Sophie Laliberté 141 articles

Loves words and music. When not writing or reading reviews, she’s writing horror stories where music plays a part.

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Review: Immortal “War Against All” [Nuclear Blast]

Get ready for a blast of cold wind, or rather, music that feels like one, the best kind of black metal. This is the kind...

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Review: Ignea “Dreams of Lands Unseen” [Napalm Records]

For their new album, Ignea take us on a trip around the world, with musical experiments and strange adventures. Are you ready? Dreams of Lands...

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Review: Holy Moses “Invisible Queen” [Fireflash Records]

Finally, it is time to review a new album by the original queen of thrash metal. And luckily for us, she and her incredibly talented...

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Review: Amoriello “Phantom Sounds” [Shredguy Records / H42 Records]

Amoriello and co return for a nice power metal album full of fantasy and adventures, that may not be as strange and oddly compelling as...

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Review: In Flames “Foregone” [Nuclear Blast]

Here is an ambitious, dark and melodic album about death and the end of the world. This is an album that feels big, and sinister,...

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Review: Defleshed “Grind Over Matter” [Metal Blade Records]

Here’s a thrashy death metal/grindcore album that isn’t always great but has its good moments, and above all, a lot of energy. The little issues...

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Review: Devin Townsend “Lightwork” [Inside Out Music]

How was this new mystical and musical exploration of other worlds and our own? Pretty good, it turns out. Most of Devin Townsend’s music has...

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Review: Fear Factory “Recoded” [Nuclear Blast]

Let’s continue the re-issues and remixes, with a pretty entertaining remix album from Fear Factory. Now, this one is a little different from the ones...

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Review: Therion “Leviathan II” [Nuclear Blast]

This new set of occult power/symphonic metal songs isn’t as impressive as the first Leviathan from last year, but it still has a lot to...

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Review: Oceans “Hell Is Where the Heart Is” [Nuclear Blast]

While it’s good to hear more from Oceans and their Hell is Where the Heart Is project, the full album version is certainly interesting, but...

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Review: Type O Negative “Dead Again” [Nuclear Blast]

Let’s continue the reviews of gothic metal reeditions! This new release of Type O Negative’s last album isn’t as good as Lacuna Coil’s new version...

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Review: Wednesday 13 “Horrifier” [Napalm Records]

Horror-themed bands are my favorite kind of gimmicky/novelty acts, and with Wednesday 13, I think I’ve found one of the most entertaining ones. This is...

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Review: Cabal “Magno Interitus” [Nuclear Blast Records]

This is one blackened death/industrial/whatever metal with a punch. While it’s not always great, this album has a rather interesting sound, and an energy and...

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Review: Lacuna Coil “Comalies XX” [Century Media Records]

What a way to celebrate your best album’s anniversary, with a reedition that’s just as great and might even be better in some ways. So...

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Review: Queensrÿche “Digital Noise Alliance” [Century Media Records]

Here’s a pretty catchy album that has some good things going for it but rarely rises above being a nice but rather ordinary album. We...

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Review: Charlotte Wessels “Tales from Six Feet Under Vol. II” [Napalm Records]

Here is a pop/metal/unclassifiable album that, while it’s not the most memorable album even for that subgenre, is really enjoyable. Once again, you must listen...

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Review: Machine Head “Of Kingdom and Crown” [Nuclear Blast]

This new Machine Head album has a pretty good dark groove. There are some heavy tracks, and some complex, odd ones, but they both work...

Interview with Charlotte Wessels

Since this album is called Tales From Six Feet Under II, what makes it different from the first one? They had some similarity, because they...

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Review: Bloodbath “Survival of the Sickest” [Napalm Records]

Bloodbath are back, with a big, heavy, evil album that pays homage to old school death metal and horror movies, but still can stand on...

Interview with Tomas Åkvik of Bloodbath

Let’s talk about your new album. The main themes seem to be death, but also environmental damage and religious cults. Yes. I guess that fits...