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Unchained Reality – Unchained Reality
More than a month ag,o I received a promo of this Dutch band in the mail. The album was already released so I put it beside to review others first. Last week, I found it [Read »]
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Vastum – Hole Below
If you hear Bay Area you think of thrash and the eighties. I don’t think there will be many who will mention Vastum. This death metal combo is already releasing its third album and as [Read »]
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Paradise Lost – Symphony for the Lost
There is no doubt in my mind that this evening at the ancient Roman theatre in Plovdiv, Bulgaria with Yorkshire’s own Paradise Lost and the local philharmonic orchestra must have been a very special one [Read »]
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Honeymoon Disease – The Transcendence
Most of you are likely to know the TV show Futurama where the protagonist got frozen in our time only to wake up a 1000 years later. Why I mention this? I kind of have [Read »]
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Enforcer – Live By Fire
Enforcer has been around for quite a while already and if this live album is at all representative for their energy, then it is safe to say that they are likely to keep going for [Read »]
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Phrenetix – Fear
Not a lot will be familiar with this thrash metal band from Lithuania, I for sure wasn’t. The first acquaintance with the band however is a pleasant one. The band has thrash from the eighties [Read »]
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Threshold – European Journey
New live album from one of progressive music’s premier bands: Threshold. And even with their impressive back catalogue, this is not a best of played live. No, this double album has focus on their two [Read »]
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The Winery Dogs – Hot Streak
When three outstanding musicians like Ritchie Kotzen (guitars & vocals), Billy Sheehan (bass) and Mike Portnoy (drums) get together the term supergroup is bound to be thrown out there. And like so many all-star bands [Read »]
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Reject the Sickness – Chains Of Solitude
Belgian melodeath with progressive elements and a twist of core – That’s how the label describes the music style of the band. After a demo in 2010 and a mini CD in 2013, this is [Read »]
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Vanden Plas – Chronicles of the Immortals: Netherworld II
Vanden Plas is synonym with excellent progressive metal made in Germany. When they released their brilliant debut album “Colour Temple” back in 1994, they set the bar very high and have been able to out-do [Read »]