Dangerdog Music Reviews :: © 1999 - 2025 Craig S Hartranft :: All Rights Reserved
No part of this this website, including design and music reviews,
may be reproduced in any form or by any means without
the prior written permission of the publisher.
CELEBRATING 18 YEARS!
- New Music Reviews
- |
- Archives
- |
- News
- |
- Submissions
- |
- About
- |
- |
New Music Reviews, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, AOR, Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal
Recent Reviews
September 2025
- Primal Fear: Domination
- Glenn Hughes: Chosen
- FM: Brotherhood
August 2025
- Helloween: Giants & Monsters
- Rising Steel: Legion Of The Grave
- Mob Rules: Rise Of The Ruler
- Rust N Rage: Songs Of Yesterday
- Crowne: Wonderland
- Strangers: Boundless
- Jack The Joker: The Devil To Pay In The Backlands
July 2025
- Honeymoon Suite: Wake Me Up When The Sun Goes Down
- Ramonda: The Walls Are Crumbling Down
- Scardust: Souls
- Laguna: The Ghost Of Katrina
- Eternal Idol: Behind A Vision
- Double Vision: Double Vision
April/May 2025
- The Speaker Wars: The Speaker Wars
- Giant: Stand And Deliver
- Sign Of The Wolf: Sign Of The Wolf
- Harem Scarem: Chasing Euphoria
- Cosmic Cathedral: Deep Water
- Beholder: In the Temple of the Tyrant
- Art Nation: The Ascendance
- Laurenne/Louhimo: Falling Through Stars
- Rock Out: Let's Call It Rock N Roll
- The Flower Kings: Love
- Maestrick : Espresso Della Vita: Lunare
March 2025
- W.E.T.: Apex
- Alliance: Before Our Eyes
- Ginevra: Beyond Tomorrow
- Phil X & The Drills:
Pow! Right In The Kisser - IQ: Dominion
- Heart Line: Falling Heaven
- Gotthard: Stereo Crush
- Defender: Dying To Live
- Streetlight: Night Vision
Arryan Path: Terra Incognita
Arryan Path: Terra Incognita
Heavy/Power Metal
Rating: 4.0/5.0
Pitch Black Records
www.myspace.com/arryanpath
Review: Craig Hartranft, 02.15.2010
Arryan Path is the personal project of Cyprus-based vocalist Nicholas Leptos (Diphtheria, Prodigal Earth), and Terra Incognita is his first work in nearly six years. As with Diphteria, and the more current Prodigal Earth, Leptos is helped along by his guitarist brother, Socrates Leptos. Nicholas is following a trend here, from past to present, and more akin to the current Prodigal Earth release, by delivering classic heavy metal mixed with power metal. Echoes of forbears and peers Iron Maiden, Rhapsody, Blind Guardian, Kamelot and similar bands are heard throughout this work. Leptos has a powerful voice: clear, distinct, and strong. The song composition vary between the ambitious and epic (Cassiopeia) and heavy and epic (Terra Incognita), with the operative word being "epic". Additionally, Leptos adds a few dashes of Middle Eastern influences into the songs (Terra Incognita, Ishtar). Other gems include The Blood Remains on the Believer and Angel with No Destination. Yet, the entirety of Arryan Path's Terra Incognita is well-crafted melodic traditional heavy and power metal, a rare consistency that makes for a solid and entertaining work. Quite recommended.
Note: All Amazon advertising in this review first benefits the artist, then Craig Hartranft also receives a residual. Click, and thanks for your support.
In Short
The entirety of Arryan Path's Terra Incognita is well-crafted melodic traditional heavy and power metal, a rare consistency that makes for a solid and entertaining work. Quite recommended.
Find A Review
Alphabetical Index
New & Notable
To paraphrase late night talk show host David Lettermen, my next artist needs little introduction. Germany's Helloween are practically the godfathers of traditional European power metal. This year they will the ... [ Read More ]