Tag: review
REVIEW: Sons of Apollo – Psychotic Symphony (Musicalypse Archive)
"For Apollo so loved the world that he gave his only 5 sons..."
Or in layman's terms, DREAM THEATER alumni Mike Portnoy (drums) and...
REVIEW: CyHra – Letters to Myself (Musicalypse Archive)
When one door closes, they say another opens, and that was true for Jake E. , Jesper Strömblad , Peter Iwers , and Alex Landenburg...
REVIEW: Daniel Cavanagh – Monochrome (Musicalypse Archive)
Daniel Cavanagh is known as the main songwriter of ANATHEMA, and therefore he's not the first person you'd expect to release a solo album....
REVIEW: Grave Pleasures – Motherblood (Musicalypse Archive)
Gothic rock/post-punk posse GRAVE PLEASURES seems to have become a cult name of sorts, as I recall seeing them (as well as the band's...
REVIEW: Arch Enemy – Will To Power
When Alissa White-Gluz joined death metal act Arch Enemy during their previous release "War Eternal", the lineup change couldn't have gone smoother. Alissa White-Gluz not only took...
REVIEW: Ensiferum – Two Paths
There is no reason to introduce Ensiferum, except for needing a short introduction to this review. The Finnish folk metal band has been holding...
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: Caligula’s Horse – In Contact (Musicalypse Archive)
Alongside kangaroos, koalas, and AC/DC, Australia has a fairly sizable prog scene. I'm familiar with KARNIVOOL, but CALIGULA'S HORSE has managed to gallop under...
REVIEW: Ensiferum – Two Paths (Musicalypse Archive)
It's been a mere 2 years since ENSIFERUM's last release, "One Man Army" (2015), but it's time once again for these Viking metal Finns to...
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: Force Majeure – Rise of Starlit Fires (Musicalypse Archive)
As has been rather common this year already, today we introduce yet another band whose latest album features a change in line-up. FORCE MAJEURE...
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: Paradise Lost – Medusa (Musicalypse Archive)
I've been a fan of Gothic doom pioneers PARADISE LOST for about 7 years now. Their discography is one of the most interesting in...
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: Leprous – Malina (Musicalypse Archive)
Ever since I joined this site, we've been keeping a close eye on LEPROUS. The melancholic Norwegian prog metal group has been busy touring...
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: The Haunted – Strength in Numbers (Musicalypse Archive)
I've been a fan of THE HAUNTED (without knowing it) since I heard "Dark Intentions," the legendary intro track from "...Made Me Do It"...
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: Eluveitie – Evocation II: Pantheon (Musicalypse Archive)
The time has come! ELUVEITIE had what seemed to be a rather rough division in members last year, resulting in the formation of CELLAR...