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Kyle attended Mad With Power Fest once more, hear everything about the bands, the friends, the good, the bad, and the uncertainty for the future, with a nice serving of cheesy cheese curds.

For the impatient:

00:00:00 Pre-roll

00:00:56 Sup Nerds

00:04:53 Day 1

00:05:01 Brian Koenig

00:07:53 Oryad

00:11:46 The Dinner Break (Country Music??)

00:14:31 The Dread Crew of Oddwood

00:17:04 Nanowar of Steel

00:21:01 Firewind

00:23:50 The Afterparty

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Catching up on albums from the past couple months, and some live shows Fer attended

For the impatient:

00:00:00 Pre-roll

00:02:08 Sup Nerds

00:04:05 Ancient Bards

00:06:35 Ancient Bards Lore

00:14:30 Hagane

00:22:56 Lycanthro

00:30:46 Tarja and Marko live show

00:39:53 Gloryammer's South American Tour got Canceled

00:41:43 Savatage live show (and Opeth)

00:47:34 Angra Temple of Shadows Anniversary show

00:53:41 Kyle shows

00:54:48 The Argentin...

Incredible but we did it again, we went to Epic Fest 2025 in Roskilde, Denmark, and it was incredibly powerful. Join us as we process some of the most packed couple days we've had, the epic highs, the bizarre lows, and the promise of what's yet to come.

For the impatient:

00:00:00 Pre-roll

00:00:43 Sup Nerds

00:07:15 Copenhagen again, but sunny!

00:11:33 Epic Fest 2025

00:13:19 Battle Born

00:15:32 The duality of Powerful

00:16:20 Inducti...

Explore with us the overall themes and a deep dive track by track commentary into the brand new Panthalassan album "From the Shallows of the Mantle", with creator and friend of the show Jake Wright (Viathyn, ex-Ravenous).

Follow along after you've listened to the album for a deeper comprehension of this new Prog Power release and of Jake's own world and what it represents to him as a time capsule of this point in his life.

Get the al...

Some cool album reviews this month from Majestica, Labyrinth, Master Sword, Queen of Dreams, and one new cool EP by star drummer and cool friend Willian Amorim

Don't miss The Elven Curse, out everywhere on February 28th!
 

For the impatient:

00:00:00 Pre-roll

00:31:12 Sup Nerds

01:54:23 Majestica

11:00:16 Labyrinth

16:07:01 Current events? In my Power Metal??

17:20:17 Not quite politics tangent

22:24:17 Master Sword

32:42:11 Anyone can sing, ...

After the year is actually over, we go over Kyle's Albums for Consideration 2024 edition, and some other stuff to round up a very eventful year.

https://www.reddit.com/r/PowerMetal/comments/1hs38gs/zfs_albums_for_consideration_2024/

For the impatient:

00:00:00 Pre-roll

00:00:36 Sup Nerds

00:04:44 Kyle's Albums for Consideration 2024

00:06:27 Albion

00:07:41 Curta'n Wall

00:11:33 Demon BItch

00:13:50 Fellowship

00:18:11 Freedom Call

00:21:21 ...

We are back to a normal reviews episode, going over some albums (and a couple singles) of some varied styles, but mainly the two sides of the power coin: Fellowship and Demon Bitch.

For the Impatient:

00:00:00 Pre-roll

00:01:18 Sup Nerds

00:02:55 Fellowship

00:13:47 Edit Point

00:20:37 Slam Dunk Tangent

00:23:06 More Fellowship

00:26:56 Demon Bitch

00:32:21 Edit Point

00:38:39 Stilverlight

00:41:38 Edit Point

00:44:00 Edit Point

00:44:28 Edit ...

The organizer for Epic Fest listened to our review, and then got in touch to talk about the fest and what's coming for the bigger and better 2025 edition, join us on this lovely chat with Lauge Hede Kjærum about all things Epic, Danish, and Metal.

Get your tickets to the fest before they run out!

https://gimle.dk/event/epic-fest-chapter-3-two-days/

Viking Ship live show - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-UAEWu79bc

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For the Impat...

Album reviews are back! It's been a minute but we are catching up on our backlog, and only juuuust 2 live show reviews.

For the impatient:

00:00:00 Pre-roll

00:00:32 Sup Nerds

00:02:25 Wintersun

00:13:20 Vision Divine

00:16:46 Krilloan

00:18:41 Eons Enthroned shameless plug

00:20:29 Nightwish

00:24:55 The Dolby Atmos aspect

00:30:29 Galneryus

00:34:03 Are we on the upcoming Galneryus BluRay?

00:37:20 Curta'n Wall

00:43:45 Frozen Crown

00:48:46 ...

Kyle once again ventured to Atlanta, Georgia for ProgPower USA! Join him and friend of the show Alis of  RageBadgerGaming  as they recount the epic tale of the battle of Prog and Power. 

