Tag: music review
REVIEW: Oenos – Musta III
Nebuchadnezzar was the longest-reigning monarch of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, presented in Giuseppe Verdi's opera Nabucco as a brutal, hawkish, and despotic ruler. The Bible...
(2000) Nevermore – Dead Heart in a Dead World: Anniversary Special
With their roots in Seattle, the city of grunge, NEVERMORE was founded when the thrash/power metal act SANCTUARY was pressured by its record label...
REVIEW: Crippled Black Phoenix – Ellengæst
First, there is the lamenting trumpet, reminiscent of certain unforgettable soundtrack moments composed by Ennio Morricone, almost as if you'd just entered the spaghetti...
REVIEW: myGRAIN – V
When Finnish melodic death metal act MYGRAIN decided to call it quits in 2015, who would have ever thought of them resurrecting the band...
REVIEW: Eskimo Callboy – MMXX
The dashed hopes of continuing the steady conquest of the world by touring were crushed in mid-air by the global lockdown measures for most...
(2000) Radiohead – Kid A: Anniversary Special
In 1997, the angst-riddled bunch, RADIOHEAD, released ”OK Computer,” the first in a series of landmark albums, which has later been tagged as the...
REVIEW: The Ocean – Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic
In 2018, the multi-national collective of post-metal eccentrics, THE OCEAN, released the first half of a sprawling palaeontology concept album, ”Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic.” It...
REVIEW: Vous Autres – Sel de Pierre
The famous Swiss psychologist, Carl Gustav Jung, once said, ”knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other...
REVIEW: Napalm Death – Throes of Joy in the Jaws of...
The English grindcore veterans NAPALM DEATH have had a long and fruitful career behind them, creating some of the most sonically punishing and extreme...
REVIEW: Neal Morse – Sola Gratia
The progressive rock of the 1970s is notorious for its indulgence in fantasy themes – knights in shining armor and such. Some of the...
REVIEW: Kataklysm – Unconquered
A band that never seems to disappoint their fans, in terms of releasing their blend of death metal music, are the Canadian juggernauts of...
REVIEW: Ayreon – Transitus
Arjen Anthony Lucassen has been very busy in the last couple of years: the "Ayreon Universe" shows and a festival appearance, the anniversary shows...
REVIEW: Altamullan Road – Altamullan Road
Do you know the feeling you're listening to music and it manages to take you someplace else when you close your eyes? To fields...
REVIEW: En Minor – When the Cold Truth has Worn...
Phil Anselmo does not need any introduction, as his status is well known to pretty much anyone who’s into metal music. His reputation as...
(1990) Judas Priest – Painkiller: Anniversary special
In September 1990, legendary heavy metal singer Rob Halford took "going out with a bang" seriously by releasing "Painkiller" with JUDAS PRIEST. The album...
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...
FEATURED SINGLE: Red Eleven – Handled with Chaos (Musicalypse Archive)
If you've kept your eyes and ears open to the Finnish alternative metal scene, you may already be familiar with RED ELEVEN. Lead by frontman...
FEATURED SINGLE: Noumena – Murtuneet
NOUMENA returned safely from the forest (yes, they are indeed the band pictured on the infamous "Finnish metal bands getting lost in the forest"...
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...