For all the time of existence since 1991 Nightfall have been completely changed a couple of times: genres, line-ups, labels, you name it. Even the live performance – ...
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It feels like it is customary to Machine Head. Out of habit, you know. The band had its screw-ups, I agree with that and Bloodstone and Diamonds is ...
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After six years of silence Eluveitie release their new album named Ànv. Well, it wasn’t complete silence – there were three singles, live album, collaboration with Faun and ...
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Last summer, the American black metal one-man project Unwelcome Soul released its debut album Dried Petals digitally, and six months later – a CD version as well, all ...
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At the end of June last year, the Finnish melodic death metal band Shade of Sorrow released its debut album Upon the Fields of Grief through the label ...
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Let’s go in the woods for a trip through musical genres and mood, discussions on society and nature. It’s a perpetually changing album, where you don’t know what ...
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Let’s join a funeral ceremony, inspired by doom metal and Toraja Indonesian rituals. There’s death, magic and dark music, so basically, everything I like. We’re introduced to the ...
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When Benediction released their Scriptures after 12 years of silence back in 2020, fans admired predictably, especially with David Ingram as a vocalist. The band wasn’t disbanded but ...
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Ukrainian atmospheric black/death metal band U Kronakh is back with Archaic Dance of Winds, their third full-length, out tomorrow via Archivist Records. Today, we’re excited to bring you ...
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Last spring, the young Ukrainian atmospheric black metal/ambient duo Labyrinthus Stellarum from Odesa independently released their second studio album Vortex of the Worlds in digital format. Meanwhile, Archivist ...
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The international power metal band Maesün independently released their debut album Remember to Die a year ago, following three singles that defended their claim in the harsh reality ...
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First day of spring came with a cloudy and gloomy weather, but it didn’t matter or stop me from attending a new edition of Bucharest Deathfest (the 2nd ...
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Literally the perfect album title. Are you one of those people who believe that thrash is best left without much outside influence or progressive tendencies? Your favorite meal ...
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Comments Off on Review: Mortal Strike ”For the Loud and Aggressive” [Running Wild Productions]
Watching Paint Dry (Roman Edition) I guess the aftermath of this Ex Deo listening session should leave me kind of disgruntled, and disappointed, or at least I ought ...
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There are a few things in life that are certain: Memento Mori : remember that you will die Prima spectacula mala erunt – the opening acts will be ...
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From the Swamps to Victory… I admit that I tend to be skeptical when one-man bands start additional projects with similar genre tags within just a few years ...
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On the last day of 2023, the Belgian black metal band Absolutus independently released their latest EP Entfremdung in digital format – their fifth EP over a 20-year ...
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In 2021, at the height of scorching summer, the Ukrainian-American black/death metal duo Lava Abyss digitally released their debut album Sacrificial Ritual of Primordial Fire, all by themselves. ...
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In times of political turmoil and general distress all over the planet, sometimes all it takes to feel better is a hefty dose of punchy, groovy melodic death/thrash ...
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Comments Off on Gokseong ”Whispers from the Haunted Shadows” [Phase B Records]
When the press release states “the band is back to their roots” I can’t believe it, even if I deadly want to, sorry. In most cases it’s just ...
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