Tag: album review
REVIEW: Damnation Angels – Fiber of Our Being
British symphonic power metal outfit DAMNATION ANGELS have been around since 2006, with two highly acclaimed releases under their belt, “Bringer of Light” (2012)...
REVIEW: Altesia – Paragon Circus
ALTESIA is the brainchild of French multi-instrumentalist Clément Darrieu, based in Bordeaux. Passionate about music since his childhood, he founded this solo project in...
REVIEW: IA – initIAtion
Probably due to some strange cosmic synchronicities, after witnessing a global pandemic, Pentagon footage of alien spacecraft, and the fall of an empire, the...
REVIEW: Kansas – The Absence of Presence (Musicalypse Archive)
American rock legends KANSAS are back again with their sixteenth release, entitled "The Absence of Presence," which follows 2016's "The Prelude Implicit." Set for...
REVIEW: Rumahoy – Time II: Party (Musicalypse Archive)
The newest name we've noticed in pirate metal is RUMAHOY, who came to our attention when their vocalist, the infamous Captain Yarrface, was featured rapping in...
REVIEW: DreamSpy – My Halo of Obsession
With a name like DREAMSPY, one would expect some over-the-top, progressive/djent type of metal. However, this one-man Finnish project that is the brainchild of...
REVIEW: Dark Sarah – Grim (Musicalypse Archive)
For fans of Gothic metal and strong sopranos, Dark Sarah may not be a new name. Having already released three concept albums following the story...
REVIEW: Halysis – Cerulean
HALYSIS is a young band from Lahti, formed in 2015, and they released their debut “Cerulean” on 15 May 2020 independently. The Finnish quartet...
REVIEW: Rantama – Rantama
During the lonely lockdown days, one has had to find some wholesome ways to stay occupied. For me, this meant working through my list...
REVIEW: Dark Sarah – Grim
My most sincere apologies go out to all the information technology startups, but it is a cold, hard fact that cinematic, orchestral metal is...
(2000) Killswitch Engage – Killswitch Engage: Anniversary special
In the late 1990’s, two bands named OVERCAST and AFTERSHOCK fell apart, and from their remains rose a new band named KILLSWITCH ENGAGE. The...
REVIEW: The Hu – The Gereg (Musicalypse Archive)
Music is truly a universal language and there is simply no other way to explain the landslide level of interest toward the Mongolian band,...
(2000) In Flames – Clayman: Anniversary special
In the year 2000, Swedish melodic death metal group IN FLAMES released a record named “Clayman” through Nuclear Blast Records. The album was their...
REVIEW: Wilderun – Veil of Imagination
With their 2019 release, “Veil of Imagination,” the American progressive metal act WILDERUN impressed a lot of journalists around the globe. Luckily, their efforts...
REVIEW: Carnal Agony – Back from the Grave (Musicalypse Archive)
Every once in a while one hears a single that's so outlandish that you need to listen to the whole album. This was very...
REVIEW: Al-Namrood – Wala’at
In a subgenre obsessed with being kvlt, true, and underground, what's more metal than risking your own life to tell your stories and share...
REVIEW: Falconer – From A Dying Ember
Swedish power metal band FALCONER freshly released their latest studio effort, "From A Dying Ember" today, 26 June 2020. Six years has been a...
REVIEW: Balance Breach – Dead End Diaries
One could argue that Finnish metalcore band, BALANCE BREACH, have kicked off their career in style by winning the band competition at the...
REVIEW: Aleah – Aleah
Writing about a posthumous album might be quite insidious, since it has some specific implications and issues. In this case, the posthumous album happens...
REVIEW: Ensiferum – Thalassic
When it comes to folk-inspired melodic death metal, Finnish ENSIFERUM raises the banner up high over the metal hordes. With their latest lineup change...