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Last Chance To Reason - Level 3
Progressocore
More than two years ago I highlighted the second level and now I'm back trying to serve as a pointer for this underrated album. With the disappointing new Cynic effort I find myself constantly returning to here, filling the void. Bye bye breakdowns, it appears the band is trying to distance themselves from the "core" label and present a more mature, intention-driven output. The cheese may be gone, but the fun remains the same. Subdued synths are more poignant when compared to 2, with the end result being a more balanced sound.
Cynic != new Cynic;
If Cynic || Between The Buried And Me || Protest The Hero rings true to you, listen to this album.
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Good news for Amaranthe fans. The follow-up to The Nexus (winner of Best Industrial / Cyber / Electronic Metal Album on Metal Storm Awards 2013) is coming out this year already. The band has confirmed an autumn 2014 release date for their new as yet untitled studio album via Spinefarm Records. (by BloodTears) Read more ›› |
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The first details of Eyehategod's new album are here and so is the first new song! First of all, the group's first studio full length album in over 13 years will be a self-titled album and it is coming on May 27th in North America on Housecore Records, May 26th in Europe, Australia and New Zealand on Century Media Records and May 21st in Japan on Daymare Records. More importantly, the music. The first new tune available from the record is "Agitation! Propaganda!" which you can stream now through the clip below. (by BloodTears) Read more ›› |
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Metal cruises seem to be the next big thing. We have 70000 Tons Of Metal, Barge To Hell, Progressive Nation At Sea, and now we also have Motörhead's first annual cruise MotörBoat, supposedly the loudest boat in the world! This cruise is happening in September this year and the first artists confirmed are none other than: Motörhead, Megadeth, Anthrax, Zakk Wylde, Jim Breuer, Danko Jones, Fireball Ministry, and Wilson. (by BloodTears) Read more ›› |
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Canadian artist Leah has launched a crowdfunding campaign for the release of their new album. Using Indiegogo, Leah is reaching out to all fans to raise money for the production and release of the album. So far, the guest artists that have been announced are Timo Somers and Sander Zoer both of Delain. Last year saw the release of Leah's EP Otherworld and to date the band released one full length album, Of Earth & Angels. (by NightMaster) Read more ›› |
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Swedish heavy metal act Portrait announce the release of their new studio album, Crossroads, to be released by Metal Blade on April 25th in Europe, and April 29th in North America. The writing and recording process took about a year and Tore Stjerna of Necromorbus Studio handled the production together with the band. The band has also unveiled the album cover art, tracklist, and for the first taste, the stream of their first single from the record, "In Time", which can be heard through the YouTube player below. (by Abattoir) Read more ›› |
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The last day of the cruise was upon us and after finding those toothpicks to prop my eyes open I ventured outside. Atrocity was supposed to be playing on the Pool Deck Stage, but since they had a gig scheduled in Denver upon my return, I was just going to watch them while having my morning coffee and a smoke. And there I saw it for the first time - the weather. (by D.T. Metal) Read more ›› |
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Day three of the self-proclaimed "World's Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise" is the day the ship's anchor gets dropped in a pre-determined port somewhere nice and warm. Costa Maya, Mexico, a man-made cruise port about 200 plus miles south of Cancun, was the voted on destination. (by D.T. Metal) Read more ›› |
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Being a Metal Storm Staff member can tend to get you a varying frequency of messages to your inbox from people wanting you to edit the guest reviews they've submitted for the site. They want to know if everything's in order, if there wasn't too much fanboyism in their writing, and so forth. While I'm certainly not annoyed by these messages, I thought it would be a better idea to offer people suggestions on how to develop their own reviewing styles, rather than walking them through the process step by step according to a "right" way of how to do it. (by Apothecary) Read more ›› |
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The Black Dahlia Murder - Ritual (2011)
Deathcore Hybrid metalcore + melodic death metal - now there's a title that has a really negative stigma surrounding it amongst a large portion of the more discerning metal crowd. Now, normally, I'm against discarding an entire genre, but rather take my sweet time shitting on bands individually. However, considering The Black Dahlia Murder's strangle-hold on being probably the most popular band in the genre, I'm beginning to understand why people are afraid to approach deathcore metalcore + melodic death metal hybrids.
(by Doc Godin) Read more ››
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6.2
Users:
8.2 | 172 votes
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