Coinciding with the return of my other column, Cold Steel Dawn is back and bringing 10 excellent obscurities in the realms of classic metal, dungeon synth, and progressive rock. Gentry Lord Signals from the Mystiverse Stormspell Records – 2014 I was bewildered by this EP when it independently released in 2013 and that sense of wonder hasn’t left me since. Its bizarre yet also very silly cover captures the manic, circus-like approach of the three metal tracks present. Big timpani sounding drums, frequent use of semi-dungeon synth keyboards, rough yet acrobatic riffing, and most importantly the unhinged vocals. VERY unhinged, … Continue reading Cold Steel Dawn: Sepulcrustacean Returns (Again)