Traditional Heavy Metal To Return In 2010

     With the current metal trend as it is, bands that have vocalists who can actually sing are a scarce commodity over recent years.  I'm not saying they're not out there because they are, they just aren't that popular in comparison to a deathcore band.  Anybody can do breakdowns or blasts with practice but not everyone can write a song.  I mean WRITE a song, shit that sticks in your head for days.  That has been missing from metal for a good while now and I don't think this absence is due to a lack of talent but more of a forgotten gift.  They're are so many metal fans that think singing in metal is for pussies or 80's metal.  Let's get one thing straight, you won't find anyone with half of a brain calling Iron Maiden pussies because Bruce Dickinson has pipes.  Metal is the most accessible it's ever been thanks to technology and whatever type of metal you're into you can find online. 
     2010 will be the year that singing and memorable songwriting as well, starts making a comeback in metal.  Tradional heavy metal is starting to return in the form of upstart bands like Holy Grail, Mutiny Within, and White Wizzard.  I'm predicting these three bands will carry the torch for this revival and obviously I'm not the only one. Each band is backed by respectable labels with Prosthetic (Holy Grail), Roadrunner (Mutiny Within), and Earache (White Wizzard) all hoping to lead the way.  These band's form of traditional heavy metal takes you back before the thrash and hair metal scenes exploded.  Back to the days when Iron Maiden and Judas Priest ruled.  These bands will bring a renewed interest in songwriting and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal.  Each band differentiates themselves enough to make all three interesting to listen and know who's who.          
     Holy Grail brings a thrash approach to their traditional metal sound.  Armed with a vocalist whom all other NWOBHM revivalist singers will be compared to, Holy Grail delivers fist pumping metal that's both fun and shredtastic.  People are already starting to love these guys live and singing right along with them.  The band is catching on and spreading quicker than a California wildfire.  The band will be opening for Amon Amarth up their upcoming April tour.  Check them out and tell me they're not fun and talented as fuck, I dare you.
     White Wizzard shares an interesting fact with Holy Grail; members from both bands used to play in one band called Sorcerer.  I only wish Sorcerer was made up of 20 members, that way we could have numerous great tradional metal coming out this year.  White Wizzard is a bit more rock and roll compared to the other two bands.  This band injects a healthy blend of 80's metal good time with soaring vocals and a twin-guitar attack.  It's really hard to dislike a band that sounds like they're having this much fun playing music.  Edguy is taking these youngsters out on the road with them in the UK during the month of March.  Look them up when they get back to touring the states.
     Mutiny Within I have already written about (see Arch Enemy's Tyrants of Evil Tour review) but this is the only band so far that has their new record available now.  This band doesn't fit into the NWOBHM revivalist catagory, they are heavier than their counterparts I mentioned, and are probably closer to progressive than traditional metal.  I included them on here because their vocalist can sing and they shred.  The band has talent and are landing bigger tours.  You can catch them on the Sonata Arctica tour this spring.     

http://www.myspace.com/holygrailofficial

http://www.myspace.com/whitewizzard

http://www.myspace.com/mutinywithin