So what happened to death metal? That’s not meant to be sneering or derisive, but it feels like the most concise way to describe my awe at the ...
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The Era of…Hades Rising Finally, after what felt like a decade of near-silence, Thou Art Lord returns with this little EP to please fans of the grittier side ...
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Comments Off on Review: Thou Art Lord ”Daemoniorum” [The Circle Music Records]
Considering how radical it can result, it is uncommon to see transitions from death metal to power metal, as in the case of Nocturnal Rites. The fact that ...
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Comments Off on Review: Nocturnal Rites “In a Time of Blood and Fire” [Megarock Records]
Nocturnal Rites‘ sophomore album encapsulates much of the trends that were part of the Euro power metal scene’s golden past. As a result, the album is unique among ...
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Comments Off on Review: Nocturnal Rites “Tales of Mystery and Imagination” [Toy’s Factory]
There is not much to point out about this album. In general, this is one of the most cheesy and commercial releases, even one of the band’s worst ...
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Comments Off on Review: Scorpions “Pure Instinct” [EastWest]
As many experts and reviewers have previously stated, a common disease that rock and metal albums have suffered since the 1970s is how the greatest moments can fade ...
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Comments Off on Review: Scorpions “Love at First Sting” [Harvest Records]
The trends of the music industry dictated that bands needed to fit a weird set of standards in order to sell more and more. As expected, Metallica was ...
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Comments Off on Review: Metallica “Metallica” [Elektra Records]
Scorpions bet this time on a concept that is not new in the heavy metal world, as it was already exploited by Deep Purple in a much better ...
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Comments Off on Review: Scorpions “Moment of Glory” [EMI Classics]
In mid spring Brazilian fivesome Abstracted gave birth to their first LP Atma Conflux via M-Theory Audio Records, releasing earlier a couple of singles that marked new stylistic ...
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By the end of June English musician Josh Keech from Bedford has independently released his first official EP Warrior in the Clouds Pt. 1, the first part of ...
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If you’re involved in the underground Extreme Metal circles, it’s pretty much unavoidable that you’re probably going to come across the myriad of bands that have sprung up ...
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Comments Off on Review: Cimmerian Possession “Sadistic Storm” [Personal Records]
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 of Comalies, and ...
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Comments Off on Review: Type O Negative “Dead Again” [Nuclear Blast]
Winter finally found my home for the first time this year, in the form of freezing temperatures and an inch or so of snow. Despite the mid-November date ...
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Comments Off on Review: Stafia “Tales from Beyond the Fog”
I have no idea what I’m in for when I listen to an album, but what I need to do is remember that I am reviewing a stand-alone ...
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Comments Off on Review: Denigrate “Blackguard” [Inverse Records]
One fascinating aspect that made many thrash metal bands great was their ability to evolve within a style that clearly has its limits. Sodom started with their outbreak ...
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Comments Off on Review: Kreator “Coma of Souls” [Noise Records]
This has been a tough review to write. I have listened to this album so many times yet am battling to describe it… and not because it’s bad, ...
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Comments Off on Review: Parris Hyde “Unlock Your Freedom” [Music for the Masses / MISSLEADER]
Blackened thrash is overall a pretty simple style in execution- it’s practically where black metal as a whole got its start, with the extreme take that Celtic Frost ...
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Comments Off on Review: Cruentus “Fossilized” [Kvlt und Kaos Productions]
Early spring was marked by the release of the new record Hexapoda Triumph from Belarusian black metal band Downcross via local underground label Cavum Atrum Rex. And with ...
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Comments Off on Review: Downcross “Hexapoda Triumph” [Cavum Atrum Rex / Purity Through Fire]
The new Polish/French band Deimoon has officially begun their musical path, releasing debut EP The Nocturnes – First Act: The Hour of Wrath utterly independently. This EP was ...
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Comments Off on Review: Deimoon “The Nocturnes – First Act: The Hour of Wrath”
I always feel a flutter of excitement whenever a debut makes it my way. Big or small, it’s a refreshing reminder that there is no shortage of creative ...
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