It was time again for the famous Straalschijfontketenfeest that is held every time Heidevolk releases a new album. This time for their brand new full-length Velua, which was released a month prior to the...
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Katechon – Coronation
Trondheim-based black/death metallers Katechon recently released their sophomore full-length Coronation. On this record, the Norwegians demonstrate excellent skill in combining destructive, yet sometimes catchy death metal oriented drums with ferocious, atonal raw black metal...
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Carthagods
It seems that in the last years metal bands from the African continent are steadily leaving their mark on the international metal scene. The Tunesian heavy metal formation Carthagods has existed for over seventeen...
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Interview with Kamelot – Thomas Youngblood
A while before the release of their new album, a few members of Kamelot spent a day in Amsterdam. This seemed like a perfect opportunity to speak to to them, so Michael sat down...
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Kamelot – Haven
It is not that often that I come across a record that I can keep listening to over and over again. Kamelot’s latest installment, Haven, is one of those records. With a band like...
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Melechesh, Keep of Kalessin and supports
Wednesday May 6th brought a mixture of not-so-run-of-the mill bands to the locales of Arnhem, the Netherlands. Hailing from Israel but living (somewhat branded and exiled) elsewhere: Melechesh headlined the evenings’ quintet, together with...
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George Kollias – Invictus
When the Greek God of blast beats George Kollias (Nile) was asked by fans to record a solo album, he decided to give it a go. The result of this endeavour is Invictus, an...
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Heidevolk: “From now on, just bass and dubstep”
Dutch folk band Heidevolk recently released their latest record Velua. Two of their long time members, Mark (vocals) and Raemon (guitars) have decided to leave the band, after twelve years of playing. Will Heidevolk...
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