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Review: Meteora “…of Shades and Colours” [H-Music]

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At the end of last autumn Hungarian symphonic band Meteora has released their third full-length album …Of Shadows and Colours via local label H-Music (Hangfelvételkiadó Kft.). Combining traditional ...
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Review: Holy Moses “Invisible Queen” [Fireflash Records]

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Finally, it is time to review a new album by the original queen of thrash metal. And luckily for us, she and her incredibly talented bandmates have created ...
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Review: Messiah “Hymn to Abramelin” [Chainsaw Murder]

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If there’s anything that music history has taught us, then it’s that the rapid development of extremity would change metal forever. While bigger names have undeniable received credit ...
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Review: Fear Factory “Recoded” [Nuclear Blast]

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Let’s continue the re-issues and remixes, with a pretty entertaining remix album from Fear Factory. Now, this one is a little different from the ones I’ve reviewed, because ...
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Review: Fallujah “Empyrean” [Nuclear Blast]

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Early autumn was a happy time for American progressive death metal band Fallujah; they have released their fifth studio album Empyrean via Nuclear Blast Records. And this is ...
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Review: Nocturnal Rites “In a Time of Blood and Fire” [Megarock Records]

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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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Review: Nocturnal Rites “Tales of Mystery and Imagination” [Toy’s Factory]

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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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Review: Scorpions “Pure Instinct” [EastWest]

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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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Review: Scorpions “Love at First Sting” [Harvest Records]

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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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Review: Scorpions “Moment of Glory” [EMI Classics]

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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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Review: Ekoa “Chrysalis”

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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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THRESHOLD Release Lyric Video For ‘Complex’

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Formed in leafy Surrey in the late ‘80s, THRESHOLD truly blossomed in the following decade, swiftly establishing themselves as the UK’s leading progressive metal standard bearers. From 1993’s Wounded Land debut onwards, the ...
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Review: Municipal Waste “Electrified Brain” [Nuclear Blast / Chaos Reigns]

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Thrash metal/crossover band Municipal Waste from Virginia is a well-known bunch of motherfuckers with pure desire to revive good old days, when metalheads were skinny and with fluffy ...
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Review: Soilwork “Övergivenheten” [Nuclear Blast]

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Here is a pretty good Soilwork album, working with interesting melodies and stories, creating a melodic death/power metal hybrid with an identity of its own. The album is ...
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Video: TANKARD “Ex-Fluencer”

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Even after 40 steamy, liver-destroying, gut-stretching years in the name of heavy metal, there’s no stopping the TANKARD beer crew. Just in time for the celebrations surrounding their 40th birthday, TANKARD will ...
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Megadeth – Release Music Video For ‘Night Stalkers: Chapter II ft. Ice T’

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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 new studio album ...
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Review: Immolation “Acts of God” [Nuclear Blast]

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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 bands founder/guitar player ...
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Review: Suffocation “Live in North America” [Nuclear Blast]

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The last record of Suffocation Live in North America is the live version of one of their concerts from Death Chopping North America tour in 2018, released by ...
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Review: The Absence “Coffinized” [M-Theory Audio]

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In late June American melodic death metal band The Absence has released their fifth full-length album Coffinized via M-Theory Audio. And again they have stayed true to their ...
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Review: Metal Church “Hanging in the Balance” [Rising Sun Productions]

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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 the decades. Second ...
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