Tag: review
SONG OF THE DAY: Unleash the Archers – Abyss (Musicalypse Archive)
Power metal is often a divisive subject for metalheads. While cheese isn't mandatory to the sound, it is ever-present in the genre, to the...
11.7.2020 Waltari: Global Rock @ Unknown Venue, Helsinki, Finland
Finland’s very own WALTARI released their 14th studio album, “Global Rock,” in March 2020. Established in 1986, every effort of this band around red-haired...
REVIEW: Rumahoy – Time II: Party
If you've ever found yourself thinking that, while great, ALESTORM just isn't crazy enough, we have a band for you. RUMAHOY takes the pirate...
(2000) Dark Tranquillity – Haven: Anniversary Special (Musicalypse Archive)
In July 2000, a mere 2 weeks after IN FLAMES had molded "Clayman," fellow Gothenburg band DARK TRANQUILLITY invited fans of melodic death metal...
REVIEW: Lonely Robot – Feelings are Good (Musicalypse Archive)
What kind of a name for a band is LONELY ROBOT? I cannot help but think of the 2008 computer-animated science fiction film, Wall-E,...
REVIEW: Primal Fear – Metal Commando
PRIMAL FEAR must be one of the most prolific bands in the power metal scene. Twenty-two years after their excellent self-titled debut, the Germans...
REVIEW: In/Vertigo – EP: Love, Sex & Chaos (Musicalypse Archive)
In the mid-1980s, there was a commercial peak for a specific type of loud, aggressive rock that was layered with hair-spray, singing more or...
REVIEW: Altesia – Paragon Circus
ALTESIA is the brainchild of French multi-instrumentalist Clément Darrieu, based in Bordeaux. Passionate about music since his childhood, he founded this solo project in...
REVIEW: IA – initIAtion
Probably due to some strange cosmic synchronicities, after witnessing a global pandemic, Pentagon footage of alien spacecraft, and the fall of an empire, the...
10.7.2020 Ensiferum @ Sonic Pump Studios, Helsinki
One of the most-anticipated releases of the Finnish metal scene this year surely was folk metal act ENSIFERUM's "Thalassic." Being one of the bands...
FEATURED SINGLE: Mercury Circle – The Beauty of Agony
MERCURY CIRCLE is a brand new project by Jaani Peuhu, known for ICONOCRASH and SWALLOW THE SUN. The band is releasing an EP, "The...
REVIEW: Kansas – The Absence of Presence (Musicalypse Archive)
American rock legends KANSAS are back again with their sixteenth release, entitled "The Absence of Presence," which follows 2016's "The Prelude Implicit." Set for...
REVIEW: Rumahoy – Time II: Party (Musicalypse Archive)
The newest name we've noticed in pirate metal is RUMAHOY, who came to our attention when their vocalist, the infamous Captain Yarrface, was featured rapping in...
REVIEW: Dark Sarah – Grim (Musicalypse Archive)
For fans of Gothic metal and strong sopranos, Dark Sarah may not be a new name. Having already released three concept albums following the story...
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...
27.6.2020 Battle Beast: Worldwide Live Stream @ Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki
Since the release of their highly acclaimed album, “Bringer of Pain,” in 2017, BATTLE BEAST have toured the world almost constantly. I have seen...
REVIEW: Rantama – Rantama
During the lonely lockdown days, one has had to find some wholesome ways to stay occupied. For me, this meant working through my list...
REVIEW: Grey Daze – Amends
26 June 2020 is a date metal fans will remember forever, as on this day we got to hear Chester Bennington’s voice again on...
REVIEW: Dark Sarah – Grim
My most sincere apologies go out to all the information technology startups, but it is a cold, hard fact that cinematic, orchestral metal is...
(2000) Killswitch Engage – Killswitch Engage: Anniversary special
In the late 1990’s, two bands named OVERCAST and AFTERSHOCK fell apart, and from their remains rose a new band named KILLSWITCH ENGAGE. The...