Reviews
Killface hail from Ireland and this EP is their first official release. “Faceless” is consisting of 4 tracks of straightforward, old school death/Thrash Metal. And by labeling it “old-school” I mean that this one is far from complicated songwriting or advanced guitar performance, to my ears they sound more like a mixture of Grave with a bit of Destruction, especially on the vocals.
Pleurisy is an already split band and "Seizure" was their last cd before the break, released in 2007 by the Greek "Sleaszy Rider Records". The band formed in 1990, a pretty old band, they play death metal and they’re from the Netherlands.
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\r\nTEN is a UK band which was formed by Gary Hughes, in 1994. After two successful solo releases and having already composed 28 songs for his third, he decided to divide these in two cds, one consisted of ballads and one of heavier tunes. The initial idea was to mix the album in the USA, so for the guitarist position famous guitarists were considered like Doug Aldrich, but when it was decided to record the guitar parts in England, Vinny Burns was called to get the job done.
‘The Golden Bough” is the first complete album of the Germans Atlantean Kodex, that is released in CD. Already uncovering their intentions through their demos and EPs, they have a very specific direction in metal music. Simple, heavy, mid tempo, Epic metal, with complex or weird techniques, nothing new or innovating. And this is exactly why we like them!
The first (if not the only) thing that makes a big impression about Angband is that they come from a country with absolutely no tradition in Metal, Iran.
\r\nImages of Eden comes from the US and so far they have released three albums, including “Rebuilding The Ruins”.
\r\nThe band combines nice Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock and Melodic Power Metal sounds; music wise, I can relate their style to Dream Theater, Symphony X, Fates Warning, Rush, and Psychotic Waltz. There are no extreme experimental tensions at all; on the contrary the cohesion of the compositions makes them pretty "easy- listening", even if you are not a progster.
\r\nGive me a couple of rounds and let’s go! The first two hits mark the entry of the swede’s Rotten Sound new machine gun in music form. Grindcore made to smash your face and caress your face with a rusty metal plate! Their unique guitar sound is still here so let’s check out the rest.
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\r\nTo set things straight from the very begining: The Haunted in 2011 are a completely different band than the one that released the self titled monster over ten years ago. Just letting you know. Now, truth is I want to avoid being labeled the classic stubborn metalhead that lives in the past and praises the good ol’ demo days of each band. I do not suffer from such things I can assure you..
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\r\nDarkest Hour is a band I’ve been watching for some time now. Surely I haven’t been fully enslaved by all their releases but I feel deep respect for them for they firstly swam in the true underground circles before emerging as a wide spread name in the metal field, having numerous fans around the globe. So, let’s see what their new album has to offer..
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