know if you’d pick up on the influence from our songs, but there are elements from bands like early Avenged Sevenfold, and a lot of older pop stuff, like Elton John and ABBA. I try to get across that it’s never meant to be ‘jokey,’ but at the same time, I wanted to make people feel happy, the way that kind of music makes me feel. All I can do is put out the best stuff I possibly can, that makes me feel good, and hopefully, it comes across that way to everyone else.”Matt: “I think lyrically, this is one of those unique musical combos that I don’t think either me or Cal really expected, or would have sought out naturally. Cal’s music is not the type of thing that I would ever write, and I don’t think my lyrics are really the type of thing that Cal would immediately go for. But once we ended up putting them together, it became this symbiotic marriage. We never thought it would go crazy the way that it has, we never dreamed of coming to the States or anything when we first collaborated. I think the first thing we ever did together was record ‘Glint.’ That was almost like my trial for the band, in a way. And after the day of doing it, we just sort of sat around a pub. None of us had a drink, we just sat around a pub.”Callum: “I think that was in London.”Matt: “Yeah, that was in London! And we were just like… ‘Yeah, we made something really cool, didn’t we?’ When I first came into power metal – because I wasn’t into power metal, I am now, but I wasn’t at all when I joined the band – the music that everyone was making, and that Cal had sent me, was just so fundamentally uplifting. I didn’t want to take anything away from that. Cal has such a unique ability to convey really complicated emotions. There are a lot of really happy bits, and really sort of tense bits in Cal’s music, but because it flows so freely between them, it feels like just giving it one emotion would cheapen it somehow. So that desire to take it seriously, I think, is where we really align.”I am intrigued by Matt’s mention that the recording of “Glint” was his first act as a member of Fellowship, and wonder aloud whether that recording was the version that made it onto their EP, and eventually their debut LP.Matt: “Yep.”Callum: “Mmm…”Matt: “No?”There is a bit of back and forth between Matt and Cal at this point about whether the adjustments made after the initial recording constitute a “different version” of the song, but their ultimate consensus is that what we hear on the record is what was recorded on day one. What’s even more interesting is that the rest of the band had never met Matt before that day. The official recording we have of “Glint,” as I see it, is the true beginning of Fellowship as we know them today.Looking from the past to the future, I steer the subject to the newly announced album, The Skies Above Eternity. Specifically, I was curious about the press release’s mention of direct inspirations from the Japanese power metal scene, and how those ideas were incorporated while staying true to the Fellowship sound.Callum: “So obviously, being such a huge power metal fan, I stumbled deeply into the Japanese realm, and I grew to love a lot of what they do harmonically. In my opinion, they do things quite differently from European and American power metal. They do a lot more intricate things, and they also delve further into neoclassical elements. I wanted to take a lot of influence from that and try to apply it to our sound without it being forced, if you know what I mean. And it wasn’t only power metal. I was listening to Japanese pop, and weirdly enough, they also do the same sort of harmonic things that are done in Japanese power metal; bands like YOASOBI, and other J-Pop artists. I tried to apply that harmonic style to our sound. We do it especially in ‘Hold Up Your Hearts (Again),’ and in ‘The Bitter Winds.’ That’s a real Galneryus-style song.”At this point, I can’t help but remark that Galneryus is my favorite band, and – having heard “The Bitter Winds” live the day prior – that there are moments that remind me of Galneryus tracks like “Angel of Salvation.”Matt: “Every time we’re in the car together, Cal tries to get me more and more into Galneryus. And every time we leave the car, I do add a Galneryus song to my Spotify playlist. I haven’t gone hardcore yet, but at the rate we’re going, I’ll get there. ‘Angel of Salvation’ was the first one Cal showed me where he was like ‘THIS.’Matt makes an enthusiastic hand gesture to express Cal’s intensity towards Galneryus, implying a level of excitement with which I am all too familiar.Branching off from our discussion of Japanese music, I ask Matt and Cal if there are any ideas on the upcoming album that feel risky, or that fans might not be expecting.Callum: “Yes.”Matt: “Yeah, definitely. I think after album one, we really wanted to make sure that… personally, I really don’t want Fellowship to be one of those bands that finds success with a sound and then never moves on. But I really want to make sure that we always have that fundamental joy that pervades the sort of “core” of what we do in everything. And I want – just personally, lyrically – I would love for each album to have just a slightly different ‘flavor’ of how we convey that joy, like ‘what’s an element of that joy we’re really tackling?’ The first album was very much about self-affirmation and self-discovery, finding oneself. This album is a lot darker. We have a song called ‘Victim,’ which, I think a year ago, no one would ever have predicted as a song title coming out of our band.”EE: “It stood out to me when I was looking at the tracklist.”Matt: “Yeah. This is ‘Light through the darkness,’ essentially. If I were to say there’s an overarching theme to this album, it would be that you can find joy in every situation, no matter how bleak it is. And finding that joy is worthwhile in and of itself, no matter how hard it seems, or how hard it is. Life is worth living, shortly. And ‘Victim’ is one of the songs where it most paints a picture that is very bleak, but finds a sort of ray of light in the middle of it.After Matt remarks on finding different “flavors” (or “flavours,” as he puts it) of joy, I ask about the contrast of the bright, orange cover from The Saberlight Chronicles, and whether the darker, purple cover of The Skies Above Eternity was an intentional choice to help fit its more dour lyrical tone.Callum: “There are a couple of things I wanted on this cover. I wanted… I wanted a…”Cal pauses in search of the right words.Matt: “Can you tell these were long conversations?”Callum: “I wanted a cool looking castle, in the background -”Matt: “He’s obsessed with the castle!”Callum: “In the background! I also wanted purple – it suits the sound. I don’t really know why, I just feel like it suits the sound.”Matt: “He’s not actually synesthetic, but Cal has so much color association. He’ll make a song and I’ll have a first pass, lyrically. Often, we end up in a conversation – I think it happened two or three times on this album – where something was close to the vibe, but it didn’t quite match what was in Cal’s head. And pretty much every time, he says “this song is blue,” or “this song is purple,” and that actually really helps me in terms of finding that vibe. The album art was very much a reflection of that. We actually had two passes of the album art this time, so if you buy the vinyl, you’ll see an early attempt at sort of finding the right vibe on the inner sleeve.”Callum: “I just absolutely love this album art. To me, everything matches.”Matt: “Yeah, absolutely. I think it’s amazing, Péter Sallai’s work.”Callum: “Going back to the question, though, you obviously had ideas for the album art as well.”Matt: “Yeah. There is a story behind every Fellowship album, and I’m hoping that I will find the time that there always will be. I obviously want the songs to stand on their own. But if we can have little bits of the lyrics which find their way into the creation of the front cover, and we combine that with the vibe that Cal can create with the music – which is very purple on this album! – we get that. You’ve got this really cool magic star thing being shattered by a warrior. It’s very evocative of a ‘battling against something difficult in a wasteland’ kind of emotion. We’re really excited, it’s really cool.”I agree with Matt and Cal that the art is fantastic – to the point where I had bought a shirt featuring the album’s artwork the day before, without having heard a single note of it. As Matt touched on the story for the new album’s concept, I ask if there would be any extra media materials accompanying the record, such as the novella Matt wrote to accompany The Saberlight Chronicles.Matt: ”There will be a novella for every album that we do. I am committed to saying that. I really mostly say that just to make me do it. But yeah, there is a novella coming for this album. It’s going to be very, very different from the first one. The band hasn’t read it yet, because it’s not finished yet, but… it will be! As soon as I can, I’m finishing it. It’s pretty much done.“Everything in Fellowship… firstly, it is worth saying that all of the story stuff is very consciously in the background. The origin of the novella is as a writing tool, to keep album one lyrically fresh, and it just sprawled into a novella. I love that idea, so now we’re doing it every time. Everything exists in the same universe, where the characters of Fellowship are represented in the prologue and epilogue of every book as storytellers. Each album is then a story that we tell, which will have unique characters, and will have unique ideas. And the bookends are the tale of the Fellowship itself, which is a set of immortal storytellers, cursed to tell every story from history, that they experience whenever they are asked.”I had planned at this point to ask Brad Wosko, the band’s lead guitarist, about the challenges that come with adapting the guitar parts of former lead guitarist Sam Browne (who is still a studio member, but no longer performs live) to his own playstyle. It says a lot about how in sync the members of Fellowship are that Matt is able to provide a detailed answer on Brad’s behalf.Matt: “Firstly, huge props to Brad, he’s worked so hard over the last couple of years.”EE: “I could tell.”I’m referring here to Brad’s performance at Mad With Power, where he played most of the solos with incredible accuracy, in relation to how Sam Browne recorded them on The Saberlight Chronicles.Matt: ”Nowadays, Brad is our lead guitarist, for sure. In the studio, Sam plays the lead on his songs, and Brad plays the lead on all of Cal’s songs. That’s the division. A lot of the shapes that Sam chose to play for album one, because they suit his fingers, don’t suit the way Brad plays, so he’s had to move things around a lot. And some things are really awkward for him, whereas they were okay for Sam. And some things that were awkward for Sam are really fine for Brad. One of the things he’s talked about specifically was the solo for “Saint Beyond the River,” which was the song that I wrote. I’m not a guitarist, and the solo that I got Sam to play was, note for note, what I wrote. And when Sam did it, he said “You’ve not written a possible part, this is the closest I can get.” And that’s because the shapes just weren’t what Sam is used to, it’s not how Sam plays. But weirdly enough, it is exactly how Brad plays. That was one of the solos that he took like a duck to water. So stylistically they’re very different, and Brad has had to adapt to a lot of those shapes on the guitar.”To follow up, I ask whether Brad’s taking of the lead guitarist role had any impact on the writing of the new record, as it sounds like that might be the case.Callum: “Actually, it hasn’t. We knew long ago that Sam wasn’t playing with us live, before we’d begun writing album two. I wrote the solos for my songs for most of album one, and that’s kind of applied to album two. I haven’t really changed anything.”Matt: “There are little bits and ideas that Brad has contributed.”Callum: “Yeah, he has. There’s a few little bits he’s added, but the majority, 90%, is the same sort of thing I was doing before. I just gotta write what sounds good to me.”I had also intended to ask the band’s new bassist, Ed Munson, about the role he played in shaping The Skies Above Eternity. From my perspective, Ed’s energetic stage presence bolsters the Fellowship ethos of joy and camaraderie, so I go ahead with asking Matt and Callum about the ways in which he had impacted the band’s compositional and studio practices.Matt: “I don’t think we can actually answer this question.”EE: “Okay.”Callum: “I can say something. It’s a similar thing to Brad’s solos; he’d get the songs, and he has added his own parts. There are things that I, not being a bass player, would not know. So he would add slides and these little intricacies across the songs, which I wouldn’t even think to do.”Matt: “They give the songs life, y’know. More life.”Callum: “Yeah, for sure. I think he has, especially with the songs I’ve written, one hundred percent improved them with small, little bits. Any small improvement is a good thing.”Matt: “There’s also just the fact that Ed is a joyous human to be around. He’s such a friendly guy. Most of the time, it’s just sort of me and Cal in the studio, we do a lot of that stuff together, as a symbiotic pair. But he’s just so happy and fun that it makes being in a band easy a lot of the time. I think that does probably have some effect on the music. Where I can’t tell you.”At this point, I ask Matt and Cal if they can speak for a moment on their experience working with the late Phillipe Giordana of the French power metal band Fairyland, a band I’ve been listening to for as long as I’ve been a fan of the genre. Giordana passed away in 2022, after having contributed keyboards to “The Frozen Land,” the Japanese bonus track from The Saberlight Chronicles.Callum: “He… yeah, he was such a friendly guy. We were a new band in the scene, and he stumbled upon us from ‘Glint’, from our EP. And he would just be messaging us all the time, even at 2 AM, just to have a conversation about anything.”Matt: “He was the first person who was in power metal proper to really believe in us, other than Lynd<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/interview-with-fellowships-matthew-corry-and-callum-tuffen/#fn-206537-1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">1</a>, who you sort of knew beforehand.”Callum: “Yeah.”Matt: “And that enthusiasm is so infectious. And he was so kind and lovely, and one of the first things he ever said to us was ‘If you ever need a keyboard player, I would be beyond honored to do something.’ We’d written the entire album at this point, and then we realized we needed a Japanese bonus track. We didn’t know this beforehand. We wrote the Japanese bonus track, and we said ‘we gotta have Phil on it.’Callum: “He just wanted to collaborate so badly, and we said “this is the perfect song,” with the dueling solos between him and Sam.Matt: “We gave him the song, and he got so excited. I get really emotional talking about that, because… Yeah, he was just, I’ve never seen… We didn’t speak to him in person or anything, but he was so excited, like a child in a candy shop kind of excitement. And he blew it out of the park, and he kept talking about it afterwards, the year on.”Matt and Cal’s memories of Phil are genuinely touching, but I steer our chat back to lighter topics, as the last thing I want is to cast a rain cloud over the day of two musicians who I massively respect. I ask them whether there are any guest collaborators on the new record.Matt: “No, I don’t think so.”Callum: “No, there actually isn’t.”EE: “Okay.”Callum: “It wasn’t a thing where we said ‘we don’t want any guests.’ I guess we…”Matt: “I think this album kind of – stop me if I’m going off-patch – but for me I felt like this album needed to be a statement from us, in a way, where album one did really well and came out of nowhere. I think we very much wanted to prove something with album two.”EE: “That it’s not a fluke?”Matt: “It’s not a fluke, absolutely. And I think that just made us dive into ourselves, as it were.”Callum: “You mean, don’t rely on someone else to prop ourselves up.”Matt: “Yeah, exactly.”On that note, I ask Matt and Cal whether they had a wishlist of musicians they would like to collaborate with, encouraging them to dream big.Callum: “I would love for Lynd to do a solo on a song, from… well, ex-Twilight Force. Syu from Galneryus would be awesome. We were in contact with Herman Li<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/interview-with-fellowships-matthew-corry-and-callum-tuffen/#fn-206537-2" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">2</a> for a little bit, a few years back. We haven’t heard from him in a while, but that would be awesome.”EE: “He left a comment on your original music video, I remember that.”Matt: “Yeah! He watched it on stream, we were honored. It was so cool.”Callum: “I’ve said three, Matt.”Matt: “Yeah, I think from my perspective, there’s a load of vocalists who I would love to work with, who would add something – maybe like a character or something on a future album, who I think would just mesh really well with my voice. I would probably go a little bit outside of power metal to find some of those voices. So, I’m not sure it’s ever happening, but someone like Maisie Peters, who’s a… real shot in the dark, off the wall. I just really like her voice. Moron Police are my favorite band of all time, so I’d love to work with their vocalist, who’s also an incredible guitar player, by the way. And then within power metal, I’m super good friends with Sozos Michael, so I think that’s the one. If anything’s going to happen, it would be with him. I’m doing stuff with him on Eons Enthroned, and I would just love to have him on a record sometime.”EE: “Gotcha. Is there…”Matt: “And Cal has no idea who the first two people are.”Callum: “No, not a clue!”Continuing the topic of dream collaborations, I ask Matt and Cal whether there are any artists who they would love to tour with someday.Matt: “It’s really typical to say DragonForce… It’s not because they’re huge, but because we’ve spoken to Herman. He seems super chill, and he’s been really supportive of us, and it would just be nice to actually support him – like, literally support him in return, and do what we can. That would be really cool.”Callum: “A band that’s recently started touring the world – which is awesome, I love it, because it doesn’t usually happen with Japanese bands – Lovebites. That would be awesome to do, because I’m quite a big fan of them. They’re a bit more on the thrash-y side with some of their stuff, but you don’t really see Japanese bands coming out to tour the world. But they’re doing well, and that would be great.”Matt: “That would be such a fun concert, I think.”To get a bit more granular with a subject they had briefly touched on already, I ask Matt and Cal how they balanced challenging themselves creatively with The Skies Above Eternity, while still delivering more of what people love about Fellowship’s first album.Callum: “I always challenge myself by, for example, when I was talking about the Japanese style of music – not necessarily even power metal, as I said, with bands like YOASOBI – trying to incorporate that sort of sound into power metal, where it hasn’t necessarily been done. Some Japanese power metal bands, like Galneryus, obviously, already do that. But outside of Japan, you don’t really hear that sort of thing. Once again, with ‘Hold Up Your Hearts (Again),’ there’s a lot of harmonic aspects in that which were a bit experimental, but I think it’s worked out.”Matt: “The pre-chorus harmonies that you wrote, they’re really cool and different.”Callum: “I mean, the whole thing, there’s a lot of experimental stuff in there.”Matt: “I just have a really long list of cool words I want to use on my phone.”The three of us burst into laughter at this – Matt being the first to laugh, in self-deprecating fashion.Matt: “I think I’ve said this a bunch of times in different interviews, but for me, the thing that is most important when I approach a song, is marrying the narrative and lyrical content to the music. It’s very much about how the music is the core of everything, and everything I do is a reaction to that, so that it meshes, it flows, it works together. And this means that the first thing I do, before I’ve started any words for a song, is think about how that song thematically evolves, just purely musically. And I think that sort of keeps things fresh. Because as long as the music is evolving, then I will evolve with that music. And I think Cal, in that sense, pushes me a lot…”Callum: “Yeah.”Matt: “… to come up with new things and interesting ideas.”Callum: “I’m always coming across new artists that I like, and as I said, it’s just trying to take some ideas from what they might use, which you don’t typically hear in power metal, and trying to fit it into power metal.”EE: “Yeah, inspiration can come from anywhere. I mean, what is power metal if not just metal with more pop in it?”Matt and Callum: “Yeah!”EE: “I almost didn’t ask this question… but I’m going to, just for fun.”Callum: “Go.”During the previous night’s show, while Fellowship were three songs deep into their set, Matt made an unfortunate flub when he addressed the crowd as “Michigan,” rather than “Madison.” He immediately caught and corrected his error, and proffered an apology to the audience after the song had ended, claiming that he had failed out of geography in school. I decided to offer Matt an opportunity to redeem himself while having a little fun in the process.EE: “Matt, did you really fail out of geography?”Matt: “Uh, I… I didn’t actually get an F, but I got such low grades consistently that my teacher disliked me, to the point where she actually said in a class that she would not accept me taking geography at a GCSE<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/interview-with-fellowships-matthew-corry-and-callum-tuffen/#fn-206537-3" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">3</a> level. That is not something that teachers are supposed to or allowed to do! I really annoyed my geography teacher, because I just… it was not my bag. Was not my bag. So no, I did, genuinely. I grew up thinking that Dover was North of where I live, and Dover is literally the lowest part of England, so…”Callum: “Is this why you’ve learned so much about American states now? We were coming here, so you just learned…”Matt: “Yeah, yeah, it is. I