This German band's cinematic metal brings medieval cataclysm kicking and screaming into the 21st century, adding instruments like violin and cello to their rousing gothic tracks. The result is staggeringly heavy; Letzte Instanz's folky approach to melding the old with the new results in music that is darker than that of their more technologically savvy peers, conjuring the gloomy soundscapes of a desolate, Middle Ages Europe with chugging, battle cry choruses and melancholy string arrangements. If Game Of Thrones was a metal band, this would be it.