Editorial
Why We’re No Longer Using Ratings in Our Reviews
Moving forward, Ride into Glory will no longer be rating releases in our reviews.
New Releases
Track Premiere: Coltre – “Fight”
The New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) is one of metal’s most iconic and influential scenes with bands like Iron Maiden and Venom forever shaping the future of heavy metal. With the recent revival of interest in the traditional branch of heavy metal over the last 10 years, there’s been more than a fair share of bands taking heavy influence from their NWOBHM heroes and many of them fall flat. It’s tough to match the quality and spirit from that time, but every once in a while a band gets it right – Coltre are one such band.
Features
Mastering Demystified
Master vs. remaster, first pressings, vinyl vs. CD. I’ve recently seen a lot of posts with very incorrect and inaccurate information, so I’ve decided to write what it’s all about, what is happening during mastering, why, and what for. Hopefully this information will help both musicians and fans to understand what they are dealing with!
Features
A Decade in Review: The Best Traditional Metal of the 2010s
With so many quality releases released over the last decade, we decided to collectively compile our favorite albums. You can find our top 30 traditional metal albums of the 2010s here!
New Releases
Track Premiere: Solitary Sabred – “The Scarlet Citadel”
Treading the path laid forth by US power metal greats like Jag Panzer and Sanctuary, Solitary Sabred are primed to release their third full length titled By Fire & Brimstone via No Remorse Records.
New Releases
New Release Highlight: Ironsword – Servants of Steel Review
Ironsword are back after a five year hiatus with their latest album, Servants of Steel. If you’ve ever heard Ironsword before, then you know exactly what to expect from them. They play a brand of epic heavy metal that operates at neck-breaking speeds and their quality and consistency earned them a well deserved spot on our epic heavy metal essentials.
Classics Appreciation
Classics Appreciation: Artillery – By Inheritance Review
There’s a subset of heavy metal albums that are must listens, albums so masterful and important that they almost transcend the genre itself. No metal journey is complete without listening to them. I’m sure you’ve just thought of a few; Powerslave, Stained Class, Master of Reality, Don’t Break the Oath, etc. Today I’d like to discuss an album that I strongly feel belongs in this category – Artillery’s By Inheritance.
Features
Readers’ Choice: The Best Traditional Metal Albums of 2019
We recently published our Best of 2019 article and a few weeks ago we made a post urging you all to vote for your own favorite album of 2019. Well it’s time to take a look at how you, the reader, voted for the best albums of 2019 and compare!
New Releases
Track Premiere: Olórin – “Barazinbar”
The year’s closing to an end, but we have one last surprise for you all: a track premiere from Illinois based doom metal band Olórin.
Features
The Top 15 Traditional Metal Albums of 2019
It’s hard to believe that the year (and decade too!) is over in just one week. As far as traditional heavy metal goes, 2019 has been an exceptional year with one fantastic release after another from the get-go. Now it’s time to look back at some of the Ride into Glory author team’s favorite traditional heavy metal releases from the past year!