Reviews

A great discovery! When Matti Reinola (the bass player of Grayscale) contacted me, I wasn't waiting for such a great release. Honestly, I'm not a great fan of Finnish gothic metal but where the…

After a breakthrough with their first album, 2002's "Reflections Of The I", the Winds are blowing again their unique music with their second full-length album, "The Imaginary Direction…

In the true musical lineage of Opeth and Katatonia, Agalloch is one of these mystic and melancholic bands, excelling at playing a smart blend of Doom Metal and few elements from Melodic Death Metal, such…

Do you know what a special album is like? The ones that are so good that you listen to the entire disc with extremely high volume, following each track with all your senses while reading the lyrics; completely…

Blind Guardian, I think that band needs few words to be introduced. It's probably the most famous German band worldwide after a succession of excellent albums among which "Nightfall In Middle-Earth",…

A band, mostly of people that were in a ton of side projects and underground obscure black metal bands from the early to mid 90's have came together into one big band, under the name of 1349. The…

Chapter II from the new speed masters of Norwegian Black Metal, which is exactly what this album will show you. With their second full length album, they have progressed somewhat past the obscurities of…

Yet another MeloDeath release from Sweden, hurray, you couldn't be happier, right? But before you stop reading because you're tired of all these MeloDeath bands or just think In Flames/Children…

Two masters of the eighties Hard Rock scene combined efforts, and the result was Brides Of Destruction, a post-modern Hard Rock band with an attitude. The people I'm talking about is no one less than…

This is a nice variation for all of the Metalheads who want to experience more mellower forms of music, Dwelling is a great piece of acoustical tunes, guitars and violin, plus the enchanting voice of Catarina…

In Lupus Pacis - Strength is a rather short (four tracks) release, from the predecessing Leiden around Wilfried Rabin, responsible for guitars, grunts and drum/keyboard programming on the record. His fellow…

The long-awaited album from Edguy, finally entitled "Hellfire Club" [originally "Mysteria"], is once again a terrific masterpiece of German Power Metal. Successor to the magnificent…

Here's a late comer in the whole "beauty-and-the-beast" explosion that took place at the end of last century, for those who doesn't know what the hell I'm talking of, beauty-and-the-beast…

Yes, probably each review of this album ever written mentions that the term Homo Iratus means "angry human" in Latin, and the concept was made by the band as its own interpretation of the next…

This is the first full-length album from Italian band Maledicta, and I must say that I'm impressed with the talent of these young metallers. Maledicta could be described as Black Metal with some Symphonic…

This is the debut album of French metallers Tao Menizoo , a weird band that mixes elements from Death and Trash Metal, with some other modern elements like Metalcore. I must say that for a self-released…

Another Brazilian band that releases their stuff thru Hellion Records Brazil, one of the biggest labels South America have. This time the Perpetual Dreams have a shot to achieve greatness, I'm just…

Saratoga's highly awaited seventh album is out! After the successful "Agotarás" and the live "Tiempos De Directo", here comes "El Clan De La Lucha". For those…

As soon I got this album from German label Morbid Records I stared long time to the cover art, which is really cool, later, when reading the info sheet, I read that the cover artwork was done by Dragon…

If you wake up today in the mood to hear almost 30 minutes of blasphemous Death Metal from the United States, I recommend to stop reading this and get this album in your nearest record store. If you wake…

Eluveitie are a Swiss band with an ambitious project under their hands, Helvetic Pagan Metal is the name, and in more simple words could be describes as Death Metal combined with Folk Metal. A wide array…

Before you keep reading this review, probably mesmerized by the beautiful cover art, I must warn you that this is not exactly Metal, is rather more Electronic Gothic music, so... why does a release like…

Mortal Love are hailing from Norway, and they're playing female fronted Gothic Metal, think The Gathering, Mandylion era, but a lot of years later and with less surprises. The result? Well, a well-balanced…

