April 2022 "The Guardians" Playlist - Metal Academy Radio
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3w8wz5HBOoks78mYzldAMq?si=7397970fa3224134
Track Listing:
1. Unleash The Archers – “Ten Thousand Against One” (from “Apex”, 2007)
2. Powerwolf – “Night of the Werewolves” (from “Blood of the Saints”, 2011)
3. The Ferrymen – “One More River To Cross” (from “One More River To Cross”, 2022)
4. Heaven & Hell – “Rock and Roll Angel” (from “The Devil You Know”, 2009)
5. Warlord – “Black Mass” (from "...And The Cannons Of Destruction Have Begun”, 2021)
6. Crimson Glory – “Dance On Fire” (from “Strange and Beautiful", 1991)
7. Battle Beast – “Eye of the Storm” (from “Circus of Doom”, 2022)
8. Opera Magna – “La Herida” (from “Del Amor Y Otros Demonios - Acto 1”, 2014)
9. Eternity's End – “Call of the Valkyries” (from “Embers of War”, 2021)
10. Diamond Head – "No Remorse” (from “Lighting To The Nations”, 2020 Remaster)
11. Motorhead – “Limb from Limb” (from “Overkill”, 1979)
12. Tribulation – “Nightbound” (from “Down Below”, 2018)
13. Omen – “Death Rider” (from “Battle Cry”, 1984)
14. Satan – “The Doomsday Clock” (from “Cruel Magic”, 2018)
15. Silent Winter – “Where the River Flows” (from “Empire of Sins" 2021)
16. Luca Turilli – “Black Realm's Majesty” (from “Demonheart”, 2002)
17. Delain– “Here Come the Vultures” (from “The Human Contradiction", 2014)
18. Visigoth – “Warrior Queen” (from “Conqueror's Oath”, 2018)
19. Spirit Adrift – “Cosmic Conquest” (from “Enlightened in Eternity”, 2020)
20. Firewind – “The Fire and the Fury” (from “Burning Earth”, 2003)
21. Iced Earth – “Dante's Inferno” (from “Burnt Offerings”, 1995)
Even though my suggestions did not make it to this playlist, I'm still gonna comment on a few of the tracks here:
Crimson Glory – “Dance On Fire” (from “Strange and Beautiful", 1991)
4/5. This song is from the album where Crimson Glory switched into a sound closer to hard rock while keeping the metal, but it's a groovy song to dance to. Midnight's vocals shine in his last album with the band. RIP
Battle Beast – “Eye of the Storm” (from “Circus of Doom”, 2022)
4.5/5. This one has an insane amount of Malmsteen-style guitar, the anthemic vocals of Judas Priest and Dio, and the background symphonics of Nightwish.
Opera Magna – “La Herida” (from “Del Amor Y Otros Demonios - Acto 1”, 2014)
3.5/5. A good work of power metal art, though a little too operatic for what I prefer nowadays and with Spanish lyrics. The operatic part comes in when a mysterious female singer enters with her beautiful vocals.
Eternity's End – “Call of the Valkyries” (from “Embers of War”, 2021)
4/5. This one attacks as a stomping anthem. Enough said!
Iced Earth – “Dante's Inferno” (from “Burnt Offerings”, 1995)
5/5. Ending this playlist is the finest part of Iced Earth's career, the band's longest track at over 16 minutes of relentless metal fury! The two-minute intro gets you ready for a f***ing skull-bashing great time. The moments range from quiet to heavy quite a few times. Seriously you gotta enjoy this if you wish to be worthy in this site! I'm happy that I can finally see the appeal of such an epic that would please me and others for generations.