don’t know which one I’m in, but I know enough about them.”Callum: “Okay, Mister Michigan.”Matt lets out an exaggerated wail of social anguish at Cal’s jab.EE: “I was talking with Angry Metal Guy after your set – who I think you met yesterday – and he said ‘I feel so bad for Matt, because Matt’s probably going to be thinking about that once a week forever.’”Matt: “Yeah, yeah. There is literally a Simpsons joke about somebody doing that, and… grr. I can’t get over that one.”EE: “From the perspective of an audience member, and all the people who were around me, everyone just thought it was super funny and a very honest mistake, and no one thought anything of it.”Matt: “I’m really, I’m really… really glad. If I made that mistake in England, I would probably be booed off stage.”With a band-aid slapped on Matt’s wounded pride, I proceed to wrap up our chat in an unpredictable, innovative fashion: By asking about Fellowship’s plans for the foreseeable future.Matt: “So, we have a couple shows booked later this year. We’re doing another sort of mini-tour in the U.K., and we’re headlining this time, which should be super fun. We’re playing Edinborough… and two other places which I could look up, but are not in my brain right now. I want to say Manchester and London.”Callum: “Yeah, that’s correct.”Matt: “Yeah, it is Manchester and London.”Callum: “We’ve got two German festivals.”Matt: “Just after Christmas?”Callum: “Yeah.”Matt: “And then we’re playing Epic Fest next year, which we have been re-booked for. Which is such a cool thing for us, because we played there this year, and we were on such a small stage that a lot of people were disappointed they couldn’t see us. So they’ve booked us again for next year on a bigger one! Which is really, really cool, and just validating for us, I think.”Callum: “We also have… I’ve started, I’ve got ideas already for album three.”Matt: “Oh, don’t promise that so soon, Cal!”Callum: “There’s ideas in the bank, there’s some ideas already. They’re not finished, but the base stuff is there.”Matt: “We’re gonna start getting the “When’s album three” cries before we’ve even dropped album two!”With that, I thanked Matt and Callum for their time before being given the friendliest handshakes I’ve ever received. If you’d like to hear an utterly wholesome and genuine power metal record that combines elements of Galneryus, YOASOBI, and ABBA, you can catch The Skies Above Eternity, releasing on Scarlet Records on Friday, November 22nd. Fellowship’s third album will follow shortly thereafter. Cal promised.<a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/2024/" target="_blank">#2024</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/abba/" target="_blank">#ABBA</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/avenged-sevenfold/" target="_blank">#AvengedSevenfold</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/blog-post/" target="_blank">#BlogPost</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/dragonforce/" target="_blank">#DragonForce</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/elton-john/" target="_blank">#EltonJohn</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/eons-enthroned/" target="_blank">#EonsEnthroned</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/fairyland/" target="_blank">#Fairyland</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/fellowship/" target="_blank">#Fellowship</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/interview/" target="_blank">#interview</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/lords-of-the-trident/" target="_blank">#LordsOfTheTrident</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/lovebites/" target="_blank">#Lovebites</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/maisie-peters/" target="_blank">#MaisiePeters</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/moron-police/" target="_blank">#MoronPolice</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/scarlet-records/" target="_blank">#ScarletRecords</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/twilight-force/" target="_blank">#TwilightForce</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/yoasobi/" target="_blank">#YOASOBI</a>

Angry Metal Guy<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/veonity-the-final-element-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Veonity – The Final Element Review</a>By Steel DruhmWritten by: Nameless_N00b_90Do you believe power metal has become “too soft and synth-based?”<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/veonity-the-final-element-review/#fn-206048-1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">1</a> Then Veonity has the solution for you—their sixth full-length album, The Final Element. These Swedes have been offering up their brand of late ‘90s power metal since 2013.<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/veonity-the-final-element-review/#fn-206048-2" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">2</a> And in 2020 Twelve covered their fourth album, <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/veonity-sorrows-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Sorrows</a>, noting that it was “a solid and enjoyable slab of power metal.” Veonity has undergone some crucial changes since they last graced these hallowed halls, notably the addition of vocalist Isak Stenvall (Lancer), which allows former vocalist Anders Sköld to focus solely on guitar. With the extra firepower that Stenvall provides, Veonity hopes to get you pumped up for their epic saga of power metal anthems.The Final Element tells an epic fantasy tale, and the focus on narrative drives the album’s tone. Much of the story has the protagonist overcoming an obstacle or finding success, and the rousing music mirrors these themes. There’s a joyful mood reminiscent of what Fellowship plays on <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/fellowship-the-saberlight-chronicles-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Saberlight Chronicles</a>. Some of these good feelings come from guitar riffs playing high, uplifting notes (“Carry On”, “Heart of a Warrior”). Stenvall is the main driver of these good feelings, though. He sings with such gusto on “Chains of Tyranny” that you can’t help but feel your spirit soar with the cry “Together we’ll break the chains of tyranny.”<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/veonity-the-final-element-review/#fn-206048-3" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">3</a> While Veonity isn’t billed as a Christian act, Christian imagery dominates much of The Final Element, which explains why Stenvall sounds so blissful relaying “My sacrifice will fulfill my destiny” and later invoking a Christ-like figure who will “Forgive all… sins” (“The Fifth Element”). He sounds downright angelic as the album reaches its conclusion, and he’s eventually backed by a choir that evokes the pearly gates of heaven.The introduction of Stenvall as lead vocalist brings a significant change to Veonity’s sound. While Stenvall lacks Sköld’s vocal diversity, he’s a much better singer. His higher register is reminiscent of Fellowship’s Matthew Corry,<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/veonity-the-final-element-review/#fn-206048-4" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">4</a> and it brings a bouncy lightness to The Final Element. It’s not just the singing that’s improved, but Sköld and Samuel Lundström’s guitar work feels more energetic. They often let loose with furious shredding à la Dragonforce, setting a stirring tone early on and keeping a rollicking melody to accent Stenvall’s singing. Joel Kollberg’s double-kick drumming has some serious punch, turning your head into a speed bag when the pace grows frenetic. The bass (Kristoffer Lidre) sadly gets lost in the mix, but it sometimes rears its groovy head, like early in “Warrior’s Code.” Outside of the synths in the brief intro track, this is no-frills, meat ‘n’ taters power metal.Veonity relies heavily on traditional song structures. It’s as though they’ve studied Songcraft 101 in as much depth as I’ve had to study Angry Metal Guy’s Guide to Not Sucking Anymore.