Tag: review
REVIEW: Dark Tranquillity – Atoma (Musicalypse Archive)
I still remember it as if it were yesterday: about 9 years ago, I had received a bunch of DARK TRANQUILLITY songs to listen...
REVIEW: Riverside – Eye of the Soundscape (Musicalypse Archive)
Arguably one of the greatest progressive rock bands of the 21st century, RIVERSIDE faced a tragedy earlier this year when founding member Piotr Grudziński...
REVIEW: Forever Still – Tied Down (Musicalypse Archive)
Who are FOREVER STILL, you may be asking yourselves. This Danish duo came onto our radar after we were poking around to find out...
REVIEW: Sonata Arctica – The Ninth Hour (Musicalypse Archive)
When mentioned to a crowd, SONATA ARCTICA is liable to elicit a variety of reactions, but it's hard to deny that they are an...
REVIEW: John Wesley – a way you’ll never be (Musicalypse Archive)
John Wesley is known to most prog fans as a sideman, having worked as MARILLION's guitar tech, Fish's songwriting partner and guitarist, and most...
REVIEW: Opeth – Sorceress (Musicalypse Archive)
OPETH's recent releases have been rather polarizing in the metal community. I had no problem at all with the stylistic change on "Heritage" (2011),...
REVIEW: Epica – The Holographic Principle (Musicalypse Archive)
There can be no denying that EPICA has a huge fanbase, nor that they deserve it. With their bombastic sound, strong vocalists, talented instrumentalists,...
REVIEW: Blind Channel – Revolutions (Musicalypse Archive)
BLIND CHANNEL, in the span of a few months, has quickly become one of my favorite live acts. How painful is it then that...
REVIEW: Insomnium – Winter’s Gate (Musicalypse Archive)
These days, INSOMNIUM is one of those bands that hardly needs to be introduced to metal audiences. Ever since their debut in 2002, this...
REVIEW: Kansas – The Prelude Implicit (Musicalypse Archive)
KANSAS has never been a massive name in Finland, and I’ve only heard ”Carry On Wayward Son” on the radio once or twice. However,...
REVIEW: Devin Townsend Project – Transcendence (Musicalypse Archive)
Few things in the world these days get me more excited than a new release by Devin Townsend, who, in the span of about...
REVIEW: Psychework – The Dragon’s Year (Musicalypse Archive)
There has been a lot of excitement buzzing around about the new PSYCHEWORK album, because it marks the official comeback of the much-beloved Antony...
REVIEW: Fates Warning – Theories of Flight (Musicalypse Archive)
Progressive metal pioneers FATES WARNING started enriching my record collection around the time their previous album, "Darkness in a Different Light" (2013), came out....
REVIEW: Ayreon – The Theater Equation (Musicalypse Archive)
It is time! Ever since I made the trip to Rotterdam with a friend back in September 2015 to see The Theater Equation, I've...
REVIEW: Machinae Supremacy – Phantom Shadow + concept teaser (Musicalypse Archive)
It's May 2016, which means MACHINAE SUPREMACY's "Phantom Shadow" came almost 2 years ago, so you may be wondering why I am writing a...
REVIEW: Whispered – Metsutan: Songs of the Void (Musicalypse Archive)
WHISPERED first caught my attention after the release of their debut album, "Thousand Swords," in 2010. "Thousand Swords" presented a mature band – WHISPERED...
REVIEW: Katatonia – The Fall of Hearts (Musicalypse Archive)
Some 4 years have passed since the release of KATATONIA’s last full-length album, "Dead End Kings" (2012). The band has mainly remained in people’s...
REVIEW: Amon Amarth – Jomsviking (Musicalypse Archive)
It has been weirdly hard for me to decide if I like AMON AMARTH or not. If you had asked me 6 years ago,...
REVIEW: Lacuna Coil – Delirium (Musicalypse Archive)
Oh LACUNA COIL, how I used to love you. I don't remember how I came across these guys back in the day, but I...
REVIEW: Moonsorrow – Jumalten aika (Musicalypse Archive)
I'd be genuinely surprised if there's a single person in the world who can claim that MOONSORROW is a "bad" band. You may not...