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Review: Wuthering Heights – Salt (2010)
Naming your band after a book that is so succinctly boring is truly a ballsy move. In fact, because of the band’s name, I never really got around to listening to them for years because of the very fact I fucking hate the book they are named after. However, when a promo for Wuthering Heights’ [...]
Review: Barren Earth – Curse of the Red River (2010)
Barren Earth is the superstar band that no one has been talking about. Containing former/current members of Amorphis, Chaosbreed, Swallow the Sun, Moonsorrow, the debut record Curse of the Red River is set to debut at the end of March, and really, after listening to this thing, it should be on everyone’s priority list because [...]
Review: Alestorm – Black Sails At Midnight (2009)
Alestorm are catching a bit of popularity worldwide fueled by the surprise success of their debut record, Captain Morgan’s Revenge, which was a combination of decent folk power metal and pirate theme. Obviously the gimmick alone is something that would catch wind instantly and bring some notoriety to the band, no matter how good they [...]
Review: Cormorant – Metazoa (2009)
Remember when melodic death metal used to be original? Remember when In Flames was a name to be reckoned with in the underground death metal community? These days it’s harder and harder to be surprised by melodic death metal; notice I said “death metal.” Playing watered down Gothenburg or melodic metalcore does not equate to [...]
Review: Ethereal Faun – The Nightlitany (2009)
Italian metal enthusiasts Ethereal Faun and their 2009 self released debut The Nightlitany, bring forth the energy of power metal with the mystique of European folk metal. Creating a metal record without the financial support of a label is always more difficult, however, these days it seems more and more artists are exploring this avenue [...]
Review: Eluveitie – Evocation I – The Arcane Dominion (2009)
Eluveitie have been a very busy band as of late. Having taken part in a ton of touring in North America to take advantage of this latest American interest in European folk metal, Eluveitie are already out with another release and have begun to play dates for the 2009 edition of Paganfest USA. This is [...]
Random Album Pile-Up 12
1. Biomechanical – Cannibalised (2007)
Chaos, chaos and more chaos. Unlike the band’s 2005 effort The Empire of the Worlds, the groove, extreme melodies and chaos (on a controlled level) are far from being as apparent on Biomechanical’s latest album Cannibalised. It seems the band has gone off the deep end in terms of [...]
Music Video: Falconer – Upon the Grave of Guilt (live Wacken 07)
Album: Falconer
Label: Metal Blade Records
Year: 2001
Music Video: Falconer – Carnival of Disgust
Album: Among Beggars and Thieves
Label: Metal Blade Records
Year: 2008
Review: Falconer – Among Beggars And Thieves (2008)
Falconer, perhaps one of the most original and talented power metal bands of the 21st century, and are unquestionably at their best with vocalist Mathias Blad. The folkish power metal combined with Mathias’ uncharacteristic sweet voice that is noticably devoid of yells and shrieks like many of his operatic counterparts, provides the muscle behind some [...]
