Holy shit. Holy shit. Where did this come from? Herman Frank is apparently responsible for a lot of good bands, now that I take the time to look, but will any of them top this? Loyal to None is a ripping, soaring, classic Metal extravaganza for the fucking ages. It also features ex-Human Fortress man Jioti Parcharidis, and as such, it is a double dose of awesome.

Just check out their Myspace:

http://www.myspace.com/hermanfrank

Okay, nobody posted in this? Come on, people, this is some of the best Heavy Metal since Crystal Viper. Just rock-solid, balls-out Heavy Metal from an old vet who still has a whole mountain of fire left in him. The album has been released, so you have no excuse for not checking this out yet.

I'm listening to "Hero" as I write this, and I think I'm sold. Definitely great stuff. Jioti sounds very different compared to his work with Human Fortress, but just as good.

Yeah, I actually think he sounds better here, but they're such different performances it's hard to tell.