Here is an ambitious, dark and melodic album about death and the end of the world. This is an album that feels big, and sinister, and yet very ...
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Comments Off on Review: In Flames “Foregone” [Nuclear Blast]
Inner struggles
Inner struggles
While it’s good to hear more from Oceans and their Hell is Where the Heart Is project, the full album version is certainly interesting, but does not always ...
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Comments Off on Review: Oceans “Hell Is Where the Heart Is” [Nuclear Blast]
There is not much to point out about this album. In general, this is one of the most cheesy and commercial releases, even one of the band’s worst ...
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Comments Off on Review: Scorpions “Pure Instinct” [EastWest]
As many experts and reviewers have previously stated, a common disease that rock and metal albums have suffered since the 1970s is how the greatest moments can fade ...
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Comments Off on Review: Scorpions “Love at First Sting” [Harvest Records]
Scorpions bet this time on a concept that is not new in the heavy metal world, as it was already exploited by Deep Purple in a much better ...
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Comments Off on Review: Scorpions “Moment of Glory” [EMI Classics]
This new Machine Head album has a pretty good dark groove. There are some heavy tracks, and some complex, odd ones, but they both work because of the ...
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Comments Off on Review: Machine Head “Of Kingdom and Crown” [Nuclear Blast]
Let’s go on a long, scary trip through a dark and cold road, because that’s what this album feels like. Dark but huge, elaborate, full of many adventures. ...
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Comments Off on Review: Cult of Luna “The Long Road North” [Metal Blade Records]
Since 1988, New York’s finest death metal majesty Immolation had granted us an impressive track record of distinctive quality albums. Very recognizable thankfully first to bands founder/guitar player ...
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Comments Off on Review: Immolation “Acts of God” [Nuclear Blast]
Here is a tortured EP influenced by nu-metal and extreme metal, that shows some potential but doesn’t go all the way yet. There are many different ideas and ...
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Comments Off on Review: Oceans “Hell Is Where the Heart Is Vol. I: Love and Her Embrace” [Nuclear Blast]
In the beginning of the fall Californian natives Carnifex have released their eighth studio album Graveside Confessions via Nuclear Blast records. No doubt, that these guys have a ...
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Comments Off on Review: Carnifex “Graveside Confessions” [Nuclear Blast]
There are two things you can be certain about when it comes down to Metal Church. For one, they retained a sense of integrity over the decades. Second ...
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Comments Off on Review: Metal Church “Hanging in the Balance” [Rising Sun Productions]
I’m not sure why, but I can’t help but think that Metal Church’s later period has been rather overlooked. A shame, really, as I’ve recently dived into the ...
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Comments Off on Review: Metal Church “Masterpeace” [Nuclear Blast America]
While I’ll clearly call myself a Paradise Lost fan, Drown in Darkness – The Early Demos wasn’t something I was necessarily looking forward to. Lost Paradise still ranks as the worst ...
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Comments Off on Review: Paradise Lost “Drown in Darkness – The Early Demos” [Century Media Records]
More offerings from Chile’s metal scene sees Letargo‘s gritty trve/colourful thrash metal second release The Power of Genetic Manipulators. Crunchy production always goes well with old school composition ...
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Comments Off on Review: Letargo “The Power of Genetic Manipulators” [Australis Records]
Here is a pretty cool mix of power, heavy and symphonic metal, with catchy choruses, powerful verses and riffs, and an overall epic and fun tone to it. ...
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Comments Off on Review: Marble “S.A.V.E.” [Sliptrick records]
Although Dance of December Souls will forever be the emotional monolith that defined Katatonia’s early sound, there were in fact two other minor releases that weren’t too far ...
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Comments Off on Review: Katatonia “Jhva Elohim Meth… The Revival” [VIC Records]
