Album Reviews

Septagon – Deadhead Syndicate

4th February 2016 Reinier de Vries

Markus Ullrich and Jürgen Schrank both known from Lanfear, Markus Becker (Atlantean Kodex), Alexander Palma and Stef Binnig Gollub form this German band. After an intro, the first track “Revolt Against the Revolution” sets off and immediately [Read »]

Album Reviews

Serenity – Codex Atlanticus

3rd February 2016 Tommy Skøtt

The symphonic powerhouse from Austria has finally returned with their 5th full length album entitled “Codex Atlanticus”. This is a band with a sound filled to the marrow with pure symphonic power metal, which is normally not my [Read »]

Album Reviews

Sanguine – Black Sheep

2nd February 2016 Megan McMillan

If you’re looking for a different female fronted metal band to your typical symphonic metal bands, then you should definitely take a chance on Sanguine. Sanguine originate from Exeter, Devon and they’re another great example [Read »]

Album Reviews

The Resistance – Coup De Grace

30th January 2016 Thomas Nielsen

When former members of In Flames, Grave and The Haunted form a unit and begin to make music, there is a certain amount of expectation involved. Indeed, my expectations ran fairly high when I received the [Read »]

Album Reviews

Prong – X – No Absolutes

30th January 2016 Thomas Nielsen

  I cannot repeat enough how highly I regard Tommy Victor as a musician. Since I first saw the Beg to Differ video on Sky Channel some time in 1990, Victor and Prong have had a big place in [Read »]

Album Reviews

Serenity – Codex Atlanticus

29th January 2016 Megan McMillan

  One of Europe’s finest symphonic power metal bands, Serenity released their spellbinding fifth studio album, Codex Atlanticus this year. The Austrian quartet has truly put together a masterpiece and start 2016 on top of [Read »]

Album of the Month

Textures – Phenotype

27th January 2016 Wade Reitz

Science was never one of my strongest classes in school. I was not an idiot, but I was not a star either. Like most people, different topics would catch my interest and I would excel, [Read »]

Album Reviews

Disquiet – The Condemnation

27th January 2016 Reinier de Vries

  I am always a bit proud when a Dutch band delivers such a good album. You perhaps think that I’m chauvinistic here, but I can assure you I’m not. This is just how modern thrash should sound [Read »]