Tag: music review
REVIEW Epica – EP: The Solace System
Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA have released an EP containing six tracks that unfortunately didn't fit into "The Holographic Principle" and you can hear right away...
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,...
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...
(2004) Ayreon – The Human Equation: Anniversary special (Musicalypse Archive)
When you think of a rock/metal opera, or a concept album, you know that no one does it better than Arjen Lucassen's AYREON (unless...