<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/veonity-the-final-element-review/#fn-206048-5" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">5</a> All songs follow a classic (if formulaic) intro, verse, chorus, bridge, and finally, the chorus repeated a whole bunch. Writing within a time-tested formula isn’t necessarily bad, but it does put some constraints on the music. For one, Veonity heavily reins in their solos during the bridge, and while this helps fend off bloat, I miss the extended wankery that noted wanksters Ascension and Dragonforce employ. Cutting at least one rendition of the chorus in favor of lengthier solos would help the songs feel less repetitive. However, The Final Element has plenty of catchy choruses, and the use of a repetitive formula builds stronger anticipation when the songs hit their peaks. Writing within rigid structures also keeps the album nice and tight at 44 minutes.At the conclusion of his review of Sorrows, Twelve wrote that “Veonity have a lot to offer the wonderful world of power metal.” Four years later, that’s even more true. Veonity has successfully revitalized its sound with fast and furious energy, vigorous guitar solos, and a fresh vocalist. The Final Element proves that you can stick to the moist bread-and-butter basics and still have a good time. Veonity may not top the masters of joyous power metal, but at least they give impatient Fellowship fans something to tide them over until The Skies above Eternity drops in late November.<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/veonity-the-final-element-review/#fn-206048-6" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">6</a> Rating: 3.5/5.0 DR: 5 | Format Reviewed: 256 kb/s CBR MP3 Label: <a href="https://scarletrecords.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Scarlet Records</a> | <a href="https://scarletrecords.bandcamp.com/music" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a> Websites: <a href="http://veonity.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">veonity.com</a> Releases Worldwide: October 18, 2024<a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/2024/" target="_blank">#2024</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/35/" target="_blank">#35</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/ascension/" target="_blank">#Ascension</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/dragonforce/" target="_blank">#DragonForce</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/fellowship/" target="_blank">#Fellowship</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/italian-metal/" target="_blank">#ItalianMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/oct24/" target="_blank">#Oct24</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/power-metal/" target="_blank">#PowerMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/review/" target="_blank">#Review</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/reviews/" target="_blank">#Reviews</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/scarlet-records/" target="_blank">#ScarletRecords</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/the-final-element/" target="_blank">#TheFinalElement</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/veonity/" target="_blank">#Veonity</a>

Angry Metal Guy<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/frozen-crown-war-hearts-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Frozen Crown – War Hearts Review</a>By Eldritch ElitistIn recent months I’ve been mulling over the virtues of concise songwriting. Thanks to its inherent pop appeal, power metal benefits most from diligent self-editing. The style’s inclinations towards grandeur and virtuosity mean that short-form power metal is uncommon, yet tasteful restraint can lead to breathtaking gut punches of concentrated genre excess. On their fifth LP, War Hearts, Frozen Crown seems to agree. Their preceding effort, <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/frozen-crown-call-of-the-north-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Call of the North</a>, was defined by extended track lengths that accommodated its adventurous and dynamic songwriting. In contrast, War Hearts feels like a throwback to the band’s earliest efforts, its streamlined compositions’ average length barely breaching the four-minute mark. The sense of scale feels narrowed, but this is still unmistakably a Frozen Crown record, with all the joy a Frozen Crown record entails.War Hearts’ brisk pacing might be its greatest asset, resulting in the most addictively replayable Frozen Crown release since <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/frozen-crown-the-fallen-king-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Fallen King</a>. Its tracks race by in DragonForce-esque swirls of melody and adrenaline, making it both the catchiest—and likely fastest—record in the band’s rapidly expanding discography. “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33RymmnooCU" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">War Hearts</a>,” “Edge of Reality,” and (my personal favorite) “On Silver Wings” in particular are defined by protracted guitar lines and explosive vocal moments that exude unbridled power metal instinct. Even outside these songs, War Hearts is distinguished by the most purely power metal entry in the Frozen Crown canon. Where Call of the North opted to exclude harsh vocals entirely, War Hearts sees the band further (yet not entirely) reigning in their melodeath leanings. This is a leaner Frozen Crown in multiple respects, yet one that impressively feels as distinct as its meaner predecessor.As infectiously propulsive as War Hearts can be, it is a notably less ambitious Frozen Crown offering by design. Slashing the average track length has led to more traditional song structuring, meaning that the condensed epics and unexpected compositional twists from the preceding record are more or less absent. I expect some fans may take issue with this shift, but I do not see the simplified songwriting as a net negative. This is merely a different flavor of Frozen Crown, standing out from past efforts through bespoke strengths and weaknesses. That being said, certain tracks weather this streamlining worse than others. “Night of the Wolf” is too straightforwardly fast to the point where its hooks fail to properly take hold. Conversely, “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1mnCqgjKGo" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">I Am the Wind</a>” feels obligatory as the sole mid-paced number; enjoyable, yet ultimately unremarkable. Though very good in its own right, extra jolts of flair or complexity during War Hearts’ sporadic periods of monotony may have elevated it to excellence.Frozen Crown’s gambit on a simplified experience has also diminished the progressive leanings often imbued into