Their imagery and tones make these miniature skeletonal symphonies to the devil. Bits and pieces of marches and elegies glide through the compositions.
The writing is as funny as ever, the wisecracking announcer makes a welcome return, and the Deadzone hosts and main baddie, Gleeman Vox, get in plenty of gags.
If you don’t mind Stratovarius going rock ‘n’ rollsy, or Alexi’s hair metal covers, Edguy’s edging toward mainstream metal may come off as unselfconscious fun.
Bolt Thrower have always served up their unflagging war metal with a sense of unhurried, unforced charm, and Those Once Loyal continues in that tradition.
I like The X-Files. I like Mitch Pileggi, who plays Skinner, Mulder and Skully’s boss. I never thought too much about him. Apparently, someone out there has.
These animations exist to sell toys of the characters, but the sales pitch is more implied than in your face, so you can browse without fear of annoyance.