Tag Germany
A double album from Germany’s Träumen Von Aurora whose name translates as Dreaming Of Aurora. It is rare you get bands releasing two albums on the same date but this very skilled and accomplished act has done just that with… Continue Reading →
I have a love/hate relationship with bands like Grave Digger, or indeed their contemporaries such as Running Wild, Blind Guardian and Helloween. On the one hand, the soaring, epic imagery conjured in their songs is hard to ignore, causing even… Continue Reading →
An album influenced by 90s gothic metal with punk and black metal influences is on the table here. Hailing from Germany, this is the band’s second album release. A dark melodic flow greets us. The withering guitar chorus line sounds… Continue Reading →
Experimental soundscapes and drone here from this collaboration borne out of that pesky pandemic. Autaar is German artist Mark Lindhout and 404 is likeminded Dutchman Joost Van Ophem. The title of the release translates to ‘nipped in the bud’ and… Continue Reading →
This is actually the second release by German Symphonic Metal band Oknos, but the first one I’ve heard (soon to be remedied if their previous CD is even half as good as this one…), and as I sit here, listening… Continue Reading →
A second album from German chainsaw death metallers Nightbearer following on very nicely from their excellent debut full length ‘Tales Of Sorcery And Death’ released in 2019. Whether you would say there is a progression on their sophomore is down… Continue Reading →
As with many of the bands that lay themselves bare on the operating table of criticism, many are completely unknown to me before I wield my blunted, dirty, rusty medical accoutrements in a botched operation of critical prose, that is… Continue Reading →
Consistency has been Protector’s most redeemable facet of late; the last few releases since reforming have been quite something. Now Sweden is home, but Germany is always their starting point. For those who don’t know this band, expect high energy… Continue Reading →
Sometimes, what you need is a short nasty and brutish release. That’s exactly what we have here from German death metallers Teratoma, with a 6 track mini CD that does exactly what it says on the tin. The PR sheet… Continue Reading →
Fifteen albums for Mille, fourteen for Ventor, six for Sami, the first with new bassist Frédéric Leclercq, who has already been with the band for 3 years now but has a long way to go to catch up with Christian… Continue Reading →
We are opened up with a howling wind which is then built upon by hypnotic guitar work before the full band launch into a melodic black metal landscape, all creating a basis on which the vicious and malevolent vocals can… Continue Reading →
I have a soft spot for dark-tinged rock and punk and that’s why I picked the album at hand from our review basket without exploring much further. As is sometimes the case, it turned out not to be quite what… Continue Reading →