Album Reviews
KiaRa – Archangel (album review)
KiaRa is one of Imperial Age’s two female vocalists – beside Jane Odintsova. She released her first solo album “Storyteller” in 2020. In her own words, “the sound on this album [Archangel] is much higher quality and professional than on the first one album ‘Storyteller’. The music is also more mature.” I personally liked Storyteller for its roughness quite a lot, let’s see and hear about the progress now.
April Art – P.O.K.E.R.F.A.C.E.
Today we review the second full-length album of one of Germany’s most promising future metal top-acts.: April Art from Giessen.
Sijjeel – Salvation Within Insanity (Review)
There are myriads of ways to approach death metal. It can be fun and dumb or borderline progressive....
GGGOLDDD: This Shame Should Not Be Mine (2022)
With clever song writing, great musicianship and a mood-driven sound, GGGOLDDD address the issue of rape in a brutally honest way, generating a memorably dark and uneasy ambiance.
For The Sake Of Acoustic Revenge – Sonata Arctica’s Acoustic Adventures
Sonata Arctica's "Acoustic Adventures Volume One" is an amazing album and even more an essential landmark in roaring turmoil! It is an reinvention of their classics and a statement against the fast-track life cylce in the metal biz.
Waltari – 3rd Decade – Anniversary Edition
Give Waltari's, “3rd Decade” Anniversary Edition" a spin. Dive into pure diversity, more than cross-over and meet the army of their featuring colleagues such as Jyrki 69 (The 69 Eyes), Jonne Järvelä (Korpiklaani), Lordi or April Art and many more.
Celestial – BRHG Release “Your Highness”
A quiet, somewhat meditative intro unleashes the full force of a tornado: “Your Highness” by Bloodred Hourglass, to be released October 22nd! Expect the unexpected and BRHG will still surprise you – for the better if not the best! It is full of breaks and unexpected elements, still adding to a harmonic sound that you wish would simply never end.
Fantastic: Solacide’s New Album “Fall From Eternity”
Solacide's fantastic new album “Fall From Eternity” is inspirational, deep, and diverse. The band from Lahti takes us on a journey fighting our demons or battle with Vikings alike.
Lord Of The Lost – Judas
German multi genre rockers Lord Of The Lost released their seventh studio album "Judas" on the second of July after an often misunderstood biblical personality. Later we will find out why and give justice.
The album contains 2 CDs with 12 songs each. Both have different themes, Damnation and Salvation. Let’s find out what stands behind it.