Reviews

August 25, 2009

\r\nSome bands exist just for the sake of existence. There is no reason to be active, but they are, releasing albums just because they “must” ruining their very own image that they probably have created. On the other hand there are some bands not familiar with the word “compromise”. Some bands that prefer to be “inactive” releasing only worth listening albums. The Germans Bad Sister are a fine example of the second case. “Because rust never sleeps” is their third release after 18 years of silence.

August 23, 2009

The information about the band is very limited, all coming from a brief CV escorting the Cd. So, it all begun back in 2000, after the first effort, titled “The Garden of Secrets” was released. Back then and now as well, the production was “home made” and Nomen Illi Mors was and still is a one-man band.

August 21, 2009

Εvery rule has an exception and Hero are the exception to the “rule” that Swedish bands have always great albums to offer. In this release Hero, or more likely Michael Hero’s personal band, present a mixture of melodic Metal and classic Hard Rock along with some gothic/dark elements. Some may think “melodic gothic metal from Sweden..that would be at least awesome” unfortunately things are not exactly so simple. There’s something wrong with this release.

August 20, 2009

\r\nNormally I should, since it became a trend for a modern band to have operatic female vocals on their ranks, point out the reasons why someone should listen to Luna Obscura. The reasons that make this band stand out from the rest of the bands serving the genre. I will be brief: the band exceeds every expectation.

August 20, 2009

Cannibalistic Death Metall!!! It’s all about the first release by Bone Gnawer an all star – death metal outfit featuring Kam Lee on vocals (Mantas / Death , Massacre, Hateplow etc), Morgan Lie (the drummen of Naglfar) and no only.

August 20, 2009

Every time that a promo release of Pulverised Records reaches me, I know before even push the “play” button that this is gonna be an “extreme” release and the weird part is that for sure I am gonna love the album. Well this is a fact that I can’t explain, but an easy explanation is that these guys from Pulverised know for good what they release. So this time I got the promo of the outfit Sanctification and judging by the tail “-ation” this is all about Death Metal!

August 20, 2009

It was about time for the second release of the finish outfit Colosseum. I Dare to admit that many times I found my self playing their first effort “Chaper I : Delirium” on my stereo, so as you may realize my expectations for their second outcome “Chapter II : Nunquam” are high

August 20, 2009

Soulfallen is a Finnish based outfit and seems not to cherish the way that most of the Finnish bands move into music industry, to gain easy success with this so – called operatic female fronted metal. These guys differ in the most creative way.
\r\n“Grave New World” is their second release and I consider it as a really good outcome, that combines melodic death metal with dark atmosphere and extremely well structured, something that must be the best feature of Soulfallen for sure.

August 20, 2009

Syrach is a Norwegian based outfit and according to Napalm, their label, they play doom metal.
\r\nIn “A Dark Burial” album I can trace many influences from the UK Doom metal scene of the mid 90’s and bands such as My Dying Bride, Anathema etc, but since they are Norwegians, Syrach can’t avoid using some atmospheric black metal aesthetics, Also some death metal influences are present.

August 19, 2009

\r\nThey’ve been telling me over and over again “if you haven’t listened to Outloud yet, you should check them out” anyway I wasn’t expecting that their album would be as good as described.

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