Tag Melodic Death Metal
This is the fourth album over the span of 20 years for In Slumber, with Wolfgang Rothbauer taking care of vocals, guitars, bass, song writing and lyrics, i.e.: pretty much everything other than drums which were dealt with by Flo… Continue Reading →
This was a thoroughly enjoyable album. It’s the third full length album by the Dutch quintet who formed 22 years ago. Blending thrash and melodic death metal very effectively, the album has plenty of intensely rapid passages combined with flowing… Continue Reading →
As things have changed over the last two years with everyone working remotely and collaborating with colleagues which are remotely located, why shouldn’t music do the same? While this sextet comprises of 5 Venezuelan members and a Finn, they are… Continue Reading →
On the weekly list of reviews that comes out I put my hand in to cover this album by Danish act Heidra because I read the band had some Amorphis traits in their music. They weren’t wrong it has to… Continue Reading →
Everything about this from the band name, to the cover art and track titles screams out Brutal Death Metal but that is not quite what we get here. This UK act led by Kaz “Stench”B (guitars/bass) & Serpent (Vocals) along… Continue Reading →
Dark Tranquillity released their twelfth album Moment in 2020, but at the time were only able to stream a gig from an empty theatre. Finally they are back on tour in America which is hopefully a sign that things are… Continue Reading →
Sometimes it is nice to simply press play on an album and get exactly what you expected, no gimmicks, no trends, just a good old energetic thrashing from start to finish. Nightrage led through thick and thin by Marios Iliopoulos… Continue Reading →
Is it too early to start discussing “Album of the Year”? I’ll stick my neck out and say that even though it’s only just February, I’m confident ‘Halo’ will feature in many of these lists, and may well sit at the… Continue Reading →
Three years since their last album and a couple member changes to boot, however it would appear that drummer Tuomo Latvala recorded his tracks before departing, since which Atte Pesonen took his spot behind the kit, while bassist Erkki Silvennoinen… Continue Reading →
Henrik Nygren’s Melodic death metal project Carchosa, from Malmö, Sweden is back once again with the second release ‘Realms’. The eponymous debut release was a respectable musical offering which had some fantastic compositional work and solid displays of musical prowess… Continue Reading →
So we all have those conversations where our mates go ‘you’ve heard X?’ and you reply with ‘I’ve heard of them’. Well today is one of those days for me, although I’m actually pretty sure I’ve seen this band supporting… Continue Reading →
What is Extreme Metal? I often find myself asking that question. To me it can cover a wide range of genres, for example Black Metal, Death Metal, even Thrash to some degree. However, what I really think it is, is… Continue Reading →