Inner struggles 17 articles

When symphonic metal bands release album with “opera” in the title, you can bet it’s going to be one of their most ambitious albums, and...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Let’s go on a long, scary trip through a dark and cold road, because that’s what this album feels like. Dark but huge, elaborate, full...

Since 1988, New York’s finest death metal majesty Immolation had granted us an impressive track record of distinctive quality albums. Very recognizable thankfully first to...

Here is a tortured EP influenced by nu-metal and extreme metal, that shows some potential but doesn’t go all the way yet. There are many...

In the beginning of the fall Californian natives Carnifex have released their eighth studio album Graveside Confessions via Nuclear Blast records. No doubt, that these...

There are two things you can be certain about when it comes down to Metal Church. For one, they retained a sense of integrity over...

I’m not sure why, but I can’t help but think that Metal Church’s later period has been rather overlooked. A shame, really, as I’ve recently...

While I’ll clearly call myself a Paradise Lost fan, Drown in Darkness – The Early Demos wasn’t something I was necessarily looking forward to. Lost Paradise still ranks...

More offerings from Chile’s metal scene sees Letargo‘s gritty trve/colourful thrash metal second release The Power of Genetic Manipulators. Crunchy production always goes well with...

Here is a pretty cool mix of power, heavy and symphonic metal, with catchy choruses, powerful verses and riffs, and an overall epic and fun...

Although Dance of December Souls will forever be the emotional monolith that defined Katatonia’s early sound, there were in fact two other minor releases that...