Jag Panzer – “Tales From The Hallowed” (Atomic Fire Records) [Documentary Review]

American power metal band, Jag Panzer have been around since 1981, originally they were known as Tyrant, but as there was another group in circulation with that name they switched to Jag Panzer, after a German WW11 Tank – The Jagdpanzer. The band are due to release their 11th album in June, The Hallowed, and as their short documentary, Tales from The Hallowed, shows, they went for a different approach to normal. This is a real concept album that is explained in the documentary as a post-apocalyptic tale of a group of survivors and their animals. “The journey is frightening, dangerous and menacing and includes encounters with monstrous creatures known as The Jag and The Swarm.” Very early 200s style animation accompanies the description of the concept, and we are then drawn into the r...

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