Reviews
\r\nThe term "cult" often gets misused, not to say it’s deliberately disorienting..In the case of Heretic we are being let to believe things that lack...truth! This release is a collection of songs from several 7 inch’s plus some bonus tracks. So what?
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So…what should I review now? When the ultimate Metal Goddess is releasing something new words are not enough! What we have here is not a new album but the single “Breaking The Law” recorded to promote DORO’s new Anniversary DVD with the self described title “25 Years In Rock…and still going strong” with which she celebrates 25 years serving the heavy metal scene with power and pride. The way very few artists have managed. This single includes 2 songs.
\r\nΤhere is nothing more satisfactory than the surprise caused by a new coming band(even though this is their second release) and its destructive force. This "hey, I discovered them!" feeling and the following pride are enough to make you boast you like a rooster among chickens. But the music itself is braindevouring food!
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\r\nIs there anyone not into Bolt Thrower? If you have already started reading this you may as well stop now because what lies ahead, an also this album, is none of your business. Yes my dear hairy friends, the beloved swedes have the balls and the attitude to play groovy death metal!
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“Grave New World” is the third studio release for the Athenians X-piral The band serves the Heavy/Power Metal scene since 2000, almost a decade now and having released two studio albums of well performed Heavy/Power Metal. So the EP’s predecessor are “Poison Eyes”-2005 and “Hunters”-2007. “Grave New World” continues the legacy. Here we have 5 new songs that despite their typical Power Metal form and sound are enriched with some melodic parts especially on the keys (you should listen to the dark intro of “Regression”..)
\r\nBreach The Void comes from Switzerland and “The Monochromatic Era” is their debut album. Their drummer, Alex Anxionna, who was previously in Sybreed, is the founding member of the band and it seems that his “past” activity has influenced Breach The Void a lot.
First full length album from Dream Of Illusion hailing from the neighbouring Italy. A band that with “Decadence” debutes to the Heavy/Power Metal Scene.
Well…Atheist… The legendary outfit for the whole metal scene but also for me personally, I still remember that evening when a friend of mine brought me some death metal albums just to “introduce” me to the death metal scene, amongst those death metal albums (Messiah, Death, Malevolent Creation, Cynic, Pestilence) was also the hyper epic “Unquestionable Presence” from Atheist.
\r\n2010 has already drowned into the river of oblivion and 2011 is already here, so the new Candlemass release. The Epic Doom Metal Kings have returned but not with a new album , this time the Swedes have released the long time awaited box set “Doomology”, plain title to describe what these guys do from the early 80’s till today, a title that only a few groups deserve, and Candlemass is one of them!