Reviews
\r\nI don’t know about you, but I often think of all these times from the past, when I was really mesmerized by the music of STRATOVARIUS. “HIGH TIME” brought all these beautiful moments back to me; I really enjoyed listening to it.
There are times that I wonder in what standards some record companies sign some bands and what are their expectations of releasing such albums? This is all about the French metalers Aegirson whose new album made me reconsider a few things about music taste. “Sons Of Etheria” is another mediocre release from another band that haven’t found yet its musical identity. Their company labels them as classic Heavy Metal, but I don’t think that the term describes their music. In fact I don’t think that any term describes what they’re trying to play.
\r\nU.S. PROGRESSIVE\r\n
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\r\n-Autumn Hour- is a band from U.S.A. that plays Progressive Metal since 2008.The band managed after 2 years of existence to make their first album and they are ready now to start their career with a complete album.\r\n
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\r\nThe album is called - Dethroned - and it’s a Progressive Rock/Metal album with great guitars, nice bass and great drumming and a nice clean and melodic voice. The production is very good and the whole album has great sound.\r\n
\r\nLIVING CORPSE ATTACK \r\n
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\r\nItalian Metalcore band - Living Corpse - are here with their very first official album and ready to tear every stage down. The band after the release of their first demo they are now ready for their first full length attack. \r\n
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\r\nTheir debut album has the title - Metaphysical Collapse - and it’s a great Metalcore album with Thrash elements and very nice production. Nice guitars, great bass and drumming and a very good voice that screams in a Deathcore mood. \r\n
\r\nI have mentioned this a hundred times and I won’t stop mentioning it again and again: the combination of Hard Rock and Sweden has only one result. Satisfaction guaranteed! Sweden’s Fatal Smile is just another proof to the above statement. “World Domination” is their third full length release (they have already released “Beyond Reality”-2002 and “Neo Natural Freaks”-2006) and it’s a fine example of how Hard Rock/Heavy Metal should be played nowadays.
\r\nOne of the most influential bands in dark metal scene is back with its ninth full length album, disturbing once more the tranquility. The band is aiming high for years now. A mediocre album would be unacceptable the least, considering the feedback and its abilities, anyway. Melancholic, heavy, angry, rough and, in an odd way, pleasantly dark, sad and thorny, the album “We Are The Void” opens the next gate to the Pantheon of the most important names among the Swedish metal scene.
\r\nThe follow- up of their debut cd is going to be released on the 26th of March and definitely the band reaches a higher level this time.
\r\nDISTINITY ARE BACK \r\n
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\r\n-Distinity- are back with their seventh album. The Thrash/Death band from France has returned with a new album full of atmospheric Death Metal with Thrash influences and great sound.\r\n
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\r\nThe album is called - XI Reasons to See - and it contains eleven songs with great riffs, nice atmospheric leads, great bass and drumming and really nice Death vocals. The band is using many atmosphere and there are also many influences from Symphonic Metal. The production is great and its done at the Hansen Studio by Jacob Hansen.\r\n
\r\nTHE SIXTH ALBUM IS HERE\r\n
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\r\n-Darkest Hour- are back with their sixth full length album and their fans must be happy. As the new album delivers great sound and includes many great tracks full of U.S. Modern Metalcore in the -Darkest Hour - way.\r\n
\r\nThe Giant woke up and came back renewed and reborn! After nine years of absence, he is back to teach a few things about hard rock to those who consider themselves experts .The veterans David Huff and Μike Brignardello who are in fact the founding members of the band from the early years after a long search for good musicians they returned with an exciting new album. Behold Giant of 2010.