Archives by: Marko Köfler

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A musician and writer from Austria, as well as an avid metal-fan since 2004!

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Review: Annihilator ”Ballistic, Sadistic” [Silver Lining Music]

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Knight Jumps Queen, If You Know What I Mean… Jeff Waters doesn’t need too much of an introduction to those who feel home within the realm of thrash ...
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Review: Lacuna Coil ”Black Anima” [Century Media Records]

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Erase. Rewind. Rebuild… I’ve not exactly been an active follower of Lacuna Coil since about the time when they kind of exploded onto the scene with the commercial ...
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Review: Cloak “The Burning Dawn“ [Season of Mist Records]

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A Fire Burning Bright… I’m gonna start off with a real burner (pun intended!) here: this is my favourite black metal release of the year 2019! Some of ...
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Review: Running Wild ”Crossing the Blades” [Steamhammer Records]

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Stay dead already! You know, there comes a time when the mourning passes, a moment when even the deepest wounds slowly start the healing process and we can ...
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Review: Sarpedon ”Before The Nightingale Sings” [Independent release]

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Want some vanilla sauce on your beef tartare? What a difficult review to write, really. Definitely one of the harder ones to be written by yours truly, but ...
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Review: Idle Hands ”Mana” [Eisenwald Records]

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Push my cosmic engine into overdrive… Idle Hands! Oh, what a discovery. I’ve been into metal and its wondrous adventures for more than 15 years now and I ...
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Review: Rotting Christ / Varathron ”Duality of the UnholyExistence” split [Hells Headbangers Records]

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A conspicious showcase of the featured bands’ vital signs. It’s 2019 and FINALLY, after all these years, the two Greek masters and originators of Hellenic black metal decided ...
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Review: Jackal’s Truth ”Promo 98” [Independent release]

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Only about a year after their first step onto the Greek metal grounds, Hellenic black metal band Jackal’s Truth put another log on the fire with the release ...
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Review: Jackal’s Truth ”Dominus Silvae” [Passage Records]

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Too Late to the Game #1 – A Promise By the start of the year 1997, a new born band named Jackal’s Truth released their debut demo Dominus ...
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Review: Amon Amarth ”Berserker” [Metal Blade Records]

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Stuck somewhere between a burnout and heartwarming nostalgia I don’t think there should be much left to say about who Amon Amarth are and how successful they have ...
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Review: Hirax ”Immortal Legacy” [Steamhammer Records]

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Masters will fall and slaves will rise, immortal they shake the earth! What a crushing, annihilating, corpse-raising record! Immortal Legacy – released in 2014 – is still the ...
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Review: Devin Townsend “Empath” [Inside Out Music]

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Watching Universes Collide Being offered the new record created by a highly likeable and immensely skilled artist like Devin Townsend could (or should?) be a dream come true ...
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Review: Testament ”Low” [Atlantic Records]

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I like you for your warped demented ways! Twenty-five years ago, in a time where classic metal was way past its point-of-no-return in terms of decline and decay, ...
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Review: DANZIG ”III- How the Gods Kill” [Def American Recordings]

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The Heart of the Devil! Be ready for a heavily biased fanboy review of a classic album! Danzig’s third installment – which is also in possession of the ...
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Review: Metal Church ”Damned If You Do” [Rat Pak Records]

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Metal Church embrace the Loudness war! Actually, carelessly applying this bad habit to their creation has almost ruined Damned If You Do! For those who don’t know, the ...
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Review: Danzig ”4” (American Recordings)

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They went down and died indeed. 4P was the final call of Danzig. A last „hooray!“ before the tremendous and yet undisputed fall and death of Danzig as ...
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Review: Myrkur ”Juniper” [Relapse Records]

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A fine snack between proper meals Myrkur has been enjoying rising success within the last few years, mainly due to a successful combination of few ingredients – atmospheric, ...
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Review: Fortress ” Fortress” [Independent release]

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A Fortress Made of Hardened Steel! Ah, it’s the 80’s all over again! Fortress don’t want to dabble in modern postures, they don’t seek out experimentation or innovation. ...
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Review: Suidakra ”Cimbric Yarns” [AFM Records]

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I was really looking forward to this one even though I’ve never been a hardcore-follower of Arkadius‘ main project. Sure enough, my personal starting-with-metal preferences back then should ...
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Review: Deviser ”Howling Flames” [Sleaszy Rider Records]

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It has been a long time since I’ve heard anything by this rather ancient Greek metal outfit, their latest release already dating back to the year 2011. I ...
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