Tag: album review
REVIEW: Astral Bazaar – A Sudden Realization
Finnish locals Astral Bazaar released their latest album, "A Sudden Realization," on March 26th, via Inverse Records. Be sure to check out this review of a stellar psych album.
REVIEW: Pågå – The Evil Year
Swedish post-punk act Pågå released their new album, "The Evil Year," in November 2020, via Svart Records. Read the review here...
REVIEW: Kayak – Out of this World
Dutch progressive rock act Kayak are releasing their new album, "Out of this World," on May 7th, 2021, via InsideOut Music. Read our review here...
REVIEW: Bloody Hell – The Bloodening
Finnish heavy metal act Bloody Hell recently released their new album, "The Bloodening." Read the review here...
REVIEW: Gojira – Fortitude
The past five years have been truly eventful on every level and saw one disaster after the other: from police brutality against POC around...
REVIEW: Blackbriar – The Cause of Shipwreck
The Dutch metal scene is notorious for its symphonic metal bands, each one more original and interesting than the last. Following in the footsteps...
REVIEW: The Hot Babe Lovers – Midnight Sessions
Behind the Finnish band, THE HOT BABE LOVERS, is the musical multi-talent with Brazilian roots, one-man-band. This artist sings, as well as plays guitar,...
REVIEW: Cryptosis – Bionic Swarm
As humans, we have a constant will to change, to evolve. The yearning for something new is what makes us different from other creatures....
REVIEW: Wishing Well – Do or Die
When it comes to heavy metal, Finnish WISHING WELL may have slipped under your radar. With two albums already released in 2016 and 2018,...
REVIEW: Vipermilk – Sound Bites
Aren't we all sometimes guilty of judging a book by its cover? When I first saw the name VIPERMILK pop up in my mailbox,...
REVIEW: Sixgun Renegades – Push
Finland is renowned for its metal bands but has a very active rock scene as well. I have been gradually discovering this scene in...
REVIEW: Dark Horse | White Horse – EP: Dark Horse |...
The metal world knows Marcela Bovio from her days with STREAM OF PASSION, her collaborations with AYREON, like “Ayreon Universe” and “Electric Castle Live...
REVIEW: Vreid – Wild North West
Sognametal is a particular breed of atmospheric, folk-infused metal that combines Scandinavian folklore and mythology with somewhat old-schoolish black metal aesthetics. The term was...
REVIEW: Einvigi – Sielulintu
Blackgaze can be considered a subgenre of black metal, massively contaminated with atmospheric and dreamy elements, which mostly derive from shoegaze, a branch of...
REVIEW: Shedfromthebody – A Dead and Aimless Hum
I think it was Pitchfork that once claimed that shoegaze was music for dreaming. On the same note, I would guess that doomgaze is...
REVIEW: The Circle – Metamorphosis
If you haven't heard of the German art metal act THE CIRCLE yet, that's okay. The band is releasing their debut effort, "Metamorphosis," later...
REVIEW: Fucking Hands – EP: Coniecto Qui
Temmes-based doom/sludge metal act FUCKING HANDS have release their first EP, “Coniecto Qui,” independently on December 26th, 2020. This is the follow-up to their...
REVIEW: Averlanche – Life’s Phenomenon
AVERLANCHE is a new and colorful apparition on the Finnish metal scene. The band was formed in Helsinki in early 2017 when German vocalist...
(2011) Uriah Heep – Into the Wild: Anniversary Special
Ever since my childhood, I've been blessed by my father's taste in music. Whenever we would drive somewhere, he would oftentimes pick the music...
REVIEW: The Vintage Caravan – Monuments
While the music scene knows Iceland for bands like SIGUR ROS and SÓLSTAFIR, the small Nordic island seems to have a few more musicians...