Reviews
\r\n"Taara, avita!" ("Help us, Taara!") Thus sounded the ancient warchant in the 13th century and thus may it sound once again in the year 2007! Tharaphita’s newest (4-th) release sees the band returning to its roots — back to the rough pagan reality, to the Estonian mothertongue.
\r\nWhile the songs begin well, in many, if not in all of them, it seems that they actually lose it after some point. The compositions are mediocre and the production worsens the situation even more. Supposedly even in a Demo-cd there is some work before the product goes out, yet here we have a case where if I was told that they just recorded the album and made me a copy of it, only to get an idea, I would believe it. The funny thing is, I read somewhere that they play Metal, that briefly and straight-to-the point.
\r\nMachinery is a Swedish band that blends death metal, power metal and progressive elements and "The Passing" is their second release.
\r\nNext year they will close their third decade, they have released numerous albums and only their name it is capable even today to stimulate chills of emotion and fear to thousands new and old fans and non fans! Yes, Venom is once again here with a new album and a new line up.
\r\n"This city full of plastic\r\nangels will seduce you. Welcome to\r\nLos Angeles... "\r\n
\r\nThis is the sixth album for Perzonal War and a step beyond as well I would add. They bridge in a pretty impressive way the Old school Thrash Metal with the modern, Power/Thrash scene, creating an album approachable to the old school metalheads and, also, to the newest fans of the scene in general.
\r\nThree years\r\nhave passed since “Ctonic Rites” and the Britain based outfit Moss have\r\nreturned to Rise Above records to release their second full LP, “Sub Templum”\r\nproviding us with memorable moments of Doom, minimlistic, extremely down tempo,\r\nright from the grave music.\r\n
Descending is the new outfit by the Greeks Konstantine (Nighrage) on guitars, Jon Simvonis (Godlike Demon) on Vocals plus the addition of three more members Theo, Noir and Antony that have just release their debut album “Enter Annihilation” under the sing of the Massacre Records.
\r\nI couldn’t be luckier! My first review for Metalzone.gr was the new Journey album! I think there is no reason for me to speak of the legendary Neal Schon (all guitars, backing vocals) and Jonathan Cain (keyboards, backing vocals) – who also handled the songwriting in all of the 11 tracks – and of course the phillipenean newcomer Arnel Pineda in the leading vocals. At this point I’d like to mention how the band found it’s new lead singer.
\r\nA bit weird, even though not anything innovative is the concept of the new Alice Cooper album. It is a story where a serial killer, named Spider, is the main character and according to which, during his crimes, he falls in love with one of his victims. He creates a love story coming from the paranoid profile of the protagonist which proceeds in the album like a horror film. And why not, such an album could easily constitute a complete theatrical work or cinematographic film, covered with an absolutely suitable musical background.