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Taake – Gravkamre, Kroner Og Troner (Dark Essence)

Well this one is kind of self-explanatory once you get past the Norse and the title which translates to Tombs, Crown and Thrones. It’s an album that celebrates 20 years of Taake (and weren’t they damn naughty teens) with 20… Continue Reading →

The Big Teutonic Four (Nuclear Blast)

The big four of thrash may well be criminally considered to be American, but when it comes to European thrash and in particular German thrash, then the big four are surly and most unquestionably Sodom, Destruction, Kreator and Tankard. This… Continue Reading →

Shining / Monumentum – Pale Colours / The River (Avantgarde / Blood Music)

One of many requests that we get in a week caught my attention stating “We know that in the jungle of promo links and releases to review as for today it might be not possible for you to cut some… Continue Reading →

Carbid! – Breaking Walls (SR)

There are some bands that manage to effortlessly evoke the good old days and, if those good old days were had in the back room of a random pub in Northern Germany listening to heavy metal cover bands, then Carbid!… Continue Reading →

Kotipelto & Liimatainen – Blackoustic (earMUSIC)

Kotipelto, front man for power metal chasers ’ Stratovarius’ and Liimatainen one of the founding members of Finnish epic band ‘Sonata Arctica’ have decided to get together and play some live gigs. However, it was the fans that decided they… Continue Reading →

Tarja – Act 1 (Earmusic)

Recorded over two nights at the El Circulo Theatre in Rosario, Argentina in March 2012 what we have here is a first live double album from ex Nightwish singer soprano Tarja Turunen. It has also been released on a double… Continue Reading →

Darkthrone – Holy Darkthrone Tribute (Peaceville)

You have to laugh at the liner notes here, which say that with ten years of Darkthrone in the offing the label wanted to release a best of compilation but the band responded saying they would make a back-patch to… Continue Reading →

HellLight – Funeral Doom/The Light That Brought Darkness (Solitude Productions)

Subtlety is not the name of the game here in the world of HellLight – at least as far as the sign posts to their musical tastes go. Their former label was Ancient Dreams (with me so far?) and the… Continue Reading →

Eklipse – A Night in Strings (Soul Food Records)

“A Night in Strings” is an apt title. The strings in question are two violins, one viola and a cello, played by this female quartet fromGermany. This collection of covers from such varied artists as LinkinPark, Depeche Mode, Lady Gaga… Continue Reading →

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