Reviews
At last, the new album by the Greece’s Septicflesh is a fact. This is the sixth album of the band, the first after their historical reunion. The “Communion” album is recorded at Fredman Studios, Sweden and features nine dark, symphonic and brutal anthems, the way that only Septicflesh could compose and perform.
\r\nHavoc Unit is the band developed directly from the ashes of …And Oceans. Do you remember them? Although their musical anxieties were already obvious under their previous moniker as well, Havoc Unit is a completely different thing. This album has nothing to do with melodic, techno-black metal, this is a clearly industrial-laced hybrid sounding as mechanical as possible which seems to be the focus point here after all.
I wish all metalcore bands could be like this one! Before The Fall come from Austria and specifically Vienna. From Mutism To Riddance is their latest effort. This band is living proof that you don’t have to come from a specific country in order to make good music. By this I mean that even though Austria isn’t the country you would expect to have an offspring that would chance your perspective on metal there are few bands which are more than worth our attention.
Finland’s black/doom/pagan/metallers Wyrd, have returned with their seventh full length effort, in a more doomish way, with a “fastidious” atmosphere and a plenty of accustic / clean guitars. The influences from bands like, Opeth and Katatonia are obvious, on the vinyl version of the album there is also a cover version of Katatonia’s “I Bleak”.
\r\nFrom what I’ve read in the internet because I must say I didn’t have a clue about this Italian band or even their existence for that matter, "Tales Of The Grotesque And The Arabesque" is their debut album although this band exists since 1994!In the past they have recorded two demos and two albums but neither never saw the light of the musical world.
\r\nThe first live release by mr Marty Friedman, ex guitarist of Megadeth, is finally out. The album includes live recordings from the tour he did in support of the album Loudspeaker, and all the recordings from March 31st to April 10th in 2007. Live In Europe appeals to Friedman’s fans and everyone who enjoys instrumental albums. It’s definitely a work well worth our attention since the sound and production are very well established and the guitar is crystal clear in all tracks whether it’s rhythmic parts or solosο.
\r\nIf the last record of Primordial "The Gathering Wilderness" seemed profoundly dark and downhearted, their next effort "To The Nameless Dead" is also dark but more wrathful, mournful and epic and pompous at the same time with a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will to their sound.
\r\nBlack Comedy are newcomers in the metal scene and Instigator is their debut album. Two of their member’s are Tjodalv (Susperia, ex-Dimmu Borgir, ex-Old Man’s Child) and Memnock (Susperia, ex-Old Man’s Child). Hiwever don’t be fooled their music has nothing to do with the bands they come from.
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\r\nLive Over Europe will be named the new, double DVD of Axel Rudi Pell, \r\n
\r\nA gift to every Dark Funeral fan! There is no need for introductions for this band. It’s common knowledge all that they have contributed all these years. This is the first official DVD for the Swedish and the duration is over three hours long. It includes 3 concerts. The first is from their appearance in Metalmania Festival in Poland in 2005, the second one in Holland and the last one in France just a few days after their appearance in France. It is obviously the same tour and that’s the only detriment to this DVD.