Timestamps for the impatient: 

00:00:00 Cold Open 

00:00:49 Sup Nerds 

00:03:21 Day 1 Darkwater 

00:08:10 Victorius 

00:10:26 Dream Evil 

00:13:12 Circus Maximus 

00:16:06 Angra 

00:18:49 Fabio signed the chart!! 

00:19:59 Day 1 overall 

00:21:27 Kyle's most ...

Better late than never, the podcast made it to Mad With Power Fest once more, with some surprises! Relive this amazing weekend with us in this annual tradition, with a twist!

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New Singles, New Albums, Old albums, and the hypest comebacks, surprising amount of Canadians carrying this episode with some cool power metal reviews.

For the impatient:

00:00:00 Pre-roll

00:00:43 Sup Nerds

00:04:55 Demon BItch

00:10:47 Crimson Shadows

00:14:07 Planeswalker

00:18:16 Frogge

00:20:19 It was all for the back prints

00:24:33 Dragony

00:28:41 Old Machines

00:31:27 Cassettes tangent

00:32:50 Axxis

00:36:16 Order Ogan

00:38:14 Visions...

Sup Nerds! Today we talk Twilight Force, Beast in Black, Seven Spires, Rhapsody of Fire, Sunburst, and the best tangents around! Also you should know Kyle finished the Elden Ring DLC the night after recording this episode. Git gud, and stay powerful.

For the impatient:

00:00:27 Sup Nerds

00:01:42 Twilight Force News

00:08:21 Beast in Black

00:08:51 The Eurobeat Tangent

00:11:13 Back to Beast in Black

00:16:22 Less Albums, more Singles!

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This time we have Jason Ashcraft to talk about the new Helion Prime and his other project's future, as well as exchange stories from the Blind Guardian World Tour and some quick album reviews.

For the impatient:

00:00:00 Pre-roll

00:00:52 Sup Nerds

00:03:12 Into the Ashcraftverse

00:05:55 Jason's Top 4 Power Metal Bands

00:09:51 Helion Prime and Vocalists

00:14:49 Pandaemonium - The new HP Single

00:16:41 What Jason Ashcraft's Helion Prim...

Wintersun, Dragonforce, Sonata Arctica, AI... are we so out of touch? No it's the children who are wrong. Join us in our rants, and some cool reviews of recent releases!

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For the Impatient:

00:00:00 Pre roll

00:01:28 Sup Nerds

00:01:55 Time II is upon us

00:13:24 Gloryhammer + Twilight Force Live Show

00:17:18 Album Reviews

00:17:32 Dragonforce - Warp Speed Warriors

00:37:07 Sonata Arctica - Cold Clear Beyond

00:47:26 Glyph - Honor, Power...

Join us in this deep dive with Captain Voltaire and Chief Engineer Jeff Black on all things Glyph, going track by track on their upcoming album "Honor. Power. Glory.", available everywhere on March 29th 2024.

Don't miss them on tour right now!

https://www.glyphmetal.com/tour

Follow the band!

https://www.youtube.com/@Glyphmetal/  

https://www.facebook.com/glyphmetal/

https://www.instagram.com/GLYPHMETAL/

https://www.tiktok.com/@glyphmetal

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News and Reviews are back! Unleash the Archers released the first single for their upcoming album and the usage of AI tools on its music video while thematically related has brought a lot of discussions online. Alestorm have released a single featuring previous colaborator Patty Gurdy, and we go over some releases from the past 2 months.

For the impatient:

00:00 Intro
01:05 Sup Nerds
01:45 Power Metal News are back!
02:23 Unleash the Ar...

Kyle and Fernando braved the frozen north to attend Epic Fest in Roskilde, Denmark. Join them on this perilous journey full of friends, fellows, and festivities.

Kyle's top bands from 2023: https://www.reddit.com/r/PowerMetal/comments/18ynkj4/zfs_albums_for_consideration_2023/

Bands discussed:

Memoir Sonata

Brothers of Metal

Megaton Sword

Gloryhammer

Beast in Black

Iron Fire

Alterium

Power Paladin

Twilight Force

Fellowship

Bloodbound

Orden Ogan

S...

Did you go to ProgPower USA this year? Kyle did! Join us with our friend Alis on this review of the fest and our musings on what next year will bring.

Timestamps

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:42 Sup Nerds
00:02:16 The Reticent
00:04:31 Elvenking
00:06:52 Cynic
00:08:02 Swallow the Sun
00:08:37 Doro
00:10:09 The Afterparty
00:10:59 Seven Kingdoms
00:13:06 Zero Hour
00:14:48 The Halo Effect
00:16:47 VOLA
00:19:03 Beast in Black  
00:23:14 The Cryptex
00:26:...