POWERWOLF Wake Up The Wicked CD 2024

There's a certain kind of power metal that demands you take it completely seriously while it sings about werewolves in a church, and Powerwolf have turned that into a full career arc. Respect, honestly.

The German institution's 2024 album Wake Up The Wicked is exactly what their congregation ordered, choral bombast, twin guitars moving at a gallop, Attila Dorn's operatic delivery treating every line like it's being delivered from an actual pulpit. Powerwolf have been doing this since 2004 and they haven't blinked once. If you think power metal is ridiculous, that's fine, they know. They just don't care, and that's what makes them genuinely great at it. Essential for anyone who goes hard for Sabaton, Blind Guardian, or has a wolf-related patch on their jacket.

Full length studio album CD. 2024 pressing. German power metal.

Fans of: Sabaton, Blind Guardian, Beast In Black, Avantasia