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Interview with Katachthon

Hi! Congrats on “Raw Manifestation”! How did you get from your early demos to this full album? Hello Stanley! Thanks for your kind words! I...

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Review: Marduk “Memento Mori” [Century Media Records]

“”Memento Mori” is, all at once, a bold leap forward, a calculated sidestep, and a wistful backward glance. Meaning, we have broken new ground without...

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Review: Kataklysm “Goliath” [Nuclear Blast]

Here’s a punchy, heavy album about fighting the power that doesn’t always work but has some good songs, and mostly lots of energy. The theme...

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Review: Oïkoumen “Dystopia”

At the end of last year French newly-fledged item Oïkoumen has released independently their debut album Dystopia, making a confident statement within symphonic metal scene....

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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...

Interview with Niklas of Ad Infinitum

Hello! Can you tell us about the overall concept and theme behind your new album “Chapter III – Downfall,” and how it differs from your...

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Review: Judas Priest “Rocka Rolla” [Gull]

Judas Priest‘s debut not only represents the beginning of their career, but also a reinvention in metal music, a response to the heavy metal style...

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Review: Saxon “Strong Arm of the Law” [Carrere]

Saxon‘s third release is definitely their finest hour. While their sophomore effort displayed a lot of potential and climbed high in respect of their debut...

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Review: Behemoth “Opvs Contra Natvram” [Nuclear Blast]

It has been four years since Behemoths I Loved You at Your Darkest album, bands somewhat flawed but interesting follow-up to in all leagues stellar...

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Megadeth – Release Music Video For ‘Night Stalkers: Chapter II ft. Ice T’

Today, MEGADETH premiered “Night Stalkers: Chapter II”, the next installment of a multi-part short film being released alongside MEGADETH’s next single “Night Stalkers” from their...

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Review: Tad Morose “Matters of the Dark” [Century Media Records]

I don’t know about you, but if you ask me, playing metal shouldn’t be complicated. Have a vocalist who can sing in tune, play a...

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Review: Tad Morose “Undead” [Century Media Records]

By no means am I huge fan of Tad Morose, but I can see why they’d appeal to fans of heavier power metal and for...

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Review: The Ruins of Beverast “Rain upon the Impure” [Ván Records]

Like an ugly, yet captivating painting that somehow manages to capture’s one attention, Rain upon the Impure is one of those things that could only fall under...

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Review: Natural Spirit “Під серпом часу” [Epidemie Records]

The Ukrainian pagan metal band Natural Spirit has released their fourth full-length album “Пiд Серпом Часу” one year earlier via Czech Epidemie Records. And with...

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Review: Crows “The Dying Race” [Century Media Records]

It always fascinates me whenever I stumble upon a band that doesn’t represent the stereotypical ideas which a country has embraced. Take England’s Cloven Hoof...

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Review: Mythological Cold Towers “Sphere of Nebaddon: The Dawn of a Dying Tyffereth” [Sound Riot Records]

By the mid-90’s doom/death metal was all over the place and Mythological Cold Towers were one of the earlier doom/death metal bands to rise from...