Tag: melodic metal
REVIEW: Dark Tranquillity – Moment
Swedish melodic death metal icon DARK TRANQUILLITY barely needs any introduction. Together with IN FLAMES and AT THE GATES, they were at the forefront...
FEATURED SINGLE: Ember Falls – The World is Burning
"The perfect place to die."
What a description for the world in which we live right now. When EMBER FALLS released "The World is...
REVIEW: Black Fate – Ithaca
Greek melodic progressive power metal outfit BLACK FATE have been around since the early 1990s but have released only three full-length albums and a...
REVIEW: Memoira – Carnival of Creation (Musicalypse Archive)
Creativity is the hellish gift of conjuring dreams into reality. It's a battle with demons, but luckily we survive in reasonable condition... most of...
REVIEW: Amaranthe – Manifest
There is no denying that the metal scene is flexible enough to accommodate all types of music that have a heavier edge to it,...
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: Unleash the Archers – Abyss (Musicalypse Archive)
UNLEASH THE ARCHERS, a melodic power metal band from Canada, have made their way onto our radar, despite the great white north not exactly...
FEATURED SINGLE: Trve Cvlt Clvb – Empty Alley
When I was a teenager and started listening to metal actively, there were two camps of metalheads: the so-called posers and those who were...
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: Smackbound – 20/20 (Musicalypse Archive)
The inescapable truth is that a classically trained voice is a genuine stairway-to-heaven of an instrument when the vocal cords are harnessed to convey...
REVIEW: Beyond the Black – Hørizøns (Musicalypse Archive)
BEYOND THE BLACK first came to our attention when vocalist Jennifer Haben acted as guest vocalist on tour with KAMELOT in 2018. Having enjoyed...
REVIEW: Beyond the Black – Hørizøns
In just a few short years, German symphonic metal outfit BEYOND THE BLACK, led by talented vocalist Jennifer Haben, have conquered not only the...
REVIEW: Paralydium – Worlds Beyond
Hailing from Sweden, progressive metal outfit PARALYDIUM was founded by guitarist John Berg, who envisioned a mixture of hard hitting riffs, melodic soundscapes, and...
REVIEW: Smackbound – 20/20
Originally founded in 2015 by Netta Laurenne, SMACKBOUND first existed as RUN FOR COVER, in which some familiar faces of the Finnish metal scene...
Interview with Smackbound – “Metal with a twist.”
Brand new Finnish melodic metal act SMACKBOUND are releasing their debut album "20/20" on 12 June 2020. Amidst all the chaos around the lockdown...
Purr Metal Reacts: Crimson Sun – Essence of Creation
In "Purr Metal Reacts" we invite artists to let their pet react to their music. In this episode, singer Sini Seppälä of CRIMSON SUN...
FEATURED SINGLE: Ember Falls – We Are Become Fire (Musicalypse Archive)
Following EMBER FALLS as closely as we do, Musicalypse is always first in line to hear their latest releases when they come out. This...
REVIEW: Dynazty – The Dark Delight
Swedish melodic metal masters DYNAZTY are getting ready to release their seventh studio album “The Dark Delight” on 3 April 2020, via AFM Records.
The...
REVIEW: Shadecrown – Riven
October 2019 saw the release of SHADECROWN’s new album “Riven,” a slab of melodic death metal with some doom metal vibes that could only...
REVIEW: Lost Society – No Absolution (Musicalypse Archive)
LOST SOCIETY have been kicking up a storm since they debuted onto the scene some 10 or so years ago. Having enjoyed their sets...