Tag: music review
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...
REVIEW: Medicated – Descension
When I pressed play to check out MEDICATED’s album, “Descension,” my initial impression was of pure power. From the first second, the five-piece band...
REVIEW: Noituma – Tervahautu
I've had NOITUMA's latest studio effort, "Tervahautu," released on 25 February 2020, on repeat lately and I figured I might as well share my thoughts...
REVIEW: Mercury Circle – EP: The Dawn of Vitriol
Metal as a genre has existed for approximately half a century and even though a lot of bands have accepted that almost everything has...
REVIEW: Cory Marks – Who I Am
As a fresh face in the music scene, CORY MARKS may not yet have been picked up by your audio radar. However, if the...
REVIEW: Humavoid – Lidless
While Finland is mostly known for its variety of melodic death metal acts, new winds are on the horizon. An example of that is...
REVIEW: The Tangent – Auto Reconnaissance
The world of contemporary prog seems to solidify on bands who either comply to the museum piece values of the 1970s progressive rock or...
REVIEW: Avatar – Hunter Gatherer
Swedish metal circus AVATAR have made people fall in love with them all around the world with their interesting and captivating world and music....
REVIEW: Wake Up Frankie – EP: Green is the New Black
WAKE UP FRANKIE may not be familiar to you, but in the Helsinki metal scene, these groove/thrash metal newcomers have been dominating many stages...
REVIEW: Lord of the Lost – Swan Songs III
There is something irresistibly fascinating in the way a well-thought-out orchestration brings out the true identity of a song. Electronic dance music and metal,...
REVIEW: Deep Purple – Whoosh!
Having an extensive history in some of the best hard rock and heavy metal anthems on their plate, legendary rock act DEEP PURPLE recently...
REVIEW: Imperial Triumphant – Alphaville
An empty spot marked that IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT's upcoming album "Alphaville," released on 31 July 2020 through Century Media Records, was still available for review on...
REVIEW: Re-Armed: Ignis Aeternum
Melodic death metal has been one of the most quickly evolving subgenres of metal in recent years, with the sound ranging from brutal and...