Reviews

The young italian label code666, interested in the darker side of metal music and in all kind of experimantations, now decided to publish this compilation which features all the bands in its roster. It…

Published by Blood, Fire, Death, under the American Red Stream Productions, Xasthur is a Black Metal project coming from the US, started in 1996 by the founder Malefic, who, after some line-up problems…

Well, that's a tough one. For the first time I really have no idea of how and what to tell you of this album. Not because I have no idea on it, but because many could find it a complete masterpiece,…

Kaos DNA Released: the name of the first track is a declaration. Of war we can say. A war, fought all throughout the album, to conventional music, to all the stupid labels such as "Black Metal"…

What can I say? I have in my hands now the dream of every metalhead that enjoys Pop music and video games (if there's any out there, that's it ), Blackseed Boys ladies and gentleman! This is…

I have to admit it, I'm a HUGE fan of video games, I've always been, since the days of my Commodore 64, my Atari 2600, and passing through my NES, Snes, Playstation, and of course the king of…

I have in my hands the new album of German Gothic sextet Anubis, on the get-go I can notice that something is different, something has changed, my first clue was looking at the cover art, is so bright…

So, tell me what happens if you got a female voice, some melodic guitar lines, a keyboard, some electronic soundscapes and 6 Germans that dress in black? What happens if you mix it all together and put…

Yggdrasil are a young band hailing from Sweden, they play Folk Metal with some Doom/Death Influences, and this is their second demo. This band formed only 2 years ago, and they come us with a really professional…

When I receive records, I classify them, to see which one I'm going to hear/review first, when they're albums that I've been expecting, I listen to them immediately , but when they're…

Doom, what a wonderful genre of metal, sad feelings, emptiness, despair, sorrow and all those things that balance the happy moments of life. The fact that there's a group of people making sad music…

What happens if you mix some Swedish Melodic Death metal with some thrash and a little of Nu Metal? and what happens when you mix the talents of talented musicians of well established acts such as Soilwork…

When Sandra Schleret, the beautiful voice behind Dreams of Sanity, announced her departure of the band, the metal community was shocked, and all the metalheads began to question the future of the band,…

Lately, the metal scene has been experimenting a comeback of a genre that was very popular in the 80´s , that's right ladies and gentlemen, Thrash Metal! Bands like The Haunted and Darkane are…

So we have here courtesy of Lion Music, another supergroup [ultimately is very common that Lion Music take under his arm supergroups and guitar heros], anyway, Section A is formed by Torben Enevoldsen,…

Here we have Rosae Crucis latest release "Worms Of The Earth" a Concept album based in the novel of Robert Howard that tells the epic adventures of Bran Mac Morn, King Of Caledon, and his fight…

Another power metal release? It seems that everyday a band releases a power metal album, so, if you want to people to notice you, you've got have some differential advantages to stand above the crowd,…

First of all I want to confess that brutal styles of metal aren't exactly my cup of tea, I can hear them but only for a while, [this includes Brutal Death Metal/Grindcore, and True Black Metal] so,…

This is a one-man band from Nova Scotia, Canada. Incarnatus is responsible for all composition and singing [well, shrieking] in this album. Yes, you read well, shrieks, so, what kind of music are we dealing…

Wow.. violins! When I inserted this Cd in my stereo the first thing I heard was a haunting yet beautiful violin, on that moment, I knew I would love this Cd. [I'm such a sucker when it comes to violins].