their riffs. While I miss those brain-tickling curveballs, War Hearts makes it up by filling their absence with brow-moistening fire bursts of technicality. The guitar work here is unquestionably the most impressive of the band’s efforts, with leads and solos that regularly recall Fraser Edward’s (Ascension) technicolor noodling. Recruiting a new guitarist in Alessia Lanzone (joining Sheena Bellomo and founding member Federico Mondelli) has surely contributed towards broadening the definition of the Frozen Crown sound. The guitars, paired with Giada Etro’s powerful yet naturalistic vocal timbre, make for one of the most colorful shredscapes in the genre today. It’s a shame that the performances feel crowded in the mix, an issue carried over from War Hearts’ predecessor, but its lush symphonic leanings sound pleasantly distinct in the band’s catalog all the same.I love what Frozen Crown has accomplished with War Hearts, which is firmly my second favorite of their records. Frozen Crown has never failed in iterating from one album to the next; where their first three records felt like a band figuring itself out, War Hearts (as Call of the North before it) exemplifies a confident group comfortably experimenting within their broadly defined boundaries. I am all but certain that we will eventually be treated to Frozen Crown records that feel more complex and aggressive than War Hearts, as well as records that successfully iterate on its more accessible, power metal-forward approach. I’m at a point with Frozen Crown where I never quite know what I’ll experience with each new album, aside from confidence that what I hear will likely be very, very good. Any band that enkindles such a feeling of assurance is to be protected at all costs. Rating: 3.5/5.0 DR: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ | Format Reviewed: Haulix Stream (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Label: <a href="https://label.napalmrecords.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Napalm Records</a> Websites: <a href="http://frozencrown.bandcamp.com/music" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">frozencrown.bandcamp.com/music</a> | <a href="http://frozencrown.net" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">frozencrown.net</a> | <a href="http://facebook.com/frozencrownofficial" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">facebook.com/frozencrownofficial</a> Releases Worldwide: October 18th, 2024<a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/2024/" target="_blank">#2024</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/35/" target="_blank">#35</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/ascension/" target="_blank">#Ascension</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/dragonforce/" target="_blank">#DragonForce</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/frozen-crown/" target="_blank">#FrozenCrown</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/italian-metal/" target="_blank">#ItalianMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/napalm-records/" target="_blank">#NapalmRecords</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/oct24/" target="_blank">#Oct24</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/power-metal/" target="_blank">#PowerMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/review/" target="_blank">#Review</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/reviews/" target="_blank">#Reviews</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/war-hearts/" target="_blank">#WarHearts</a>

Angry Metal Guy<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/master-boot-record-hardwarez-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Master Boot Record – Hardwarez Review</a>By Mystikus HugebeardAnno Domini 2024. In the early months, the code-whisperer Victor Love donned his Omnissiah robes and preached the <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/keygen-church-nel-nome-del-codice-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">score-counter-ruining</a> sermon Nel Nome Del Codice within the Keygen Church. Now, the world’s premier practitioner of digital blasphemy has returned in his true, glorious form: Master Boot Record. There is no digi-christ here, only The Code. MBR is poised to release update 11.0 to your pathetic operating systems. Update name: Hardwarez. This is not the beginning; MBR has long since invaded the AMG website, one virus in particular bestowing 2022’s Personal Computer the title of <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/records-o-the-month-may-2022/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Record o’ the Month</a>. No, this is not the beginning… but this will be the end. Hardwarez will not suffer your computer to survive.The phrase “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” applies to few artists quite so well as MBR. For any newcomers or rubberneckers, MBR is, to put it lightly, a mix of Dragonforce-adjacent energetic riffage, the classical-minded bombast of Johann Sebastian Bach, and a chiptune videogame soundtrack. The metal is fully synthesized with programmed drums, floppy drive synth riffs, and lightning-quick keyboards. This is how it’s been for ten albums over the last eight years and how it’ll be in the future. If that sounds dismissive, it shouldn’t; MBR’s is a wholly unique sound that works extraordinarily well. However, a man cannot, or perhaps should not, be so prolific in releasing music without even surface-level changes between albums. Love has refined and then maintained the MBR sound across nearly a dozen albums, while progressively updating and experimenting with his songwriting approach, be it through epic, 15+ minute song lengths (C:/DEFRAG), adding a vocalist (Direct Memory Access), or even donning the occasional baroque harpsichord (Personal Computer). This naturally begs the question as to how Hardwarez might aim to differentiate itself……which it does by being heavy. Stupidly, obscenely, disgustingly heavy at times. I even spun the full MBR discography to be sure, and while a few parts in Personal Computer come close, one could confidently say that Hardwarez is some of MBR’s heaviest material to date, and it’s a blast. Opener “BIOS” boots up Hardwarez with thrashy riffs and fast soloing, while the following “MOBO” builds towards colossal, Bach-iavellian refrains full of classical grandeur. And then, “CPU” drops a riff-heavy enough to brick my computer and is a seriously strong contender for my Song o’ the Year. The heaviest songs hit all the harder because of how they’re placed within the album. Hardwarez is a masterclass in pacing, creating clear peaks and valleys spread across the 42-minute runtime. “RAM” is a joyous, 80’s-infused slab of riffs and hyperactive solos that fits snugly between the less intense “GPU” and the slick, powerful “FDD,” with the latter’s extended synth-y outro escalating beautifully into the immediately massive “HDD.” Excellent pacing like this makes it nigh impossible to grow bored, and when the album is over, you’ll already feel ready to spin it again.In the wake of Hardwarez strongest moments, it’s easy to ruminate over nebulous missed opportunities. While MBR has historically leaned into progressive songwriting, Hardwarez is much more direct; “CASE” being the most obvious, um, case. It ends Hardwarez on a high note and features one of the best, and heaviest, riffs, but it follows a strictly repetitive ABAB structure. Compared to the more adventurously composed “RAM” and “FDD” that augment their strongest moments with build-ups and varied structure, “CASE” begins to frustrate. I want to return for the whole experience of a song, not just one (admittedly stellar) riff. Hardwarez heaviness is its strongest aspect, and, I believe, would be all the stronger were it entreated with bolder songwriting, which Love has proven ad nauseam that he is capable of. Still, this might be unfair. Hardwarez is tight as hell, extremely consistent, and endlessly replayable. It’s a clear success, and worth celebrating—but it’s Love’s own fault for proving that he can do even better.Beyond that, “PSU” is a slight let-down with some melodically cluttered sections, but its worst sin is being surrounded by excellence, and that’s what Hardwarez provides in spades. It might not break the score counter like Keygen Church’s Nel Nome Del Codice on account of being less groundbreaking and challenging in its scope, but Hardwarez is nevertheless another essential MBR release to add to the growing pile. 