Svart Crown have always kind of seemed like to have fallen between chairs. Never really kicked other releases of their places and were never truly memorable partners in the world of Extreme music. This doesn’t mean, of course, that the band never had any good releases – Profane from 2013 or Abreaction from 2017 were […]
Author: Metal-Exposure
Report: Docs Blackfest 3
15-02-2010 Doc’s Metalfest part III Willemeen, Arnhem, the Netherlands Words: Erik (E) with contributions by Wouter (W) Pictures: Wouter After the succesfull previous editions of Doc’s Blackfest, it was obvious that the WillemEen would be haunted again for another edition of this festival. And with a solid line-up of known and lesser known acts, this […]
Report: Sabaton – Afas Live – february 9th 2020
“I’d like to keep my eyebrows, please” On a stormy day, Sabaton brought their “The Great Tour” to AFAS live in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. For this show, they brought along Amaranthe and Apocalyptica. Before the concert, AFAS Live announced that the show would still continue as scheduled. Some people complained, since the Dutch weather institute […]
Ihsahn – Telemark
Ihsahn‘s solo work has always had a divisive character to me. The roots in extreme metal, the progressive and complex music, combined with the influences and a brass ensemble, leaves me somewhere between being intruiged (‘Lend Me The Eyes Of Millennia‘) and not getting through the material. That said, there is no doubt that this […]
Serpent Noir – Death Clan OD
When reflecting on Black Metal there certainly are quite a few top notch bands from Greece. Just think of (older) Rotting Christ, Sear Bliss and Acherontas, just to name a few. You will agree that this country has spawned quite a few interesting darkened Metal acts over the last three decades. This also goes for […]
Vosbúð – Almannagjá
Iceland’s excelling black metal scene has found a footing in the international metal scene over the past years, and seems there to stay. While bands like Svartidauði, Sinmara, Auðn and Misþyrming are establishing themselves as the name of this particular scene, there are also new projects erupting from the burned, vulcanic soul on a regularly. […]
Lorna Shore – Immortal
When reading the biography and some reviews of Lorna Shore people mention Deathcore. Well I see things differently. The band probably has its roots in the genre but when listening to their latest album “Immortal” I detect a lot of other genres. Ok, I can trace some elements but for me it concerns a hybrid […]
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Editors’ choice 2019
Like every year, some of our editors have created a year list for you with their metal highlights. Enjoy some our opinions below! Ingrid 2019 hasn’t been my most active year when it comes to releases and concerts. Since I took over metal-exposure I’ve mainly been busy with keeping it running, than with being able […]
Vaeok – Vaeok (EP)
2020 musically has a very good start. The first thing offered from ’20 was made of sheer dark delights hailing from the US of fuckin’ A. And it would be a shame not to indulge you with a review of this dark, eerie gem. In this case it concerns Vaeok‘s self-titled EP and debut. The […]
Report: Hedon Zwaar Nieuwjaar 2020
Hedon, Zwolle (Netherlands) Review made by: Erik Photos made by: Wouter 2020 has just begun and already Metal Exposure is being treated upon a metal fueled festival. The battle arena is Hedon: a nice venue in the center of Zwolle. It was great fun to attend this festival. With a mix of international acclaimed acts […]