Tag: album review
REVIEW: Alice Cooper – Detroit Stories
In Europe, we may know Detroit as the historic heart of the American automotive industry, but in rock music, we know it as the...
REVIEW: Noora Louhimo Experience – Eternal Wheel of Time and Space
Crowdfunding can be a great way for musicians with a supportive fanbase to realize projects, as it offers a certain artistic freedom and independence....
REVIEW: Wheel – Resident Human
About 4 years ago, I met up at the legendary Finnish concert venue Nosturi (which was recently demolished) with two relatively anxious guys to...
REVIEW: Marianas Rest – Fata Morgana
From all genres in metal, Finland has its own unique twist in melodic metal. While old-school death metal shows no signs of slowing down...
REVIEW: Rob Zombie – The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy
When it comes to rock legends, Rob Zombie should be a familiar name, for his time in WHITE ZOMBIE if not his following solo...
REVIEW: Sirenia – Riddles, Ruins & Revelations
Norwegian symphonic/Gothic metal outfit SIRENIA has been a well-established value in the scene for quite some time now. Founded back in 2001 by allrounder...
REVIEW: Heart Healer – The Metal Opera by Magnus Karlsson
Collaborations in the metal scene are common occurrences, from a neat featuring on a song to full albums comprised of guest artists (see AVANTASIA,...
(2011) Children of Bodom – Relentless, Reckless Forever: Anniversary Special
March 8th, 2021, marked the 10-year anniversary of CHILDREN OF BODOM’s seventh studio album, “Relentless, Reckless Forever.” As the album was published, it went...
REVIEW: Curse Upon a Prayer – Infidel
CURSE UPON A PRAYER is a Finnish black metal band founded in Tornio in 2010; “Infidel” is their third full length, released on April...
REVIEW: Tyrantti – Orjaplaneetta
Have you ever heard of a band so dangerous that their Instagram handle warns you to tread cautiously? If you haven't, let me introduce...
REVIEW: Evergrey – Escape of the Phoenix
Sweden has been on fire (figuratively speaking) for the last year or so, with killer releases from DYNAZTY and KATATONIA last spring, to PARALYDIUM...
REVIEW: Anneke van Giersbergen – The Darkest Skies Are the Brightest
Anneke van Giersbergen does not really need an introduction, does she? If you haven't heard of her, I almost feel like calling you out...
REVIEW: Horna – Kuoleman Kirjo
Throughout approximately 25 years of creating chaotic ferocious sounds, HORNA has always been consistent in incorporating traditional Finnish black metal elements. The almighty founding...
(2011) Turisas – Stand Up and Fight: Anniversary Special
TURISAS, oh TURISAS. What in the hell have you been doing these past 8 years? It's no secret that ever since "Turisas2013" was released...
REVIEW: Lake of Tears – Ominous
Swedish Gothic metal band LAKE OF TEARS should need no introduction. Such excellent albums as “Headstone” (1995), “A Crimson Cosmos” (1997), or “The Neonai”...
REVIEW: Silvernite – Silvernite
Another year, another new name in the Finnish music scene. This time around, we are introduced to SILVERNITE, a Finnish-Greek trio (or quartet, depending...
(2011) Moonsorrow – Varjoina kuljemme kuoleiden maassa: Anniversary Special
Following the release of 2003's "Kivenkäntäjä," Finnish Viking/pagan/black metallers MOONSORROW started to become known as one of the best pagan metal bands to come...
REVIEW: Tindersticks – Distractions
Now, here's a word that is indeed burdened with a load of negative connotations: distraction. Every self-help guru on the market is more than...
REVIEW: Ephemerald – Between the Glimpses of Hope
Who’s up for epic symphonic death metal? Here we go with EPHEMERALD and their debut “Between the Glimpses of Hope,” which is set to...
REVIEW: Epica – Omega
EPICA truly has become a household name in the worldwide symphonic metal scene. After the release of the in 2016 released "The Holographic Principle,"...