Conquestador is a young [and promising] Heavy Metal band from Holland. They use to play old school Heavy Metal in the vein of bands like, Maiden and Judas Priest for example. This demo is really interesting…

After 4 long years, one of the best musicians is back with again something? just magic? Thanks a lot for being back Arjen, thanks again for producing great stuff like you do each and every time. My friends,…

Portuguese finest Nu Metal act is back with their third album, the successor for 1999's "Y2K". Anger reach in "The Bliss" a new and higher level of quality and, in a clear bigger…

I'm reaching a point as a reviewer in which every damn album from Sweden sounds the same to me, and I mean, we get a lot of material from Sweden! Anyway, this album from Construcdead is nothing new…

Is not a secret that the Metal scene in Brazil is really big, a lot of bands are coming this days from the land of samba and carnival. Steel Warrior is a band that hails from Brazil, and like the name…

Got this release with this ugly cover art, and I didn't want to listen to it at first, I mean, I can do a better cover with Windows Paint (the program that comes with the Pc). Anyway, like I always…

American Gothic Metal, uh? Makes you think if it's good enough to compete with the all the great Gothic Metal bands coming from Europe these days. Well, this is the third run for American Gothic/Darkwave…

Mons Lvnae or Mons Lunae is a Latin expression which, in English, means "mount of the moon". Mons Lvnae was the name given to Sintra's Forest by the Roman Army during their occupation in…

Pentacrostic is a Death Metal band from Brazil, country that spawns the most Metal bands that comes from South America. Brazil is a country with no particular taste for a sub-genre of Metal, we listen…

Is time to review one of the most press-celebrated records of the year 2000, Australian act Vanishing Point topped the charts with this, their second release, a perfect mix of Progressive Metal and Hard…

Lupine Moon is the one-man project of Jim O'Connor, a musician from USA. This solo project use to play a dark Heavy metal with some progressive touch and this new auto production seem to be something…

This 1985 release should make it into the hall of fame of classic hard rock / metal live productions. Quality has never been a problem to the Scorpions that first paved their way to fame and success far…

Among spectacular scenic performers, Rammstein is definitely a good bet for the first rank. Not only this German Industrial Metal band collects phenomenal albums, their shows all around the world have…

Or the full title DJ Lazlow presents Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Vol. 1 - VRock. An easy concept is behind this compilation of 80's rock and metal hits, the game GTA Vice City is set in the 80's…

When I for the first time was introduced to Tempta, I heard that it was a Melodic Black Metal band, and I at once got really interested. I know asking myself, "How in hell does a Melodic Black Metal…

"An Ephemeral World" is the new release of the great Patrick Rondat. If you don't know this guy, you must know that he is certainly one of the best guitarist in the world and he is one of…

You're a man, a real guy? You have a big pair of balls in your pants? You like beers and Harley Davidson? Then you are certainly a fan of the German power metal band Iron Savior [well I hope for you,…

A quite new Heavy Metal act from Spain. Let me know if that's not the kind of "news" many of us never give a thought. And I guess many have does that against Easy Rider too, not because…

"Out To Every Nation" is the new album of the great and fantastic singer Jorn Lande. For those who don't know him [shame on you?] Jorn was the singer of Ark for example, and he is actually…

Ellipsis is a real strange band from France. They say that they play "Psycho-Metal, Prog-Symphonic"? Well, this very complex name to describe their musical style is certainly right but "Progressive…

"In Excelesis Dementia" is the 3rd and new album of a French Black Metal band, Destinity. After 1 year and their 2nd album "Under The Smell Of Chaos" [through Adipocere Records], the…

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The story about Mob Rules is a quite funny one, with this new release, "Among the Gods", they now have released four albums, 4 killers, 4 albums that breaks the most in the genre, and still,…

One of the most influential spanish bands in history, Ñu, is now back with the band's 18th album in its constant voyage through music, Under the humble name "Titeres" (puppets). An…

I got some divined thoughts about this kind of Hard Rock, because it's often that there is releases that's so overrated, the album sounds just like what other album in the same genre, and that's…

After Angels Fall First, people knew about Nightwish. After Oceanborn, they liked Nightwish. And after Wishmaster, they worshipped Nightwish. "No new album this year", Tuomas said. But to not…

Vicious is one of the Swedish newcomers of Melodeath Metal. After 2 demos the band come in the metal scene through Sound Riot Records with their first album, "Vile, Vicious & Victorius".

