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Powerwolf, Gloryhammer (Thessaloniki, Greece – 30/11/2019)
There are times that, no matter how experienced you are at concerts, you can still be pleasantly surprised, even from bands that do not match with “your sound”. Well, one of those times, was the first appearance of the German group POWERWOLF in our country, on Saturday 30th of November in Thessaloniki, with special guests […]
Slayer, Lamb Of God, Anthrax, Obituary (Berlin, Germany – 02/12/18)
After a week of tourism at the beautiful Amsterdam and having wandered all over the Dutch Capital, my holidays were coming towards their glorious end, so I took my flight to Berlin to attend the long expected SLAYER’s live on their final tour! I still can’t believe they’re doing a farewell tour. Who? The mighty […]
Gentihaa, Dimlight, Warship (Athens, Greece – 8/11/2019)
GENTIHAA is a new Greek Metal band, being introduced to us through its recent album “Reverse Entropy” and the two live appearances in Athens and Thessaloniki as the support band to DIMMU BORGIR. After these successful performances they decided to present their debut album “Reverse entropy” with a release party at Temple. Support groups were […]
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Celestial Season – Doom Lovers
Many bands have found fertile ground in recent years for a return to the spotlight after a multi-year period of absence. One such case is that of the legendary CELESTIAL SEASON from the Netherlands. After winning fans of the Doom Death sound in the first half of the 90s, they had a complete style overhaul […]
Melechesh – Sumerian Echoes Through Mediterranean Vibes
MELECHESH is a unique band with Middle Eastern vibes and a great history! Even though it’s last official studio release was the album “Enki” back in 2015, the singer Ashmedi had the kindness to discuss with us about the present and the future of MELECHESH, answering also at a couple of general topics, in a […]
Thurisaz – The Veil Of Balance
THURISAZ are not newcomers in the metal scene, since they have been around for almost 23 years. Recently they have released their sixth album “Re-Incentive”, so its time for the band’s drummer Pepijn De Raeymaecker to share some information with us, talking about song writing, touring around the world, lyrics handling with emotions and more. […]
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Architects – For Those That Wish To Exist
Year: 2021 Total Time: 58:21 Label: Epitaph I think it was inevitable. Anyone who has been paying attention to the band should have seen it coming. Anyone who has been following the scene up close should have seen it coming. England’s finest, ARCHITECTS, have returned with a new album and a new sound. Having started […]
Batushka – Царю Небесный / Carju Niebiesnyj (Mini Album)
Year: 2021 Total Time: 27:16 Label: Witching Hour Productions The BATUSHKA drama continues and into 2021 as Krysiuk decided, six months after the release of “Raskol” and three months after the live album “Black Liturgy”, to release new music again. The fact that he is also the owner of Witching Hour Productions gives him the […]
Dark Zodiak – Ophiuchus
Year: 2021 Total Time: 48:09 Label: Self-Financed DARK ZODIAK were formed at the year 2011 in Southwestern Germany and “Ophiuchus” is their third release. According to the International Astronomical Union (IUA), Ophiuchus is one of 88 official constellations and it’ s name comes from the Greek word “Ophiuchos” represented by a man grasping a snake. […]
Enforcer – Live By Fire II (Live Album)
Year: 2021 Total Time: 75:48 Label: Nuclear Blast While the pandemic continues to torture the planet and we have almost forgot how a live stage looks from inside, the Swedish ENFORCER are back with a live album to remind us that the concerts we all metalheads love so much will be back soon in our […]
Fallensun – The Fall Of The Wake
Date: 2021 Total time: 34:14 Label: Self-Financed New band from the Canadian duo of James Coyle and Taylor Pottle of AXIS DISRUPT. And as you can imagine, it’s all about Melodic Death Metal, but this effort is their fullest one! “The Fall Of The Wake” pays homage to the Scandinavian Melodeath, acrobatic on the […]
Fuath – II
Year: 2021 Total Time: 41:31 Label: Season Of Mist Underground Activists FUATH may not sound familiar to many, but the band’s only member Andy Marshall and SAOR are very well known. FUATH is therefore Andy Marshall’s personal project, which was formed in 2015 and the same year they released their debut album entitled “I”. In […]
Harakiri For The Sky – Mære
Year: 2021 Total Time: 1:24:11 Label: AOP Records HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY are the living proof of a band that evolves in every single album, always creating lyrics and composing music at a high quality level. And it’s definitely a challenge and an achievement at the same time to manage to maintain the momentum, especially […]
Hell-Born – Natas Liah
Year: 2021Total Time: 45:23Label: Odium Records Poland’s HELL-BORN started in 1996 as a project of Baal and Les initially, who at the time were in BEHEMOTH and DAMNATION, to be developed later into their full-time band. Until their break in 2008, they released five full lengths creating a cult name in the underground circles. After […]
Jumpscare – Don’t Close Your Eyes
Year: 2020 Total Time: 33:17 Label: Vault Lab “Don’t Close Your Eyes” is the debut album of the Italians. The band was only formed five years ago. Despite their young age they managed to achieve some very good collaborations here and there, and as they mention in the press letter, they played various concerts, along […]
Obcasus – Omega Prophet
Year: 2021 Total Time: 34:20 Label: (Self-Financed) Scandinavia musically has displayed a lot of Black Metal, so Finland could not be an exception by presenting us the sixth-membered OBCASCUS from Kuopio with their first full-length album “Omega Prophet”, having released in 2018 their only demo “Enslaver’s Cross”. With its black-and-white cover predisposing for its content, […]
Todd La Torre – Rejoice In The Suffering
Date: 2021 Total Time: 44:35 Label: Rat Pak For those of you who are longing for the good old days of US Power Metal, here is the opportunity to put your hopes for a revival of this sound in a “fair” way and as it should sound today. Specifically, we are refering to the first […]
Warrior Path – The Mad King
Year: 2021 Total Time: 52:09 Label: Symmetric Records Two years have passed since the debut album of WARRIOR PATH, which created promises for an interesting career for this newly formed Heavy / Power Metal band. Continuing their journey, the band’s mainman and lead composer Andreas Sinanoglou and musician / producer Bob Katsionis (ex FIREWIND/ OUTLOUD/ […]
Ablaze My Sorrow – Among Ashes Αnd Monoliths
Year: 2021 Total Time: 47:07 Label: Black Lion Records A lot of interesting things took place during the 90’s in the Swedish extreme metal scene. I won’t say much more because you all know almost everything about it, but let me focus on the Melodic Death/Black scene and the label No Fashion Records with […]
Epica – Omega
Year: 2021 Total Time: 01:10:16 Label: Nuclear Blast Last year’s tradition, which included plenty of good releases from well-known and lesser-known bands in the genre, seems to hold up this year as well. One such example is the new, tenth album of the very popular Dutch Symphonic / Gothic metallers EPICA, who five years after […]
FireWing – Resurrection
Year: 2021 Total Time: 58:34 Label: Massacre Records FIREWING is a US-based Symphonic Prog-Power Metal band founded by the Brazilian guitarist Caio Kehyayan. “Resurrection” is their debut album and features some guest musicians, including Bill Hudson (NORTHTALE), Jenn Sakura (AVERSED) and Haydée Irizarry (CARNIVORA) among others. The band combines technical elements of Heavy Metal with […]
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