Sometimes you receive a CD that you don't know nothing of, and it turns to be a complete surprise, of course this rarely happens, but when it does? wow! So, reading this first lines you might have…

The phrase "Gothic Metal from Poland" is something that I hear [and read] very often lately, and that's because there is a strong gothic metal scene coming from Poland! At least! I was getting…

Mortuary is a band from France and I thought they were newcomers to the scene, but when I went to their website I found with surprise that they are around since 1990, and this is their third album, so…

So, who is Lars Eric Mattsson? Because until I received this CD I was completely clueless of his existence, maybe because in the past years I was submerged in the Gothic and Death Metal genre? In my stay…

I wanted to take some time to review one of the albums of one of the most important bands in the Gothic Metal scene: Love Like Blood. If you don't know them, you're missing a lot, they been around…

Love Like Blood is back, but not with a new album, but with a great idea, a tribute album, so why this is a great idea? Tribute albums are pretty common this days, yeah, I know but let me explain the concept…

I've have to admit that when I received this Cd the first thing I did was stare a long time to the cover art, it's just gorgeous! The booklet, the Disc, the presentation is flawless, courtesy…

Horresco Referens is a band hailing from France, they have a unusual name, for all of you that are a bit rusty in Latin, Horresco Referens means "I shudder as I tell the story". So, did I shudder…

This band hails from Breizh (Brittany) , the Celtic region west of France , and they play black metal with a lot of Celtic/folk influences, or as they call themselves Celtic Pagan Metal. So, what is Celtic…

When I received this Cd and judging by the artwork, I thought that I was dealing with either a Black or Death metal band, but when I read the info sheet on this one, I was surprised, especially when I…

Formerly know as Estuary Of Calamity, this quartet from the United States, are playing Death Metal with some Black influences, nothing wrong with that, but millions of bands are playing the same thing,…

Elfonía is a experimental band hailing from Monterrey, Mexico, why experimental? Because they mix elements from different genres such us Doom, Gothic, Atmospheric, Symphonic and Progressive Metal.

France is the last place I would search for a death Metal band, as a matter of fact, I know only a few bands from the country of love, but the few bands I know are great (like Penumbra and Anorexia Nervosa).

Electronica Art Metal this is the way Dol Ammad defines their music? no wait, wait, Electronica Art Metal?? what the hell is this? I have an answer my friends, this is Dol Ammad. I know you're all…

I don't do much reviews on American releases, not that I don't like what uncle Sam has to offer us in terms of heaviness, but let's face the facts, Heavy Metal is located in Europe, maybe…

When a young band is starting it's career, the usual progression in order to achieve a professional status and media recognition is to release a Demo/Promo first, then a Mcd to draw some attention…

So, Desdemona from Poland? wait! I've have another album of Desdemona, but not from Poland, but from Italy, yes, a case of identical band names? the difference apart from the native country, is that…

Delight is a gothic metal outfit hailing from Poland, it seems that nowadays Poland has become a infinte source of gothic metal bands... better watch out Finland! As many other gothic bands, this one…

Heavy/Power Metal from Italy, that's what Broken Arrow has to offer us in their debut album. For all who knows the actual metal scene, Heavy/Power Metal is a genre that we get from Italy a little…

Blackout is a young band hailing from France, and let me tell you that I didn't expected much from this guys, because, you know, they're new in the scene, and this is their first work (besides…

My first encounter with this band from Poland was with "In Nomine Noctis" an early work of them, I really liked the little I listened, because it was a friend's Cd. So I received "Melange",…

Sweden's Spiritual Beggars were virtually written off following the departure of bassist/vocalist Spice after touring commitments for 2000's breakthrough album Ad Astra were completed. Many would…

Hailing from Finland, Sonata Arctica was one of the revelations of the year 1999 . The young band played very fast tempo melodies [the so-called speed metal], enhanced by splendid keyboards and breathtaking…

This EP, published in 1999 show us the new skin of Satyricon. From the beginning, watching to the CD layout and cover, we understand that something is changed. The rinnovation involved the music and the…

The peak of the 'sraditional? Black metal career of one of the most important and influential bands in the scene. In 1996 Satyr and Frost (helped for the guitars by Fenriz) released a concentrate…

Another surprise from the land of Uncle Sam, America is know for his past Metal scene, but the glories from the past are gone now, Metal belongs to Europe, and America have left? Nu-metal [way to go guys!],…

I had this one for a long time now, and I listened to it several times, but I just couldn't find out what to say about it, is a strange piece of work, I would classify this as Death/Doom Metal, but…

When Theatre Of Tragedy emerged from the blackened realms of Norway, they offered a refreshing sound that was nowhere near what that region had (and still is, in some aspects) long been associated with.

