Human Fortress is a German power metal group dedicated to expounding upon everything that is glorious and epic about the genre. The band emerged in the late 1990s with a fist-pumping racket that evoked the melodic battle metal of bands like Manowar and Rhapsody of Fire but began incorporating elements of metalcore into their sound in the late 2000s. 2013's Raided Land marked a return to the fantasy metal approach of their early days, a style they continued to hone on subsequent outings like Thieves of the Night (2016) and Reign of Gold (2019).
Founded in 1997 by vocalist Jio...