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DR: 4 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps Label: <a href="https://www.metalblade.com/us/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Metal Blade Records</a> Websites: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/masterbootrecordmusic" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">facebook</a> | <a href="https://masterbootrecord.bandcamp.com/album/hardwarez?from=search&search_item_id=3451636596&search_item_type=b&search_match_part=%3F&search_page_id=3770715660&search_page_no=1&search_rank=1&search_sig=0f6aeb8b4bc5238ced7664cb661dcc4e" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">bandcamp</a> | <a href="https://mbrserver.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">official</a> Releases Worldwide: October 11th, 2024<a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/2024/" target="_blank">#2024</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/35/" target="_blank">#35</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/dragonforce/" target="_blank">#DragonForce</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/electronic-metal/" target="_blank">#ElectronicMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/hardwarez/" target="_blank">#Hardwarez</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/industrial-metal/" target="_blank">#IndustrialMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/italian-metal/" target="_blank">#ItalianMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/keygen-church/" target="_blank">#KeygenChurch</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/master-boot-record/" target="_blank">#MasterBootRecord</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/metal-blade-records/" target="_blank">#MetalBladeRecords</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/nel-nome-del-codice/" target="_blank">#NelNomeDelCodice</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/oct24/" target="_blank">#Oct24</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/personal-computer/" target="_blank">#PersonalComputer</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/synthwave/" target="_blank">#Synthwave</a>

DaLetraLetra da música “Soldiers of the Wasteland” de DragonForce <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Dragonforce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dragonforce</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SoldiersOfTheWasteland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SoldiersOfTheWasteland</a> <a href="https://daletra.com.br/dragonforce/letra/soldiers-of-the-wasteland.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://daletra.com.br/dragonforce/letra/soldiers-of-the-wasteland.html</a>

DaLetra EnglishSee the lyrics for the song “E.P.M.” by DragonForce <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Dragonforce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dragonforce</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/EPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPM</a> <a href="https://daletra.com/dragonforce/lyrics/epm-extreme-power-metal.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://daletra.com/dragonforce/lyrics/epm-extreme-power-metal.html</a>

🤘 The Metal Dog 🤘<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheMetalDogArticleList" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheMetalDogArticleList</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MetalInjection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MetalInjection</a> Poll: What Was The Best Mayhem Festival Main Stage Lineup? They had some good ones.<a href="https://metalinjection.net/news/poll/poll-what-was-the-best-mayhem-festival-main-stage-lineup" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://metalinjection.net/news/poll/poll-what-was-the-best-mayhem-festival-main-stage-lineup</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MayhemFestival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MayhemFestival</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmonAmarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmonAmarth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AvengedSevenfold" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AvengedSevenfold</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BulletForMyValentine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BulletForMyValentine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Disturbed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Disturbed</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dragonforce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dragonforce</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FiveFingerDeathPunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FiveFingerDeathPunch</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hellyeah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hellyeah</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InFlames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InFlames</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KillswitchEngage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KillswitchEngage</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KingDiamond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KingDiamond</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Korn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Korn</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LambOfGod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LambOfGod</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MachineHead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MachineHead</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Megadeth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Megadeth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mot%C3%B6rhead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Motörhead</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RobZombie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RobZombie</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Slayer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Slayer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Slipknot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Slipknot</a>

