Album Reviews
Voron – Propaganda
This is a really odd release. But the thing is, I’ve come to appreciate it over the past month or so. Voron is based in Paris, France, consists of three individuals, Yann, Pierre and Voron. [Read »]
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Soilwork – The Ride Majestic
I stumbled over a bunch of Soilwork records in a record store once and I thought, “Well, you could actually buy some, you enjoy that band after all”, so I did – The Panic Broadcast [Read »]
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Stahlmann – CO2
Most Metal bands prefer to sing in English, which is why it is always nice for a German fan to come across a German Metal band that sings in German. I’m not sure how this [Read »]
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Elyose – Ipso Facto
‘Style confusion’ was one of the first terms that sprang to my mind when received this CD in the mail and listened to it. Judging from the cover, I was inclined to believe that [Read »]
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Lamb of God – VII: Sturm und Drang
In case you have been living under a rock for the last few years, Lamb of God had a new record come out, and it is kind of a big deal. “VII: Sturm und Drang,” [Read »]
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Act Of Defiance – Birth And The Burial
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 »]
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Rifftera – Pitch Black
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 »]
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Ghost – Meliora
I’ve always been a bit hesistant in terms of excitement when bands feel an urge to dress up and hide behind masks. Do they really need to dress up to get attention? Is their music [Read »]
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Celestial Son – Saturn’s Return
It has often been said that grunge killed metal around 1991/92. From hair metal to Carcass, they all claimed it. That is, of course, a load of bollocks. Sure, hundreds of metal bands died a more [Read »]
Album Reviews
Royal Hunt – Devil’s Dozen
Andre Andersen and his compatriots in Royal Hunt experienced their biggest success in the mid-90’s with D.C. Cooper behind the microphone, so the excitement was big when they decided to reunite back in 2011. Not [Read »]