Tag: album review
REVIEW: Kamelot – I Am the Empire (Live from the 013)
After three highly praised records with Swedish vocalist Tommy Karevik, the time has come for symphonic power metal icon KAMELOT to put out a...
REVIEW: Stoned Jesus – First Communion (re-release) (Musicalypse Archive)
Ukranian stoner rock band STONED JESUS were certainly not going for subtlety when choosing their name. In 2010, they released their very well-received debut, "First...
(1980) Yes – Drama: Anniversary Special
With a significant lineup change - singer Jon Anderson and keyboardist Rick Wakeman leaving the band and THE BUGGLES' very own vocalist Trevor Horn...
REVIEW: The Tangent – Auto Reconnaissance (Musicalypse Archive)
If the name Andy Tillison doesn't mean anything, there's a chance that you've never heard of THE TANGENT. This progressive rock group was formed by the...
REVIEW: Blues Pills: Holy Moly! (Musicalypse Archive)
There is a group of Swedish rockers known for their retro style, not only for the sound but also by recording at their own...
REVIEW: Unleash the Archers – Abyss (Musicalypse Archive)
UNLEASH THE ARCHERS, a melodic power metal band from Canada, have made their way onto our radar, despite the great white north not exactly...
REVIEW: Tim Bowness – Late Night Laments
Some wise men of the East have said that you should open your mouth only in that rather unlikely case you're going to say...
REVIEW: Medicated – Descension
When I pressed play to check out MEDICATED’s album, “Descension,” my initial impression was of pure power. From the first second, the five-piece band...
REVIEW: Noituma – Tervahautu
I've had NOITUMA's latest studio effort, "Tervahautu," released on 25 February 2020, on repeat lately and I figured I might as well share my thoughts...
(2000) Nightwish – Wishmaster: Anniversary Special
Rivers of ink have flowed covering the fascinating topic that is NIGHTWISH and their brand of symphonic power metal that took the world by...
REVIEW: Mercury Circle – EP: The Dawn of Vitriol
Metal as a genre has existed for approximately half a century and even though a lot of bands have accepted that almost everything has...
REVIEW: Black Crown Initiate – Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape (Musicalypse...
One of the most beautiful things about progressive metal is simply how many forms it can take, from a sound that verges on rock...
REVIEW: Robby Krieger: The Ritual Begins at Sundown (Musicalypse Archive)
On April 24th, 2020, THE DOORS' guitarist Robby Krieger was meant to release his ninth solo album, the first since the 2010s Grammy-nominated "Singularity."...
REVIEW: Cory Marks – Who I Am
As a fresh face in the music scene, CORY MARKS may not yet have been picked up by your audio radar. However, if the...
REVIEW: Humavoid – Lidless
While Finland is mostly known for its variety of melodic death metal acts, new winds are on the horizon. An example of that is...
REVIEW: The Tangent – Auto Reconnaissance
The world of contemporary prog seems to solidify on bands who either comply to the museum piece values of the 1970s progressive rock or...
REVIEW: Avatar – Hunter Gatherer
Swedish metal circus AVATAR have made people fall in love with them all around the world with their interesting and captivating world and music....
REVIEW: Wake Up Frankie – EP: Green is the New Black
WAKE UP FRANKIE may not be familiar to you, but in the Helsinki metal scene, these groove/thrash metal newcomers have been dominating many stages...
REVIEW: Blowtorch – Hangoverdose
Amidst a pile of semi-recent releases, "Hangoverdose" by BLOWTORCH caught my ear. I'm always up for a good hard rock record and the particularly...
REVIEW: Lord of the Lost – Swan Songs III
There is something irresistibly fascinating in the way a well-thought-out orchestration brings out the true identity of a song. Electronic dance music and metal,...
