Tag Greece
This Greek bunch released this album digitally back in 2013 with a physical release materialising during 2014 but it seems it is getting a second push and has landed on my review pile this month. With an album already out… Continue Reading →
Here we have some self-proclaimed rock ‘n’ roll heroes from Greece, yes that’s a bold PR statement, but marginally accurate! I listened to this release a few times long before I did some digging or read the PR material, I… Continue Reading →
Having released two singles back in 2012 (Inside your head and Momma’s son), Greek grunge rockers SolarMonkeys are finally releasing their first full length album – Payblack. The Greeks have a unique sound which draws heavily from the Seattle grunge… Continue Reading →
Futuristic New Wave Of Swedish Death Metal on this debut album from Greek band Gravastar is what we are promised here. There are definite industrial tones and spacey feelings straight off as this sets in and prepares to drag us… Continue Reading →
Crystal clear tones distinguish the post metal sound. Amniac are from Greece and this is their genre, as deliberate notes strike forth and create patterns. There’s more than an air of Cult of Luna about this. The trick is in… Continue Reading →
After giving Spectral Lore’s album ‘III’ the top spot in my end of year rankings for 2014, I was, as you might expect, pretty bloody delighted to hear recently that they were planning to release a split at some point… Continue Reading →
Greek black metal has built a universe all of its own over the past two decades and Varathron has provided several of the grandest pillars to that cosmos. Stefan ‘Necroabyssious’ and crew have been bolstering the sheer depth of quality… Continue Reading →
Soprano. For many it will conjure up images of James Gandolfini collecting his newspaper in suburban New Jersey. Or Dame Kiri Tikawana warbling over an introduction to a Rugby international. For me, the word evokes images of Bianca Castafiore the… Continue Reading →
There are always big hints put about by black metal bands suggesting the worship of dark gods. But very few musicians wear their black hearts so prominently on their sleeves as the driving force behind Thy Darkened Shade. Semjaza is… Continue Reading →
The greeting is a burst of modern-sound technical progressive djent. In fact it’s everything that’s been in vogue in recent times. I hadn’t read any of the script so I just took in this riot of progressive colour, which reminded… Continue Reading →
There’s an old adage that you should never judge a book by its cover. Well, “never” is too strong a condition as far as I’m concerned. If the cover of the book has words like “Jeffrey Archer” or “Dan Brown”… Continue Reading →
Greek purveyors of black thrash domination have set out their mission to unleash upon the public savage black thrash from yesteryear, and with members of Thou Art Lord in their ranks, the credentials are certainly there. The production is as… Continue Reading →