My connection to this cult Greek band is sporadic and doesn’t really make sense. In recent years, I have been a fan of their “Vanity” demo. I reviewed their 2004 album, “Lyssa – Rural...
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AVATARIUM – BETWEEN YOU, GOD, THE DEVIL AND THE DEAD
The year was 2013. I was living in Germany, when the self-titled debut came out. I remember being intrigued by the thought of Leif Edling maybe doing something else than doom metal. I bought...
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Yearlist 2024 – Extreme Metal Voyager
Disclaimer! This is a list of albums that DOES NOT include “Absolute Elsewhere”! I’ve got a physical copy of the album, and I will probably enjoy the hell out of it, but there’s just...
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Bewitcher – Spell Shock
It’s safe to say that heavy music as a genre, has accumulated an abundance of different styles and sounds, since the late sixties. While some monickers, now considered legendary, trailblazers, and even given the...
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Portrait – The Host
To the right, a host in the shape of a goat. To the left, a mighty sword next to a priest’s severed head. In the middle, a light, some kind of energy discharge or...
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Pallbearer – Mind Burns Alive
It didn’t take a master degree in clairvoyance to figure out that after the release of lead single “Where The Light Fades”, the latest PALLBEARER album would become a polarizing release. Such reserved tonalities came as a...
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