Reviews
If you hadn’t had the chance to check them out so far, it’s never too late, provided you like this kind of music. Antimatter were formed back on 1997 by Duncan Patterson (former bassist/songwriter of Anathema) and Moss. They released three albums, “Saviour”, “Lights Out” and “Planetary Confinement”, after which Patterson leaves in order to form the band Ion. Danny Cavanagh of Anathema joins Antimatter on their fourth studio album, “Leaving Eden”.
\r\nThe press kit specifically points out that the band stands out of the mass due to talented innovative songwriting etc...So I will start by strongly disagreeing with them in every way possible. Against The Flood play exactly what a thousand others do these days: metal/screamo/core american style. And they’re british..
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\r\nThe american scene of our time is divided into two categories in my opinion. There are those that grew up with the more "classic" stuff(no need to mention any examples, right?) and there are the younger ones that grew up with whatever had the "core" labeling attached to its end. And I’m not saying this is bad thing or something necessarily negative. But the thing with Within The Ruins is somewhat strange.
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\r\nDarkwater is a band that comes from Sweden and this is the successor of the very successful debut album of theirs, “Calling the Earth to Witness”, whic was released about three years ago.
\r\nNox are here again to teach dark death metal with their new e.p.
\r\nSome words about their history. Nox are the old Centurian, a band with members from other bands.
\r\nThis time as Nox, they have members from Prostitute Disfigurement, Severe Torture, Abhorrence...
\r\nSo, we cannot expect a mediocre album from those musicians.
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\r\nSpeed, Dark, Unholy brutal death metal in the veins of Centurian and much better.
\r\nSome blackened riffs give a more dark feeling in the chaotic death metal they play.
\r\n..And they do it well.
\r\nI never took the time to dig the modern punk/core scene in depth, not that I was prejudiced or something but nothing had hooked me from the genre before in order to do so. But Canadians Comeback Kid gave me my shoes in hand with their new album from the very first listening! Such nice surprises are like a hot pizza when on diet: it’s a sin but you gotta have it!
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\r\n I’ve been waiting for this split cd for a long time now. The two "one man band" dudes are the best at what they do, and return with new material released by Relapse records although they are not part of its roster. Now, if you are not familiar with these guys just take a look at the logos featured on the cover and you’ll understand what it’s about. This review(I’d rather call it an opinion..) is addressed to the unaware since the rest of you brutal sickos know the what to expect.
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\r\n A breed of differentiating. Formed during 2005, the Italian act Discordia, released no full – length album until 2009. Under the –quite melancholic- title of Flashback, these Italians offer a …weird, rather idiosyncratic debut.
\r\n Brutalities of Modern Domination : such is entitled the third full – length album of the Germans Gorezone. The extreme German scene continues its very tradition to even more technical fields. This full – length is no exception, without this being thankful by necessity.
German black metal band Dark Tribe are back after 6 years with their new album "Archaic Visions".
\r\nThe band exists since 2000 and they have 2 more albums in their discography.
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\r\nDark Tribe play raw, old school black metal so we don’t have a good production or nice,
\r\nclear sound on guitars.
\r\nHere we have an imbalanced, noisy production and believe me, some guitars with "keyboardlike" sound.
\r\nThey play simple music, simple riffs and unfortunately most of the time with no meaning.