Articles by Reinier de Vries

About Reinier de Vries
Once a metal head, always a metalhead. My parents thought it would only be a period, but they were wrong. I quit to explain the beauty of metal music to others that are not into metal, because it is something you can't tell in words... It is like explaining to a teetotaller why a cold beer is so nice on a hot day... I started with bands like Accept, Metal Church, Iron Maiden and Metallica in the eighties and I think I will still listen to them when I'm stone deaf and old...
Website
Album Reviews

Slayer – Repentless

10th September 2015 Reinier de Vries

What do you do when you get the opportunity to write a review for the new Slayer album, but with only three days to deadline? You don’t hesitate a second, skip a few hours sleep [Read »]

Album Reviews

Sacred Oath – Ravensong

9th September 2015 Reinier de Vries

In 1985 this band was formed and they recorded their first album called ‘A Crystal Vision’ in 1987. In December 1988 the band quit and more than 13 years later the first album got reissued [Read »]

Album Reviews

One Machine – The Final Cull

9th September 2015 Reinier de Vries

After their debut album “The Distortion of Lies and the Overdriven Truth” this new one is launched rather fast. I was not that enthusiastic about the debut, especially the somewhat over the top singing and [Read »]
Album Reviews

Act Of Defiance – Birth And The Burial

20th August 2015 Reinier de Vries

Chris Broderick, Shawn Drover, Harry Derek and Matt Bachand form this ‘kind of super’ group. The former members from bands like Jag Panzer, Megadeth, Scar the Marty, Nevermore, Eidolon and Shadows Fall have already earned their stripes elsewhere and [Read »]
Album Reviews

Rifftera – Pitch Black

20th August 2015 Reinier de Vries

When I saw the name Rifftera, I thought their music would be riff oriented and with a big Pantera influence. The first thought was of course an open door, because what is metal without riffs… [Read »]
Album Reviews

Hibria – Hibria

8th August 2015 Reinier de Vries

Those of you with a good memory will remember that I rated Hibria’s 2013 album, ‘Silent Revenge’, with 84 points and I was very pleased about the music. With a consistent line-up this time, I [Read »]
Album Reviews

Krisiun – Forged In Fury

6th August 2015 Reinier de Vries

Brazil’s number one death metal band is without a doubt Krisiun. With (if I’m not mistaken) their 11th album in their 25 years of existence they still develop their style, without ignoring their old. More [Read »]