Helion Prime

By now you’ve read two dozen intro paragraphs about how bad a year 2020 was. Well, bad news, this is another one of those. You’ve also read them talk about how heavy metal was a shining ray of light cutting through the dark. Well, good/bad…

We at Metal Nation do not think anyone would argue that 2020 has been a complete dumpster fire. The pandemic has altered the landscape of our everyday life around the globe. From lockdowns and supply shortages, to wearing masks and social…

It seems like we reach this point every year and we say, I can’t believe another year has gone by so quickly. That’s clearly rubbish in 2020. This year has gone by with the traumatizing pain and sluggishness of a root canal without…

Helion Prime – Question Everything Label: Saibot Reigns Release date: October 5, 2020 In 2016, California-based power metal quintet, Helion Prime dropped its stunning self-titled debut. It was among my personal top 10 albums of the year.…

It's been about two years since the band's sophomore release Terror of the Cybernetic Space Monster and Sacramento sci-fi power metallers Helion Prime returns with their third effort and the much shorter titled, Question Everything set for…

American science metal quintet, Helion Prime is prepping to release its third album, Question Everything. The band, founded by guitarist Jason Ashcraft (Dire Peril, Planeswalker), will once again put its nerdy twist on power metal. Each…

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…