Reviews
If anyone remembers or just checks out the review I made for the Retro Grave E.P. two years ago, he will understand that I’ve been looking forward to this debut album of Retro Grave for about two years now.
Winter’s Verge seem to be pretty lucky during the last months. At the end of 2009 they signed with Massacre Records, a few days later they joined STRATOVARIUS on POLARIS European tour and just after the end of it, “TALES OF TRAGEDY” saw the light of day.
This is the third release by the London based outfit Obiat,(although the members of the band are from Poland and Hungary) . The successor of the very good album “Emotionally Driven Disturbulance” is entitled “Eye Tree Pi” and it’s a great mix of Stoner rock with many post elements.
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\r\n-Egomass- is a band from Italy that plays a mix of Progressive/Thrash/Death/ Metal for many years now. The band decided to start recordings in 2006 when they released their first promo and three years after they are ready with their first full length album. \r\n
\r\nEXPERIMENTAL BLACKSTERS \r\n
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\r\n-Way To End - is a Black Metal band from France that was formed in 2006 and haven’t release so far any demo or split or any album at all. They are now ready with their very first work , a full length album called - Desecrated Internal Journey - full of experimenting Black Metal. \r\n
\r\nFROM FINLAND WITH HATE \r\n
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\r\n-Deathbound- is a band from Finland, playing Death Metal since 2000. They have released demos, splits and three full length albums. They are now ready with their fourth official work, called - Non Compos Mentis-. \r\n
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\r\nThe album is a great saple of the modern Death Metal scene of Finland. Death/Grindcore guitars, great drumming and a really nice voice. The production is great and so is the cover artwork of the album. \r\n
\r\nHATE STORM\r\n
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\r\n-Sammath- is a Black Metal band from the Netherlands, delivering furious Black Metal since 1994. The band has released two demos and three full length albums. Now, they have returned with another killer album full of hate.\r\n
I really don’t know why but listening to “Isolation Songs” left me with a sense of loss. As if something just vanished into thin air. Something that has always been but is not anymore. As if something has been taken by this album. I start thinking that by giving it another chance I could understand where all this came from, I could track down the root of this feeling. I turn out the lights and I push “Play” button for the second time. Melodies are charging through the speakers filling the room with images.
One of the oldest greek doom/ death bands recently released their debut cd, “INSIDE”, via I for an I Records. Their first demo was out on September 1997 already and ever since they have supported acts such as Marduk (2001), Candlemass (2002), Kaamos (2003), Saturnus and Misanthrope (2008). I think that now it’s time for the band to set the basis for a better future.