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Review: Night Crowned “Hädanfärd” [Noble Demon]

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...

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Review: At The Gates “The Nightmare Of Being” [Century Media Records]

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...

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Review: Catharsis “Human Failures” [Mad Lion Records]

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...

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Review: Helloween “Helloween” [Nuclear Blast]

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...

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Review: Flotsam And Jetsam “Blood In The Water” [AFM Records]

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...

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NIGHT CROWNED release new music video for “Fjättrad”

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...

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Review: Sunrise “Equilibria” [Music Gym Records]

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...

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Review: Metalite “A Virtual World” [AFM Records]

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...

Interview: Black Holy Whiskey

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...

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Review: Sirenia “Riddles, Ruins & Revelations” [Napalm Records]

“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...

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Review: Korpiklaani “Jylhä” [Nuclear Blast]

After three great and a couple of controversial albums, it seems that Finns Korpiklaani reconsidered their music and once again found their sound. Anyway, their...

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Review: Sintax “Nano 3000” [Sliptrick Records]

In 2015 Israeli Thrash/Groove Metal band Sintax released their debut album Sway For A Better Day. It gained a lot of fans’ attention and got...

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Review: Accept “Too Mean To Die” [Nuclear Blast]

Four years after the release of Rise Of Chaos and with another line-up changes Teutonic Heavy legends Accept are back with their new, 16th album...

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Review: Dark Zodiak “Ophiuchus” [Self Release]

According to Wikipedia, “Ophiuchus is a 13th large constellation straddling the celestial equator. Its name is from the Greek Ὀφιοῦχος (Ophioukhos, serpent-bearer)”. It is also...

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Review: Therion “Leviathan” [Nuclear Blast]

Three years ago, in January 2018 Therion released their ambitious three-hour long Metal opera Beloved Antichrist. When the following world tour came to its end,...

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Review: Nervosa “Perpetual Chaos” [Napalm Records]

Last year was, let’s say it gently, disgusting for all of us but for Nervosa it was crucial: in spring 2020 Fernanda Lira and Luana...

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Review: Generation Steel “The Eagle Will Rise” [Pure Steel Records]

Generation Steel is a very fresh band, formed not a long time ago, in 2019. Nevertheless, these guys were able to gain attention of Accept‘s...

Video interview: Dan “Chewy” Mongrain from Voivod

In December we had a nice long chat with Voivod‘s guitarist Dan “Chewy” Mongrain. We talked about live performances, complexity of music and shed some...

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Review: Royal Hunt “Dystopia” [NorthPoint Productions]

For more than 30 years of existence, Dutch Royal Hunt released 15 albums – impressive number, especially for Progressive Metal bands, which usually don’t rush...

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Review: Cro-Mags “2020” [Mission Two Entertainment]

2020 ruined everyone’s plans including Cro-Mags with their first album in 20 years, In The Beginning. Nevertheless, musicians decided not to sit around and recorded...