Tag: music review
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...
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...
SONG OF THE DAY: Apocalyptica ft. Lzzy Hale – Talk to...
Finnish metal act APOCALYPTICA are known mostly for two things: (1) their beautiful, soulful, or anthemic instrumental songs that feature cello as the main tool,...
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: 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: 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...
FEATURED SINGLE: Dyecrest – Winterblood (Musicalypse Archive)
If the name DYECREST is new to you, you may at least know their vocalist, Mikael Salo, from other bands like EVERFROST, METAL DE FACTO, or THY ROW....
REVIEW: Tim Bowness – Late Night Laments
Some wise men of the East have said that you should open your mouth only in that rather unlikely case you're going to say...