Tag: album review
REVIEW: Altamullan Road – Altamullan Road (Musicalypse Archive)
ALTAMULLAN ROAD is a bit of an intriguing name for a band, don't you think? First of all, it's half in Finnish, half in...
REVIEW: Finntroll – Vredesvävd
I say Finland, you say FINNTROLL, a metal act that is perhaps one of the most iconic folk metal bands the land of a...
REVIEW: Night – High Tides – Distant Skies
Have you been enjoying the summer so far? If, like me, the COVID-19 boycot of summer festivals has cast a few shadows over these...
REVIEW: The Devil’s Trade – The Call of the Iron Peak
I hadn't yet heard of THE DEVIL'S TRADE before I received their promo material. I don't know what it was that drew me to...
REVIEW: Oceans of Slumber: Oceans of Slumber (Musicalypse Archive)
Inspiration comes from all sorts of sources and sometimes, things need to be broken and allowed to resolve to a natural conclusion. OCEANS OF SLUMBER tries...
REVIEW: Cult of Lilith – Mara
Sounding like the illegitimate bastard of Italy’s FLASHGOD APOCALYPSE and America’s THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, Icelandic death metal band CULT OF LILITH will surely...
REVIEW: Rikard Sjöblom’s Gungfly – Alone Together
To say that social media has turned into an effective instrument for creating a false impression of connection is not a notion to be...
REVIEW: Kairon; IRSE! – Polysomn
One version of the Surrealist Manifesto reads something like this: "Surrealism is pure psychic automatism, by which one proposes to express, either verbally, in...
REVIEW: Blues Pills – Holy Moly!
At a casual glance, it almost seems as if the Swedes were a jovial bunch of natural-born Gladstone Ganders when it comes to ice-hockey...
REVIEW: Pyramid Theorem – Beyond the Exosphere
The musical journey of Canadian progmetal act PYRAMID THEOREM started around 2007, in a basement full of RUSH memorabilia. Connected by the passion for...
REVIEW: Unleash the Archers – Abyss
Oh, Canada! Not only known for its unspoiled nature, friendly inhabitants, and local polar bear gangs, but also for some of metal’s finest, such...
REVIEW: Pain of Salvation – Panther (Musicalypse Archive)
The world seems to be smitten with a new strain of madness with each passing month. While some of us would rather eagerly settle...
REVIEW: Oceans of Slumber – Oceans of Slumber
Nothing is more powerful than a band naming an album after themselves. In the case of the American progressive metal act OCEANS OF SLUMBER,...
REVIEW: Silentium – Motiva
The last time we heard of Finnish Gothic metal band SILENTIUM was in 2008 with the release of their fifth studio album, “Amortean.” After...
REVIEW: Hinayana – EP: Death of the Cosmic
Sounding more in line with the European stylings of melodic death metal than with anything similar coming from the United States, the Texas-based melodic...
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...