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Review: Second To Sun “The Black”

I sincerely consider the Blackbound, which was released in the end of 2016 as one of the best albums released that year. And certainly an...

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Review: Ghost “Prequelle”

Three years passed since Meliora was released. During this time Ghost took Grammy award, released a short EP Popestar, quarreled, took off each other’s masks...

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Review: Amorphis “Queen Of Time”

Three years ago in 2015 Amorphis released solid Under The Red Cloud that was rightfully a highest point of their art that time. The band...

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Review: Lordi “Sexorcism”

Since 1992 Lordi goes to success. So one might think that in 2006 the band reached all that it could: lots of fans all over...

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Review: At The Gates “To Drink From The Night Itself”

In contradistinction to many bands and some fellow countrymen, Swedes At The Gates are remain true to themselves and chosen genre Melodic Death Metal, no...

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Review: Skindred “Big Tings”

Three years passed since great and quite hard Volume was released. So now the time has come for the new, seventh album from British ragga-metalers...

Live interview with Christofer Johnsson of Therion

Interview with Therion‘s mastermind Christofer Johnsson about Beloved Antichrist background, 2018 European tour and the band. Tel-Aviv, 10.04.18. Interview – Droll, camera – Eugene Sokolenko (Zhes Photo)...

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Review: Cruachan “Nine Years Of Blood”

One of the Celtic folk metal pioneers Cruachan, mixing anger and atmosphere of Black Metal with folk instruments, release their new album Nine Years Of...

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Review: Ross The Boss “By Blood Sworn”

Unlike his former band mates from Manowar, which declared about ending their career and last tour, Ross ‘Ross The Boss’ Friedman in age of 64...

Interview: Temperance

For the last time a lot of things happened in Temperance. First of all it’ s a line-up change. However such pivotal changes did not...

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Review: The Amorettes “Born To Break”

There is an opinion that girls can’t play rock’n’roll. Scottish trio The Amorettes easily disproves it in a fourth time, releasing their new album ‘Born...

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Inquisition dropped by Season of Mist, frontman plead guilty to child porn charges in 2009

Season of Mist have parted ways with black metal band Inquisition. Their statement simply reads: “Season of Mist are no longer working with Inquisition. There will be no further...

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Review: Temperance “Of Jupiter And Moons”

Italians Temperance are amazingly efficient: from 2014 the band release a full LP  every year together with an active touring. And 2018 isn’t an exception...

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Review: Evil Hunter “” Evil Hunter”

Not so long ago we got a Spanish Heavy/Power Metal band Vhäldemar that released a great album ‘Against All Kings’. Today we have one more...

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Review: Tengger Cavalry “Cian Bi”

For the eight years of existence, Tengger Cavalry reached a lot: moved from Beijing to New York, turned to a full band from one man...

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Review: Sleep In Heads “On The Air”

Progressive Metal with its complex songs’ structures, irregular patterns, sizes and other features became some common pool, where can be almost any music, the main...

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Review: Rotting Christ “Their Greatest Spells”

“Greatest Hits” and “The Best Of…” compilations is a way to buy some time, maybe earn something (not so possible in modern music business model)...

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Review: Megaherz “Komet”

Whatever happened to Megaherz during all 25 years of the band’s existence – line-up changes, a bias to a electronic samples or contrary, making an...

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Review: Armored Dawn “Barbarians In Black”

Brazil band Armored Dawn formed in 2011 and for the seven years already shared scene with Sabaton, Fates Warning, Symphony X and in 2016 released...

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Review: Ektomorf “Fury”

In December 2017 Ektomorf surprised with the news about changing mostly all line-up changing. Nevertheless, the band don’t mind to split, no! So, it’s 2018,...