I'm very happy to review this Cd, because lately I've been following the career of Austrians Jack Frost, and to be honest, at first listen I wasn't impressed with their past albums (and…

Jack Frost releases their fourth album in the year 2000, and it also become an important album in the band's career, because is the albums that finally defined the band as a Doom Metal band with Gothic…

Jack Frost are a little underrated Doom Metal band from Austria, they've seem to pass in the scene totally unnoticed, even if they have some albums out, and they've played with very well-known…

Among this years most famous song lines out of the German charts is definitely: 'Eckstein, Eckstein alles muss versteckt sein.' With few lines out of a childsplay's song and a great thrilling,…

German singer Hubi Meisel and his second album makes an appearance at Metal Storm, he has been member of bands like Triple X and Dreamscape and he's quite known in the German Progressive scene. The…

Clone is a band hailing for Sweden and like a lot of their compatriots, they're playing Melodic Death Metal, or Melodeath if you like. Clone (which is no longer the name of the band, but we'll…

Blade Of Spirit is a young Greek band formed in 1996, until now they've released five Demos, (Cd's and Tapes), this, their sixth Demo, contains only 2 songs and a rather particular way to play…

Lucifugum is coming from Ukraine, where it is considered as a cult band of the underground scene, mainly because of its virulent stances against the established order and the Christian church. Apparently,…

Aeons Of Old comes from Belgium, and no they are not inspired by Aborted (for once). Their music doesn't sound Belgian at all, the influence here has to be sought in Scandinavia. Over the three songs…

This is my first encounter with the Aussie sick minds of Sadistik Exekution. This is the kind of band I had sworn to myself I would never listen to, because... well I don't know why, maybe because…

Why do the words "Iron Maiden" instantaneously come to my mind when I listen to the demo of this American band? On the album cover you can read Traditional/Epic power metal: well I can't…

LS 201 is a young unsigned band from France. Don't run away because of the name a la Blink 182, here this is indus metal. Night Room is their first demo, so ineveitably the influences are obvious:…

Requiem is a band from Finland, they use to do Power metal with some interesting touch of Prog Metal, which give at the end, music more than interesting. After their very promising 1rst album "The…

Nightwish is the band among bands. The epic among epics. The... oh you get the point. This Finnish power/symphonic metal act has more or less acquired a status of having no truly bad songs. Even those…

Do you know Orphanage? No ? Well in fact this band is a real cult band nothing more. The problem is that they suffer of the fact that a lot of people don't really know them? and, at the end then,…

There is always bands that slipping past our eyes and minds and that we never ever going to hear. And I'm sure Tiles would be such a band for me. Because I would never believe that this should be…

I'm always ranting about when the next thing in Metal is gonna come right?, well finally and after months of waiting I have found a new contestant to my annual "Best new/unknown/underrated act…

A bit of history: Act Of Gods was created in 2001out of the ashes of the cult French death metal act Mutilated. Phil (guitars) and Guillaume (drums) were two members of this legendary band. Act Of Gods…

I must confess that I had a huge doubt when this cd arrived in my mailbox.I had it in my hands and did not dare to put it in my cdplayer, this for one simple reason: Dennis, the drummer of this Swedish…

Fans of the most romantic feelings, run away as fast as you can ! Carnal Lust is in the place, and they don't joke... In fact it is all the contrary. Carnal Lust massacres the listener with its brutal…