There comes a time when most bands start to lose it and if you were to ask me, this would happen to Vicious Rumors in 1991. Falling somewhere ...
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Battle Maximus. It saddens me to know that I’ve arrived at this album after reviewing all of GWAR’s prior discography. Not to be over-sentimental, but after putting pen ...
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The pirates are back! Are you ready for some adventures in the seven seas of rock’n roll? The first track, “Magellan’s Expedition” is the best intro possible for ...
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Gamma Ray are one of those bands that have never released anything extraordinary, but that doesn’t stop me from enjoying some of their albums and while fans have ...
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Rammstein arose from the grave in 2019 and released their first studio album in ten years. Just when they were about to embark on their mandatory massive world ...
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After three years and two full-length albums Polish death metal band Symbolical has returned with 25-minute long EP Igne, released on Christmas day by a young French label ...
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At the dawn of a new year Polish black/death metal icons Behemoth have returned with a new live record In Absentia Dei released by Nuclear Blast Records, with ...
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Let’s travel the Highlands, with metal versions of Scottish folk songs, or at least, pretty convincing and pleasant imitations thereof, with interesting instrumentals and vocals. Saor is a ...
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Let’s go for a full immersion in this melancholic and strange post-black metal opus. This is the kind of album that, with its long and experimental songs, inspires ...
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I wasn’t around when Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I got released, but I wouldn’t be surprised if several fans wondered what happened to the band’s aggression. Let’s be ...
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This is the seventh album from this frantic band and it’s a pity that it took much more time to release it than the previous one because I ...
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The alien monsters have returned for a new set of adventures. It’s all about evil but fun stuff and some pretty cool metal riffs too. While Gwar is ...
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Marduk, Skaphos, Moorah ViB Zagreb, CRO 1.6.2022. Or a Warzone of Chaos & Confusion First of June marks Marduk‘s glorious return Zagreb, Croatia on their tour celebrating 30 ...
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After the death of Negură Bunget’s mastermind Gabriel Mafa in 2017, the remaining musicians have decided to honor his legacy, releasing the last record of the band Zău. ...
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At the end of 2021 the Norwegian legends Helheim have presented their eleventh studio album WoduridaR (which means “the wild rider” from Old Norse) via Dark Essence Records. ...
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With Jonas Renkse no longer handling the vocals and musically not quite up to par with Rain Without End, I used to believe that Grey Dawn wasn’t awful by any means, ...
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Crematory have returned, with an album that’s enjoyable from beginning to end, and has a pretty nice selection of songs. It continues the mix of industrial music with ...
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Although no stranger to exporting metal in different shapes and forms, Poland remains one of the most interesting European countries that I could think of. Sure, we’ve all ...
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Modern Primitive sounds like the name of a strange, forgotten art movement, and this strange but well-crafted album seems like the closest thing to a musical version of ...
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Artistically, the success of several early doom/death metal bands laid in their ability to experiment outside of the norm. Female vocals, unusual instruments and inspiration from non-metal sources ...
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