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Bikes, Music, Alcohol and Anarchy. Also books, gigs, traveling and alcohol one more time.

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Review: Carcass “Torn Arteries” [Nuclear Blast]

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This autumn another British legends release their new album after long period of silence. After eight years Carcass comes back with the new release named Torn Arteries. Unlike ...
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Review: Rage “Resurrection Day” [Steamhammer/SPV]

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In the middle of 2020 Rage declared another line-up change: two guitarists, Stefan Weber (ex-Axxis) and Jean Bormann (Angel Inc, Rage & Ruins) replaced Marcos Rodriguez. Thus, for ...
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Review: Iron Maiden “Senjutsu” [Parlophone Records]

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There will be no arguing that Iron Maiden became legends long time ago, I guess and they can afford to not release a new music at all. Everybody ...
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Review: Apostolica “Haeretica Ecclesia” [Scarlet Records]

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Take a modern Power Metal like Sabaton, Orden Ogan or Warkings, add some pathos and pseudo-church organs lavishly like Powerwolf and some calls for apocalypse with a little ...
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Review: Sodom “Bombenhagel” [Steamhammer/SPV]

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German Thrash Metal icon Sodom will celebrate its 40 years anniversary soon. In this regard (and to show a sign of life to the fans) the band released ...
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Review: Sepultura “SepulQuarta” [Nuclear Blast]

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In the beginning of 2020 Sepultura released their 15th album, brilliant and thoughtful Quadra. Well, who knew that the lyrics from the song “Isolation” will become prophetic – ...
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Review: Dee Snider “Leave A Scar” [Napalm Records]

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Since the first Twisted Sister‘s split-up in far 1988, front man Dee Snider remains active and notable: he plays in another bands (Desperado, Widowmaker), participates in Symphonic Heavy ...
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Review: Chaos Over Cosmos “The Silver Lining Between The Stars”

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Last year I listened to an international project Chaos Over Cosmos for the first time and it impressed me a lot: two guys that live on the different ...
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Review: Die Apokalyptischen Reiter “The Divine Horsemen” [Nuclear Blast]

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I mention COVID almost in every review and I fully understand that it bothers the readers, not to mention that I also tired from this but what can ...
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Review: Powerwolf “Call Of The Wild” [Napalm Records]

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Last year Powerwolf released their compilation Best Of The Blessed as a way to earn some time, maybe money and remind about themselves as well in a lack ...
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Review: Night Crowned “Hädanfärd” [Noble Demon]

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Last year Night Crowned released great in all ways debut album Impius Viam and it was included in many 2020 Top-10 rightfully. However, the band didn’t remain idle ...
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Review: At The Gates “The Nightmare Of Being” [Century Media Records]

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In 2020 At The Gates celebrated their 30 years anniversary. However, it was a quiet celebration: last year was complicated for all of us and for the band ...
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Review: Catharsis “Human Failures” [Mad Lion Records]

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If you’ll search the band “Catharsis” on metal-archives.com you’ll get 16 exact matches – looks like metalheads really love this name, so if you need some information about ...
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Review: Helloween “Helloween” [Nuclear Blast]

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In 2017 Helloween announced a worldwide tour “Pumpkins United”, which was a real bombshell because two former vocalists, Kai Hansen and Michael Kiske joined the band. During 14 ...
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Review: Flotsam And Jetsam “Blood In The Water” [AFM Records]

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In 2019 Flotsam And Jetsam released The End Of Chaos, which caused a question, if the name of the album means the end of the band. Eric Knutson ...
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NIGHT CROWNED release new music video for “Fjättrad”

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Consisting of former and current members of legendary acts such as Dark Funeral, Nightrage and Cipher System and with a musical vision as clear as it is haunting ...
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Review: Sunrise “Equilibria” [Music Gym Records]

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Sunrise is not that kind of band that pleases their crowd with frequent releases: their last album Absolute Clarity was released in 2016 and the newest single “The ...
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Review: Metalite “A Virtual World” [AFM Records]

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Metalite is Modern Melodic Metal band from Sweden. It was formed in 2015 and already has three albums in their discography. The last one, A Virtual World, was ...
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Interview: Black Holy Whiskey

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Black Holy Whiskey is an acoustic Southern Rock band from Italy. In 2016 their first self-titled album was released and in the end of February the second one, ...
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Review: Sirenia “Riddles, Ruins & Revelations” [Napalm Records]

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“A modern ride straight into the heart of symphonic metal!” – that’s how Sirenia‘s tenth album Riddles, Ruins & Revelations press release starts. Intriguing, isn’t it? To tell ...
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