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The Great Escape (Reissue)

Seventh Wonder

I just feel the safety harness has been pulled too tight, especially after their very heavy preceding album “Mercy Falls”. If they would have let loose on every song, like they have on the opening two, this would have been a cracking review.

Mercy Falls (Reissue)

Seventh Wonder

As for the Progressive Rock element, they are there, and I have to say, all used at exactly the right time in the proper way. All these elements put together have made this one heck of an impressive album.

Glory Riders

Savage

On the Encyclopaedia Metallum site they compare the music of SAVAGE to early W.A.S.P., and I have to say, that is not a bad comparison at all, but just without the gory/sexually explicit lyrics.

State Of Emergency

Prong

After listening to “State Of Emergency” a number of times one thing has become clear; this album is a lot better than I gave it credit when I started listening. To me this even rivals classics like “Cleansing” and “Rude Awakening”. And that, my friends is quite telling.

Endling

Kvelertak

Ever since 2007 there is a band that in English would have been called STRANGLEHOLD, just like that brilliant song by legend TED NUGENT. But, as they decided to stick to their native language, it turned out as KVELERTAK. And if there is one thing that you can never accuse these Norwegians from Stavanger of it is that they are boring.

Misconception

Critical Defiance

It’s not very often that I get Chilean music to listen to, and it […]

Total Dark Sublime

Archangel

Their music is a mix of Traditional Heavy Metal with Punk and Horror elements, with some Glam Metal influences thrown in for good measure. They are trying their hardest to sound as Underground as possible, but are not being helped by a crisp, clear and outstanding sound and production. That makes listening to ARCHANGEL a lot less obscure and “Total Dark Sublime” a lot less scary.

Touchdown

U.D.O.

Udo Dirkschneider is one of the epitomes of international heavy metal and a true […]

Planet Brutal Icon

Stepmother

From the record companies’ website: STEPMOTHER is an Australian power trio fronted by Graham […]

No Justice No Peace (Compilation)

Ruff Justice

RUFF JUSTICE was formed in 1992 from Dallas, Texas from the ashes of the […]

What Lies Beneath

Realation

REALATION is a three-piece band formed in Albany, New York in 2020 that have […]

Too Hot (Reissue)

Ostrogoth

OSTROGOTH is a heavy metal band from Ghent, Belgium that released one EP and […]

Feelings of Fury (Reissue)

Ostrogoth

Well, my dear readers, if you don’t know who OSTROGROTH is by now, you […]

Nattsvermer

From the band’s press release: From their humble beginnings as LIQUID MOJO in 2017 […]

Veleno

Kissin’ Black

The dark acoustic rock band KISSIN’ BLACK have released their latest full-length album on […]

Vengeance

Ignition

IGNITION is classic US power metal from the heart of the Ruhr area of […]

Legends

Icon of Sin

From Frontiers Music Srl press release: ICON OF SIN is a project created, overseen […]

Sonic Moons

Domkraft

On their fourth album released September 8, 2023 "Sonic Moons", Sweden's DOMKRAFT set forth […]

Bewitched in L.A.

AOR

Frédéric Slama, born in France but lived in Los Angles for more than ten […]

Shooting Star

Acid Blade

From the band’s press release: ACID BLADE is a powerful Heavy Metal outfit based […]

Skuld

Nornír

This wasn’t bad necessarily, but it was patterned by the FWOBM, so it wasn’t very diverse. It was a fairly middle of the road Black Metal release for me.

Moonsplitter

Stone of Duna

Primarily Stoner Metal seasoned with Doom, Progressive, and Sludge elements, the best part of the album is probably the vocal harmonies. I am glad that there were no Harsh vocals, because it wouldn’t have worked with the music. The Production was also well done, and allowed the massive fuzzy sound to come through strong.

A Feast on Sorrow

Urne

Three piece band URNE are from London, England (UK) and they came together to form […]

Ascension Of The Entombed

Overthrow

A black metal band known as OVERTHROW has been around since their formation in 2011 […]

Mindfection

Takalaiton

A four piece band from Finland that are named TAKALAITON, they are here and well […]

Spiritual Warfare

Awake

The band known as AWAKE came together in the late 1980’s and they began with […]

Always Heading East

Old Ruins

OLD RUINS are a four piece band from Germany who had begun their musical journey […]

Mustamaa

Azaghal

AZAGHAL is a black metal band from Finland formed in 1995 however they were under […]

As Gomorrah Burns

Cryptopsy

"As Gomorrah Burns" is for fans of Technical Brutal Death Metal

Apostasy

Welcome to Pleshiwar

Although at its core, it was total gloom, the moving bass guitar and flickers of melody will keep the listener interested along the way. I would love to hear more from the band in the future.

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Midnight Odyssey

Overall, this was a good album, but very long, and so in that length the artist runs the risk of having too many songs that sounds similar. It was fairly diverse however, and the spacey elements kept it interesting.

Awakening

Infinite Rising

From Bandcamp, “Balance is the key. In the universe nothing goes to the extreme, and […]

Welcome to the New Dark Ages, Part 1

Beyond Grace

They incorporate a lot of different sounds into their music. Their dexterous skills are high, and I would call this a new breed of Death Metal for the decade and beyond. The sky is the limit for this band.

Clepsidra

Astral Experience

Although many of the songs are heavy with keyboards and even piano, I am a lover of all things keys. The album was solid, and the production outstanding, but the band could work on their diversity a bit, as many of the songs were very close to one another in length.

Her Cold Materials

Phantom Winter

The songs are written with care and passion and the emotional peaks are noteworthy. Perhaps the best part if the way that the band is able to maintain a high level of tension from hardened passages to more ethereal ones…it make the desperation feel even worse.

Crux Simplex

Profanatica

The heavy bass sound is probably the best part of the album, but who needs another FWOBM band that is afraid to deviate from the norms that began the genre many years ago. Overall, nothing special.

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The Great Escape (Reissue)

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Glory Riders

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State Of Emergency

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Endling

Kvelertak

Misconception

Critical Defiance

Total Dark Sublime

Archangel

Touchdown

U.D.O.

Planet Brutal Icon

Stepmother

No Justice No Peace (Compilation)

Ruff Justice

What Lies Beneath

Realation

Too Hot (Reissue)

Ostrogoth

Feelings of Fury (Reissue)

Ostrogoth

Nattsvermer

Nattsvermer

Veleno

Kissin’ Black

Vengeance

Ignition

Legends

Icon of Sin

Sonic Moons

Domkraft

Bewitched in L.A.

AOR

Shooting Star

Acid Blade

Skuld

Nornír

Moonsplitter

Stone of Duna

A Feast on Sorrow

Urne

Ascension Of The Entombed

Overthrow

Mindfection

Takalaiton

Spiritual Warfare

Awake

Always Heading East

Old Ruins

Mustamaa

Azaghal

As Gomorrah Burns

Cryptopsy

Apostasy

Welcome to Pleshiwar

Biolume Part 3 - A Fullmoon Madness

Midnight Odyssey

Awakening

Infinite Rising

Welcome to the New Dark Ages, Part 1

Beyond Grace

Clepsidra

Astral Experience

Her Cold Materials

Phantom Winter

Crux Simplex

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