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Review: Dukes Of The Orient “Freakshow” [Frontiers Music srl]

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I haven’t heard about Dukes Of The Orient, to be honest and obviously missed their debut self-titled album. The newest longplay Freakshow interested me with its description: “AOR ...
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Review: Onslaught “Generation Antichrist” [AFM Records]

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The latest album from British Thrash Metal legends Onslaught named VI was released in 2013. After that the band went touring for a long time: first it was ...
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Review: Avatar “Hunter Gatherer” [Century Media Records]

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For almost 20 years of existence Avatar deservedly achieved a lot. The thoughtful concept, great albums and stunning shows, as a result of long and hard work, brought ...
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Review: Brotthogg “The Die Is Cast”

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Norwegians Brotthogg debut album Echoes Of The Past gained a lot of attention deservedly in 2019. And now, according to expression “strike the iron while it’s hot”, the ...
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Review: Warkings “Revenge” [Napalm Records]

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Two years ago, in 2018 many thought that the new band Warkings is a one-time project and everything will end with their debut (and well-advertised) album Reborn. But ...
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Review: Primal Fear “Metal Commando” [Nuclear Blast]

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Primal Fear is a rare example of the band, where, what is called, the stars have aligned. In 1998 their debut album gained a lot of attention and ...
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Review: Thundermother “Heat Wave” [AFM Records]

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In far 1975 The Runaways, unwittingly, have proved to the world that girls can also rock ‘n’ roll. In 2020 Sweden all-female band Thundermother ambitiously states: “Thundermother don’t ...
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Septicflesh: “Infernus Sinfonica MMXIX” (live DVD) [Season Of Mist]

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Unlike other bands, Septicflesh don’t release their albums quite often, one in three years at an average. Their last album Codex Omega was released in 2017 but the ...
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Review: Destruction “Born To Thrash” [Nuclear Blast]

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A year ago Teutonic Thrash Metal legends Destruction released their 16th album Born To Perish. This year the band quite unexpectedly releases a live album Born To Thrash, ...
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Review: Rumahoy “Time II: Party” [Napalm Records]

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The self-proclaimed “Best True Scottish Pirate Metal Band In The World”, Rumahoy after quite a short time release their second album, appropriately named Time II: Party. Here my ...
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Review: Ensiferum “Thalassic” [Metal Blade Records]

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Lo and behold, Ensiferum celebrates 25 years anniversary this year and I still think it’s a “new and promising” Folk/Melodic Death Metal band. I mean, I know about ...
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Review: Bloodhunter “Bloodhunter” (reissue)

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Seems like July will be the month of live albums, compilations and reissues. Perhaps that’s a tendency or dubious compensation for the lack of live shows and festivals. ...
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Interview: Grave Digger

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In the end of May Grave Digger who celebrates 40 years anniversary this year, released their 20th album Fields Of Blood. We had a long conversation with legendary ...
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Review: Powerwolf “Best Of The Blessed’ [Napalm Records]

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Seems like the time has come for Powerwolf to release “The Best Of” compilation, Best Of The Blessed in their case (of course it should be named that ...
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Review: Chugun “Rogue Planet”

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According to Wikipedia, “a rogue planet is a planetary-mass object that orbits a galactic center directly. Such objects have been ejected from the planetary system in which they ...
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Review: IA “initIAtion”

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Getting old for me it’s not when I can’t do something physically but when I want to complain that everything was better, simpler and clearer in those good ...
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Review: Pandrador “Ov Rituals, Ov Ancestors, Ov Destiny”

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This year two Polish Extreme Metal legends released their new albums. However, everything changes and Polish Death Metal scene too (though some people blame it for stagnation). Some ...
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Review: Beyond The Black “Hørizøns” [Napalm Records]

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“Beyond The Black emerges from their cocoon and reaches the next level with the upcoming album Hørizøns”, they said. “…unequalled, differentiated spectra of symphonic and melodic rock spiced with sonorous ...
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Review: Lamb Of God “Lamb Of God” [Epic Records/Nuclear Blast]

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Five years passed since VII: Sturm und Drang and now Lamb Of God are back with new self-titled album. This uncomplicated on the first glance name concisely represent ...
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Review: BPMD “American Made” [Napalm Records]

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When famous legendary musicians record a cover album, it is always no less than wandering. All the more in case of new super group (or rather project) BPMD, ...
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