Tag: album review
REVIEW: Veil of Secrets – Dead Poetry
VEIL OF SECRETS is a new doom-flavored metal endeavor hailing from Norway. It marks the long-awaited return of former TRISTANIA-singer Vibeke Stene, alongside Asgeir...
REVIEW: Our Oceans – While Time Disappears
One of the most celebrated literary classics is the multi-volume novel, In Search of Lost Time, written by the French author, Marcel Proust, during...
REVIEW: Polymoon – Caterpillars of Creation
Maybe I have been hanging around with a rather dubious musical companion during this strange pandemic, but somehow it's starting to feel as though...
REVIEW: Onsegén Ensemble – Fear
It is not an everyday occurrence that a genuinely unique prog-oddity from the far north of Finland manages to challenge the weirdness factor of...
REVIEW: Dark Buddha Rising – Mathreyata
Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in the Western world, which is pretty odd, considering it occurs whenever a month begins on...
REVIEW: Shores of Null – Beyond the Shores (On Death and...
SHORES OF NULL is an Italian doom metal band founded in 2013. After releasing two acclaimed albums via Candlelight Records - “Quiescence” in 2014...
REVIEW: My Dying Bride – EP: Macabre Cabaret
Earlier this year, we were treated to beautifully melancholic “The Ghost of Orion,” an album that features one of Aaron Stainthorpe’s best vocal performances...
REVIEW: Majestica – A Christmas Carol
It surely seems like an eternity has passed since the beginning of 2020 and we're already almost at the end of what has been...
REVIEW: Scour – EP: Black
Even without the live music scene, the world of heavy metal has an oversaturation of bands releasing albums on a weekly basis. As such,...
(2000) Within Temptation – Mother Earth: Anniversary Special
Do you remember the golden days of MTV? Known for sharing music videos of all sorts, one of the bands that many youngsters heard...
REVIEW: Hjelvik – Welcome to Hel
If you like us, were wondering what has become of Erlend Hjelvik, the previous lead singer of the unique metal outfit KVELERTAK, you have...
REVIEW: Soilwork – EP: A Whisp of the Atlantic
Many people will remember 2020 as one of the worst years in their life. However, sometimes it's good to talk about silver linings too....
REVIEW: Pyramaze – Epitaph
There’s a common saying that bands have to prove themselves with their third release, to see whether they’ll find their place in the music...
REVIEW: Kaunis Kuolematon – Syttyköön Toinen Aurinko
There is a certain something in many doom-death metal Finnish bands’ trademark sound that strongly represents the melancholic feelings stereotypically associated with Finland: a...
REVIEW: Nobody – Atmosfear
Developing a different style in a well-established subgenre such as black metal is a brave move. In a time when playing faster and louder...
REVIEW: Jinjer – Alive in Melbourne
Anno Domini 2020 will be remembered as the year that pressed pause on the live music scene. But before everything came to a halt,...
REVIEW: Dark Tranquillity – Moment
Swedish melodic death metal icon DARK TRANQUILLITY barely needs any introduction. Together with IN FLAMES and AT THE GATES, they were at the forefront...
REVIEW: Sólstafir – Endless Twilight of Codependent Love
Icelandic band SÓLSTAFIR just released their latest studio album, poetically titled “Endless Twilight of Codependent Love.” The band is known for their rebellious songwriting,...
REVIEW: Draconian – Under a Godless Veil
Autumn is the perfect season to enjoy some well-crafted doom metal with a palpable gothic tinge to it. And with their latest offering, titled...
REVIEW: Lords of Black – Alchemy of Souls Pt. 1
Spanish heavy/power metal revelation LORDS OF BLACK are finally back with their fourth full-length album entitled “Alchemy of Souls Pt. 1,” to be released...
