Dire Peril

American sci-fi power metal duo DIRE PERIL featuring Jason Ashcraft (Helion Prime) and vocalist John Yelland (Judicator) have posted their new guitar playthrough for their track "Yautja (Hunter Culture)". The song is off their recently…

Every year we seem to talk about how strong the onslaught of new headbanging releases has been. While 2018 has  had its share of amazing efforts overall, it has certainly turned out to be an exceptional year for fans of stoner, doom, and…

As we do every year, Metal Nation will unveil its Top 50 Hard Rock and Metal Albums list at the end of the year. Likewise, many of our staff will serve up their own Top 10 Lists, because we all have different perspectives on metal. As with…

Guitarist and composer, Jason Ashcraft is the creative catalyst for Sacramento-based power metal contingents, Dire Peril and Helion Prime. A fan of science fiction, Ashcraft founded Dire Peril almost a decade ago, and immediately began…

American sci-fi power metal duo DIRE PERIL featuring Jason Ashcraft (Helion Prime) and vocalist John Yelland (Judicator) are premiering their latest lyric video "Queen of The Galaxy" featuring Unleash The Archers vocalist Brittney Slayes…