After hearing the first two tracks of "Animatronic", I have to check the inlay again for a mistaken CD in the case, since this new record doesn't sound like Covenant. Oh no, it's The…

I would like to describe this as Technical/Progressive Gothic Metal with Melodic Death Metal influences, yep, that's it. The Provenance comes with their second effort, a more mature work, very hard…

"Edge Of Thorns" is Savatage's 8th studio album. It is their first work with Zak Stevens on vocals and their last with Criss Oliva on guitar: Criss died in a car accident on October 7th,…

Ed Hunter sounds really like a trade operation and I think that it is nothing more than a way for the band to gain some money. It is a 3 cd box: two music cd's and one cd-rom containing the official…

This album is from the jurassic period of Iron Maiden, for the band's singer back in the days was not Bruce Dickinson, who was lead-singer for the band Samson at that time. Instead you will hear Paul…

Together with Images And Words this is the most important and beautiful Progressive Metal album ever made. It's my favourite Dream Theater album and one of my favourite albums of all time. It's…

After the initial shock of finding out that Arch Enemy had recruited a female vocalist [Angela Gossow] for last years ?Wages Of Sin?, I soon discovered that the band had created an album that was true…

"Dreams For The Daring" is the new album of Dreamtide. Maybe that you don't know this German band, but you certainly know the first band of Helge Hengelke (guitars), CC Behrens (drums),…

Vertigo is the new project of one of the star of the rock music of the 80's. Do you remember TOTO and albums like "Fahrenheit" or "The Seventh One" ? With Vertigo we see the return…

This is the second real album for the true doom/death Irish band Mourning Beloveth... And this is the kind of album you can expect from an experienced band that has already released a bunch of cds, over…

'A whole new perception is not a real album ; it is a kind of long EP, with demos and tracks previously unreleased bonus tracks. All of them are not interesting, but on the whole, this album is worth…

You may have noticed that this album is not rated. There is a simple reason to this: Downthroat plays grindcore, and this is in my opinion a very particular style, that has a very specific audience, to…

The usual Swedish Death Metal band? No. With their third album Umoored show us how to play following a genre without being repetitive or copycats. Obviously infuenced by the swedish melodic death (mainly…

Adamanter is an Italian band, formed in 1997, which plays something close to the phrase "melodic-heavy-prog-power metal". But honestly, the production of this album is so awful that it's…

Step into the darkblue room, turn on the soft skyblue lights, sit into your new chair with remote control for even more comfort, take your favorite I. Asimov book and press the 'play' button…

After the phenomenal success of 2000's The Haunted Made Me Do It, Swedish thrash metal act The Haunted must have known it was going to be a hard task to equal, let alone top it. However, One Kill…

Armageddon is upon us folks, and it's not the acts of terrorism or the imminent threat of war I'm talking about here, it's the fourth Strapping Young Lad album! While the ever prolific Devin…

Right off the bat, one thing was clearly evident: Six Feet Under weren's out to amaze anyone with speed and technicality with this record. True Carnage is all about straightforward, heavy music. The…

What a difficult thing it is to review an album as controversial (in many ways) as "God Hates Us All" by the thrash gods, Slayer. Some people love it, others hate it. One thing is for sure: everybody…

The greatest metal record of all time. This topic is often debated upon in the Metal Kingdom and to most there is no definite answer. A worthy contender for this title is Slayer's 1986 masterpiece,…

Today's play: "Moonspell or how to surprise with every album". Successor of the quite good Sin/Pecado, The Butterfly Effect is once again something very different from what you can expect…

Six long years after the release of ReLoad, Metallica come back on the scene to show their 8th studio album, St. Anger. Many of you have almost lost all the respect for this band since the release of the…