Tag Dark Tranquillity
I’d not heard of Harasai before. The strange thing was that when I listened to “PsychoticKingdom” it was as if I had. My initial impression of this band from Germany was of a fusion between Dark Tranquillity, In Flames and… Continue Reading →
2013’s Apnoe sees Germany’s Todtgelichter take further strides away from their Black Metal roots of a few years ago. Continuing the trend of the band’s 2010 Angst CD, but pushing things further, there is very little on here that could… Continue Reading →
Melodic death metal is often maligned these days but nevertheless always feels as if it could just be on the cusp of greatness. Like a surge of power metal exuberance meets death metal’s fearsome intensity and wizardry. What could possibly… Continue Reading →
Mors Principium Est from Finland have just released their fourth album “….And Death Said Live”. To ask about the new album and the direction the technically-inspired melodic death/thrash metal band is taking, Andrew Doherty interviewed vocalist Ville Viljanen. AN: Hi… Continue Reading →
As a quick glance at the band name and record label should tell you, this is gloomy doom-death from Eastern Europe, in this case the Czech Republic. ‘On the Shores of Oblivion’ is the band’s first full length, and it… Continue Reading →
“You don’t want to miss Omnium Gatherum. They’re really good”. This recommendation came from the member of another band playing at the Neckbreakers Ball at the end of 2011. We drank up and crossed the road to The Garage where… Continue Reading →
During my first listen I was struck by how much this reminded me a little of early In Flames/Dark Tranquillity. They have all the energy and enthusiasm that you’d expect from a band riding high on their current success. This… Continue Reading →
Esdrelon the place is known as the valley of Armageddon. There’s certainly an element of Armageddon about this band’s music. Hailing from Brazil, it is clear that they take inspiration from fellow countrymen Sepultura and US bands like Slayer, Pantera… Continue Reading →
These likeable Italians peddle this album as “Swedcore”. As they themselves recognise, this isn’t such a new concept. I recall Disarmonia Mundi having the same orientation on their 2004 album “Fragments of D-Generation”, even drafting in Soilwork’s Björn “Speed” Strid… Continue Reading →
It’s been interesting charting the course of the Ukrainian BM sound this past decade or so; the rise and fall of Hate Forest; Drudkh’s journey from raw and obscure beginnings to mainstream popularity on a major label, and the seemingly… Continue Reading →
I enjoy good solid melodies with plenty of heavy guitar riffs and flowing but intricate lead breaks. Words of Farewell have those in spades. Opening track “Project Daybreak” isn’t terribly fast, but then it doesn’t need to be as there… Continue Reading →