Embracing the Leitmotif… There’s only so many bands popping up with the prospect of twisting your perception about traditional extreme metal in such wicked ways. Withdraw tends to ...
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I’m certainly new to this. Even though I’ve been a large fan of anything gothic rock/metal-related – as well as an avid follower of the more eclectic and ...
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Comments Off on Review: Vergeblichkeit ”Was hängt der späten Jugend an?” [Running Wild Productions]
Exceeding All Expectations… You know that satisfying feeling when a band you’ve already felt some connection with does exactly what’s needed to not only revise their formula and ...
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Comments Off on Review: Obsidian Chamber ”Ein Platz am Kamin” [Running Wild Productions]
Ferocious, Resolved, Unbeatable… The ultimate warrior of underdogs strikes again, presenting his new (and already) 11th solo album Circle of Stone to the world. Blaze Bayley‘s previous record ...
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Comments Off on Review: Blaze Bayley ”Circle of Stone” [Blaze Bayley Recordings]
Promising Anthems of an Inevitable Demise… The Age of a Man as an album shows a certain strength that’s already perfectly represented in the opening track: diversity without ...
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Comments Off on Review: Nàire ”The Age of Man” [Running Wild Productions]
A Comfortable Nap in Hell… Austrian folk metal outfit Nemoreus just released the third part of their Orcunadoras trilogy. I have to admit that I haven’t heard any ...
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Comments Off on Review: Nemoreus ”Orcunadoras-Chapter Three: Rogue” [Running Wild Productions]
Grim Tales. Excellent Storytelling. Solid Musicianship… For those who might not be fluent in the tongues of Austrian metal: Withdraw has certainly been on many a radar these ...
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Comments Off on Review: Withdraw ”Struwwelpeter” [Running Wild Productions]
The day of Wednesday 17th was a really tiring one for me, I was feeling almost with no energy and a little sick too, but that didn’t stop ...
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Comments Off on Gig report: W.A.S.P.- Bucharest, Romania 17.05.2023
A Wednesday day. on my way to Quantic club to see Watain (for the second time), Bolzer, and Concrete Winds. The three bands embarked on the Agony & Ecstasy over Europe tour, with ...
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Comments Off on Gig report: Watain, Bolzer & Concrete Winds- Bucharest, Romania 10.05.2023
An axe both blunt and razor-sharp… Austria has a lot more to offer than I had expected when it comes to variety in metal. Until just last year, ...
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Comments Off on Review: Obsidian Chamber ”Holzphäller” [Running Wild Productions]
Between Our Known Worlds… On my quest through the Austrian black metal landscape, Winter’s Breath might be the odd one among the folk I’ve encountered in my homeland ...
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Comments Off on Review: Winter’s Breath ”Stories Left Behind” [Running Wild Productions]
Hostile, Sad, and Beautiful… Over ten years of inactivity is quite a long time and it surely is no easy feat to get back on track after such ...
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Comments Off on Review: In Dornen ”Trauer” [Running Wild Productions]
Solitude in the Northern Limestone Alps… There’s a sense of loneliness and ease to be found in the atmosphere of Dea Artios‘ sound collages. We as listeners are ...
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Comments Off on Review: Dea Artio ”Zurück In Die Waldwacht” [Running Wild Productions]
The Hellenic Drakon Returns Drakon Ho Megas may be a fresh, uprising band from Greece, but their sound definitely is harking back to the Hellenic days of old, ...
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Comments Off on Review: Drakon Ho Megas ”Έλευσις Αντίχριστου” [Floga Records]
Sergio Leone disagrees. Well, what a premise! After reading about the upcoming Spiritworld record and its Wild West-influenced style and theme, I could hardly await the release of ...
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Comments Off on Review: Spiritworld ”Deathwestern” [Century Media Records]
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]
On the evening of October 25th, I headed to Quantic Pub to finally see Hypocrisy, Septicflesh, The Agonist, and Horizon Ignited. (I was late a bit) I arrived by the ...
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Comments Off on Gig Review: Hypocrisy, Septicflesh, The Agonist & Horizon Ignited @ Quantic Pub, Bucharest- October 25th 2022
Certainly much better than the debut! Only a few weeks ago, the Tasmanian-turned-German devil Patrick Schmidt reached out to me – he had just put out a successor ...
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Comments Off on Review: Van Diemen ”Sarcophilus Laniarius” [Independent release]
Built to Order, Made to Last… Malevolent Creation is a band that was crucial in the second wave of the young but already developing death metal scene and ...
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Comments Off on Review: Malevolent Creation ”Warkult” [Nuclear Blast Records]
After the rather mediocre mess that was Transitus, Arjen Lucassen completely redeem himself with what does best. A new metal opera in his typical amazing style. This third ...
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