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Staff pick
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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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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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Swiss metallers Eluveitie have been awarded one of Switzerland's most prestigious recognitions in music: a Swiss Music Award in the category "Best Live Act National". The decision was made by a highly competitive fan voting, and marks the very first time ever for a metal band to receive this honour. This doesn't happen every day. Eluveitie are currently recording their new album to follow Helvetios. (by BloodTears) Read more ›› |
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You have waited four years for the release of Coffinworm's second album to follow When All Became None and it is finally here. IV.I.VIII is available online for your listening pleasure in all its glory right here, if you dare to give it a try. Dive deep into IV.I.VIII and discover its puzzling riffs of doom/sludge metal. (by BloodTears) 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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Animations - Animations (2007)
Animation is a progressive instrumental combo from Poland. Their first album "Animations" is a nice release of complex music which will be perfect for all the Metalheads who like to listen to music which is not easy of access and definitely a bit "elitist". I know, some people (and I'm not blaming them!) can't stand this kind of Metal but if you're into Prog and like to "torture" your brain, this is for you no doubt! This first album is already a good...
(by Jeff) Read more ››
Reviewer:
8.0
Users:
8.7 | 6 votes
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Random trivia
Marilyn Manson
In the early stages of the album "Portrait Of An American Family", Manson intended to use a picture of himself as a child sitting nude on a couch in the album's interior artwork. Though no genitalia is shown in the picture, and it was taken by his own parents with no vulgar intent, the label rejected the idea on the grounds that it could constitute as child pornography, so Manson instead created the clay sculpture present on the final cover artwork of the album. However, Manson did eventually use a nude photo of himself as an adult for the inside flap photo for the CD single for "Lunchbox" but did not expose his genitals
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