Powerful, Life-Changing Metal – Let Your Soul Rise! In a world of negativity, where we are constantly bombarded with anger, fear, hatred, resentment, contempt, violence, injustice and ultimately disillusionment and hopelessness – reflected, by the way, in and reinforced by much of today’s music – Images Of Eden is a ray of hope and light. Formed in 1998 by vocalist/songwriter/guitarist Gordon Tittsworth (York, PA), this power/progressive outfit – a hybrid of classic metal and

Metal Praise And Exhortation Sardonyx’s 1992 debut Majestic Serenity was one of the best independently released “ministry” metal albums ever, in my opinion. Tom Denlinger’s eccentric, yet incredibly charismatic and convicting vocal onslaught combined with a bass-thick, mid-tempo crunch to create an unusual mix of “classic metal-infused,” progressively doomy metal. Moreover, with Scripture references galore, the lyrics were—and remain today—a veritable Bible study. Songs like

Don't Be Afraid of the Light The originators of Oriental/Eastern Metal return – only their sixth full-length release in just over two and a half decades – with an incredibly strong musical and political/spiritual statement. Despite the recent departure of Yossi Sassi (seemingly irreplaceable) and Matti Svatizky on guitars, original members Kobi (vocals) and Uri (bass) have pressed on with drummer Matan Shmuely to breathe continued life into the enigmatic phenomenon that is Or