It has been awfully quiet at the Fumes of Decay camp for quite some time since the release of their debut album Devouring the Excavated in 2011. This due to some line-up changes, which...
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Showreport Delain with support The Charm the Fury
After an intensive tour through the United States of America, Delain is back in the Netherlands. And what better way is there to celebrate that, than with a show in a venue which is...
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Nemesea – Uprise
We Dutch are pretty well known for producing female fronted metal and rock bands, and it’s an easy way to roll into the world of metal. Nemesea certainly isn’t the least of all these...
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Aborted – Retrogore
Aborted is a brutal death metal band from Belgium known for their gore inspired artwork and lyrics. With an impressive carreer of eight full-lengths, Aborted unleashes another bulldozering death metal record upon us. The...
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Ihsahn – Arktis
Ihsahn is a bit like wine. We buy wine, gift-wrap it, talk and brag endless about its’ taste. Some may elect to store it and consume at a later date. This may lead to...
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Korpiklaani, Moonsorrow & Heidevolk in Amsterdam
On a very sunny Sunday afternoon, we, and a few hundred other metal fans, gathered in front of the Melkweg in Amsterdam for a Finnish Folk Metal Mafia Show with Korpiklaani and Moonsorrow, and...
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Glorior Belli – Sundown (The Flock That Welcomes)
As I am curious about black metal projects thinking outside the box, Glorior Belli piqued my interest. The project of multi-instrumentalist Infestvvs namely isn’t your typical black metal band. He combines it with sludge...
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Rimfrost
My first acquaintance with the Swedish black metal formation Rimfrost was when I heard A Frozen World Unknown (2006). Especially the song Freezing Inferno, in all its frostbitten gloriousness, with Hravn’s Abbath-like vocals, whirlwind...
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Moonsorrow – Jumalten Aika
So here I am, sitting behind my laptop, trying to write a review about Moonsorrow’s Jumalten Aika. It’s been two weeks since I received this album, I think I’ve listened to it for about...
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Showreport: Van Canto, Grailknights and End of the Dream
Van Canto has just released their concept album “Voices of Fire”. To bring the album to the attention, they came to Tilburg for a show, bringing Grailknights and our own End of the Dream...
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