Reviews
Well….Here we deal with one of my personal favourites…So favourite that you would never understand! The legendary Kylesa come back with a new dynamite album that has come to light fires in our minds! I had tasted a bit of the album through Myspace with Said and Done, as well as with the Unknown Awareness ep (it certainly is the best track in the album), but I did not expect this kind of surprise!
\r\nImagine an apocalyptic landscape. A deserted, completely destroyed city after a nuclear holocaust. A morbid scene where the remains of humanity are wandering through ruins and debris of what once was the Metropolis of modern society. Some of them are still fighting for survival in a futureless world while others horribly mutated are aimlessly roaming the dark, dusty roads having lost all hope…If we had to put on a soundtrack to the above description this would surely be Wastelander’s music.
\r\nI can’t believe that 17 years have passed since Hardline released their awesome debut “Double Eclipse” in 1992. Releasing only 3 albums in such a long time is not exactly what we would call productive and for that reason alone the expectations for a good album are great. “Leaving The End Open” is in no case a “bad release” but it’s not the album the fans were expecting either.
\r\nI was lucky enough to be introduced to Saint Deamon from their very first steps in discography, when we received their first cd a year ago here in Metalzone. They made clear back then that it’s not just another power metal band, but something special that came to stay. In the process, they didn’t make me change my mind at all. In fact their second album ““Pandeamonium” made me believe even more in their ability and the dynamics of the musicians that play in the group.
\r\nNACHTGESCHREI is another one folk metal band with lost of melodies, Celtic elements and dancing rhythms which create such a pleasant feeling. Their ideas in the compositions and in the way that they instrument each song are good but the lyrics which are in german is something that may unplease some people. That doesn’t have to do exclusively with the language but also with the melodic lines of the vocals, because in some spots the songs sound a bit weird in relevance to the musical background.
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\r\nPURE BRITISH METAL\r\n \r\n
\r\nThere are many things coming to my head when i listen to the name -Marshall Law - . But besides the TV Series and the known super hero comic book called -Marshal Law (with one L) , when it comes to Metal i am thinking of the British Heavy Power Metal band that has released many albums and despite the fact that they have been through many changes and almost split up , they are still alive and keep making albums.Now , they are back with their fifth work and they sound fantastic.\r\n
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\r\nMUMAKIL-THE LEVELLERS\r\n \r\n
\r\nMumakil is a kind of Elephant taken from Tolkin’s great books but theres also a band the last five years with the same name and even the power. To be specific Swiss Grindcore maniacs - Mumakil - sounds like a lot of elephants are running over you! They are formed back in 2004 and they have released a Demo , an Ep , a full length album and did many split albums with other grindcore freaks.They are ready now with their second full length album , called - Behold the Failure.\r\n
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\r\nROAD TO HELL\r\n \r\n
\r\n-Infernoise- from Madrid , formed in 2004 and released a single in 2006,called - Hellrider - .After some changes to the line-up they started recording their first full length album that is going to be noticed by many people worldwide.\r\n
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\r\n-Dimension Zero - started as a project in Sweden back in 1995 by members of In Flames and Marduk.The band released an EP and then they split up.They reformed in 2000 and since then they have released three full length albums with Daniel Antonsson from Soilwork entering the band in 2002.Their fourth work is now released by Vic Records and the name of the album is - He Who Shall Not Bleed -.\r\n