MDMRNThis week for Thursday Five List, <a href="https://metalhead.club/@neurothing" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@neurothing</a> is asking about songs from your workout with a tag of "The Workout."Generally the songs I listen to during my workouts I'd listen to anyway - but more focused on high energy tracks. So, let's go:Steve Aoki - Close to You <a href="https://songwhip.com/steve-aoki/close-to-you" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://songwhip.com/steve-aoki/close-to-you</a>Dragonforce - My Heart Will Go On <a href="https://songwhip.com/dragonforce/my-heart-will-go-on" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://songwhip.com/dragonforce/my-heart-will-go-on</a>Fallout Boy ft Demi Lovato - Irresistible <a href="https://songwhip.com/fall-out-boy/irresistible" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://songwhip.com/fall-out-boy/irresistible</a>Itzy - In the Morning <a href="https://songwhip.com/itzy/in-the-morning" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://songwhip.com/itzy/in-the-morning</a>Le Sserafim - Eve, Psyche, & the Bluebeard's Wife <a href="https://songwhip.com/lesserafim/eve-psyche-and-the-bluebeards-wife" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://songwhip.com/lesserafim/eve-psyche-and-the-bluebeards-wife</a><a href="https://urusai.social/tags/ThursdayFiveList" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ThursdayFiveList</a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/TheWorkout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheWorkout</a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/KPop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KPop</a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/LeSserafim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LeSserafim</a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/SteveAoki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SteveAoki</a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/FallOutboy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FallOutboy</a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/DragonForce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DragonForce</a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/Itzy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Itzy</a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Music</a>

MDMRNThis week's Thursday Five List from <a href="https://metalhead.club/@neurothing" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@neurothing</a> has a theme of "The Blade."So, let's see... Blue October - Razorblade <a href="https://songwhip.com/blue-october/razorblade" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://songwhip.com/blue-october/razorblade</a>Dragonforce - Power of the Triforce <a href="https://songwhip.com/dragonforce/power-of-the-triforce" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://songwhip.com/dragonforce/power-of-the-triforce</a>Dolly Parton - Dagger Through the Heart <a href="https://songwhip.com/dollyparton2/dagger-through-the-heart" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://songwhip.com/dollyparton2/dagger-through-the-heart</a>Radiohead - Knives Out <a href="https://songwhip.com/radiohead/knives-out" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://songwhip.com/radiohead/knives-out</a>RZA - Samurai Showdown (Raise Your Swords) <a href="https://songwhip.com/rza/samurai-showdown" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://songwhip.com/rza/samurai-showdown</a><a href="https://urusai.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Music</a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/ThursdayFiveList" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ThursdayFiveList</a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/BlueOctober" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlueOctober</a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/Dragonforce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dragonforce</a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/RZA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RZA</a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/Radiohead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Radiohead</a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/DollyParton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DollyParton</a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/TheBlade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheBlade</a>

Brett CallowA <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ransomware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ransomware</a> operation phoned a victim and subsequently published the audio as well as a copy of the negotiation. <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/dragonforce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dragonforce</a>

MDMRNDragonforce dropped a new music video for one of the tracks off their upcoming album, "Warp Speed Warriors."Check out the music video for Astro Warrior Anthem. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPToXB8HcSs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPToXB8HcSs</a>It's got some cool sci-fi / cyberpunk aesthetics in the video. Also, as usual, a cool sound. <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/Dragonforce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dragonforce</a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/HermanLi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HermanLi</a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/WarpSpeedWarriors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WarpSpeedWarriors</a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Music</a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/MusicVideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MusicVideo</a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/MV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MV</a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/PowerMetal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerMetal</a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/ProgRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProgRock</a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/Progressive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Progressive</a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/ProgressiveMetal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProgressiveMetal</a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/RockMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RockMusic</a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/NewMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewMusic</a>

Avoid the Hack! :donor:Ohio Lottery hit by cyberattack claimed by <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DragonForce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DragonForce</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ransomware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ransomware</a>New ransomware gang claims to have stolen data about customers and employees from Ohio Lottery, including:- SSNs - DOBs - names - addresses<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/databreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#databreach</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#infosec</a><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ohio-lottery-hit-by-cyberattack-claimed-by-dragonforce-ransomware/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ohio-lottery-hit-by-cyberattack-claimed-by-dragonforce-ransomware/</a>

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