[Recap] July 2010

I hate to say this, but it has been somewhat of a dead month. There has not been much on the blog this July, but only because I had trouble finding anything of interest to write about. What little I could cover includes the following:

• Album of the Month: Winner/Loser
• Late power metal reviews
• Juvaliant interview
• My personal favorites of the month

It had started to pick up at the end with upcoming interviews and shipments from the kind people of Earsplit, but some of that will have to come this month. For now, we’ll make do with what we’ve got, starting with the Album of the Month:

Album of the Month: At the Edge of Time (Blind Guardian)

Juvaliant Interview

Thomas Strübler, of the symphonic power metal newcomers Juvaliant, recently took the time to conduct an email interview with The Golden Bird. Early last month, the band released their first album entitled Inhuman Nature, and it was met with praise all-around (including here). For those interested to know more about the album and/or band, the interview follows.

Thomas Strübler

Juvaliant – Inhuman Nature: Review

May 28 was the release date for Juvaliant‘s debut album Inhuman Nature, so yes, this review is extremely late. I’ve had it on my “to-do list” quite some time, and I was debating just leaving it out. However, I feel that the album’s quality entitles it to a late review on the site.