Tag: review
REVIEW: The Night Flight Orchestra – Amber Galactic (Musicalypse Archive)
Although the NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA features well-known members of Swedish bands like SOILWORK and ARCH ENEMY, it's a far cry from a melodeath supergroup:...
REVIEW: The Mute Gods – Tardigrades Will Inherit the Earth (Musicalypse...
My favorite debut album last year was "Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me" by the new prog rock act THE MUTE GODS, as...
REVIEW: Lost in Grey – The Grey Realms (Musicalypse Archive)
LOST IN GREY is a newcomer to the Finnish metal scene, even if frontman Harri Koskela is not. This symphonic metal project tells...
REVIEW: Zeal & Ardor – Devil is Fine (Musicalypse Archive)
Just when you think you've seen it all, you come across something like this. ZEAL AND ARDOR is a one-man project by Swiss-born Manuel...
REVIEW: Tim Bowness – Lost in the Ghost Light (Musicalypse Archive)
Tim Bowness is best known as the other half of the British art pop duo NO-MAN, which also includes Steven Wilson. For some reason,...
REVIEW: Ember Falls – Welcome to Ember Falls (Musicalypse Archive)
It's no secret that I've been a huge fan of EMBER FALLS ever since I learned of their existence in 2016, nor that my...
REVIEW: Haken – Aquarius & Visions (reissues) (Musicalypse Archive)
British new-generation prog metallers HAKEN are celebrating their 10th anniversary as a band this year, and their first two albums, "Aquarius" (2010) and "Visions"...
REVIEW: Firewind – Immortals (Musicalypse Archive)
It’s been 5 years since their last studio album, "Few Against Many," came out, but now FIREWIND are back with their newest creation, "Immortals."...
REVIEW: Nightwish – Vehicle of Spirit (Musicalypse Archive)
It's always a good day when you go outside and find a NIGHTWISH demo in your mailbox. I hadn't been expecting to do another...
REVIEW: Machinae Supremacy – Into the Night World (Musicalypse Archive)
It should come as no surprise that I am a huge fan of MACHINAE SUPREMACY. I am one of those new-age fans who joined...
REVIEW: Leprous – Live at Rockefeller Hall (Musicalypse Archive)
Like many, I first heard of the Norwegian prog metal group LEPROUS when they were acting as Ihsahn's backing band; Ihsahn of course having...
(1996) Sentenced – Down: Anniversary Special (Musicalypse Archive)
The Finnish gloomsters SENTENCED were on an upward trend in 1996, having released their breakthrough album "Amok" the previous year. Therefore, it came as...
REVIEW: Sabaton – The Last Stand (Musicalypse Archive)
SABATON. The great divide on this band never fails to amaze me. People either really love these guys, or strongly detest them. As per...
REVIEW: Maschine – Naturalis (Musicalypse Archive)
British progressive rock/metal band MASCHINE is a new name to me, although they've got one record, "Rubidium" (2013), under their belts already. Their new...
REVIEW: Metallica – Hardwired… to Self-Destruct (Musicalypse Archive)
Like many of our dear readers, my courtship with heavy metal music started in my early teens with no doubt the same two or...
REVIEW: In Flames – Battles (Musicalypse Archive)
IN FLAMES, much like SONATA ARCTICA, have seen a great deal of rising and falling in their popularity of late, with fans largely divided...
REVIEW: Trees of Eternity – Hour of the Nightengale (Musicalypse Archive)
Death is not an unfamiliar topic for the vast majority of metal bands, as most of them handle the subject in at least one...
REVIEW: Taylor Davis – Odyssey (Musicalypse Archive)
Popular YouTube violinist Taylor Davis is back with yet another album. October 28th, 2016, marked the release of "Odyssey," this time comprised entirely of...
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...