Tag: album review
REVIEW: Blackcurrent – EP: Homicide
Citizens of Finnish city Vantaa often have to deal with the ground to be rumbled by the close vicinity of the airport. It seems...
REVIEW: Die Apokalyptischen Reiter – Der Rote Reiter
When the last tones of "Wir Sind Zurück" hit my speakers, I hear the final words of the lyrics: "Seid ihr bereit?" Fuchs sings (translation: Are...
REVIEW: Blind Hen – EP: Life
Blind Hen, a relatively young band hailing from the South of Finland is definitely one of those bands with a very promising future ahead....
REVIEW: Eluveitie – Evocation II – Pantheon
Imagine living in Switzerland from about 500 B.C. to A.D. 400, where a Celtic tribe named the Helvetians settled in the land of the...
REVIEW: Accept – The Rise of Chaos
After a long hiatus in 2009, Mark Tornillo joined German titans of Accept as a vocalist. In 2014 guitarist Herman Frank and Stefan Schwarzmann...
REVIEW: Edguy – Monuments
In 1992 Tobias Sammet and friends decided to name their band after their mathematics teacher, leading to founding Edguy. The band became an immediate...
REVIEW: Heroes Don't Ask Why – Heroes Don't Ask Why
Arising from what was then still a dark cloud in 2015, Heroes Don't Ask Why rose to existence in Kokkola and is our next...
REVIEW: Hamartia – EP: Ílios
Finnish band Hamartia from Tampere hands a very powerful debut EP "Ílios" with a lot of depth, which they released in July 2016. The...
REVIEW: Nicumo – Storms Arise
Northern Finland is home to a new genre: Melancholic metal. What is that, you may ask? A genre used to describe the music Finnish...
REVIEW: Junktone – EP: Junkrock
Meet Junktone, established in 2016 in Tampere. Put 5 experienced players together in a band who bring a mixture of metal, '90s Seattle grunge,...
(1992) Dream Theater – Images & Words: Anniversary Special (Musicalypse Archive)
Progressive metal legends DREAM THEATER are out on the road this year, celebrating the 25th anniversary of their best-selling and most popular album, "Images...
REVIEW: Red Moon Architect – Return of the Black Butterflies
The town of Kouvola is often referred to as the "largest lighted cemetery" in Finland. Finland, which also happens to be seen as cold...
Review: Skellington – EP: Caveman Rising
Swedish metal band Skellington returns after a couple of years of silence with a brand new EP “Caveman Rising”. The album is digitally available...
REVIEW: Kobra and the Lotus – Prevail I (Musicalypse Archive)
While Canada's metal scene might not be known for much more than Devin Townsend, there are a few other gems to be found in...
REVIEW: Firewind – Immortals (Musicalypse Archive)
It’s been 5 years since their last studio album, "Few Against Many," came out, but now FIREWIND are back with their newest creation, "Immortals."...
REVIEW: Maschine – Naturalis (Musicalypse Archive)
British progressive rock/metal band MASCHINE is a new name to me, although they've got one record, "Rubidium" (2013), under their belts already. Their new...
REVIEW: Riverside – Eye of the Soundscape (Musicalypse Archive)
Arguably one of the greatest progressive rock bands of the 21st century, RIVERSIDE faced a tragedy earlier this year when founding member Piotr Grudziński...
REVIEW: John Wesley – a way you’ll never be (Musicalypse Archive)
John Wesley is known to most prog fans as a sideman, having worked as MARILLION's guitar tech, Fish's songwriting partner and guitarist, and most...
SCREENING: Nightwish – Vehicle of Spirit (Musicalypse Archive)
NIGHTWISH is one hell of a band these days, now that they have their strongest line-up yet, so it's no small wonder why they...
REVIEW: Opeth – Sorceress (Musicalypse Archive)
OPETH's recent releases have been rather polarizing in the metal community. I had no problem at all with the stylistic change on "Heritage" (2011),...