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Metal listeners are divided into two camps: those who consider Pantera’s Power Metal album their best work, and those who don’t. While Pantera achieved commercial success and critical acclaim from their fifth album onwards, they have always been at the center of debate among metal fans. In this sense, for some, this album was Pantera’s last spark before they "fell from grace," for others, it’s a meaningless album made before the "real" Pantera appeared, something they’d rather hide. And then, there are the relatively few who find it to be a "decent" album that, while not as good as their later works, hints at their future direction. Due to this background, the album has been… More

The debate over whether Metallica's third album, Master of Puppets, is overrated has long been a point of contention among metal fans. However, there are some things that need to be said, and said clearly: this album is indeed overrated. Some might argue that this album transcends rational evaluation, stirring up a kind of universal "emotion." Yet, when assessed by the standards of metal, and thrash metal in particular, it falls short of being considered a masterpiece. Especially when compared to its predecessor, which signaled the arrival of thrash metal and contained numerous stellar thrash tracks, this album's flaws stand out. The number of solid thrash songs has decreased, and at times it seems more focused on overly repetitive riffs… More

Intranced is definitely a band worthy of attention among the NWOTHM acts of the 2020s. Fundamentally, this band knows how to craft genuine "heavy metal riffs." In a genre where straying too far from the legacy of the '80s is often seen as a flaw, Intranced has a strong grasp of what traditions to preserve. However, the NWOTHM genre should not merely be a simplistic, anachronistic revival of music from 30 to 40 years ago—just as the Renaissance was not a mere copy of Greco-Roman antiquity, NWOTHM must be a "new" rebirth to find its true significance. This is where the EP leaves something to be desired.

Excluding the intro "Ángeles Nocturnos" and the outro "Danza Macabra," this EP… More