I always loved the work Arjen Lucassen and Simone Simons have done together. A “solo” record has been a goal for Simons for quite a while, but finally in 2024, this was made a...
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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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Rome – World in Flames
It’s only been a year since Rome, product of main force Jérôme Reuter, released their last full-length album; and already, completely in style, a new EP was brought to us last August. But then...
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Kanonenfieber – Die Urkatastrophe
“Die Urkatastrophe” by Kanonenfieber: A Powerful Tribute to the Forgotten Faces of War The opening notes echo the somber tones of Reichstagspräsident Kaempf’s fateful address at the dawn of the First World War. His...
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Dark Tranquillity – Endtime Signals
It’s hard to believe that it’s already been nearly four years since Dark Tranquillity’s latest record, “Moment” was released. Finally the successor is there; can “Endtime Signals” impress us? Ever since their previous release,...
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Fleshgod Apocalypse – Opera
Fleshgod Apocalypse – “Opera”: A Theatrical Tour de Force in Symphonic Death Metal by Andy Baqone Let me start by laying my cards on the table: when it comes to metal, my taste is...
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Seth – La France des Maudits
In 2021 I reviewed La Morsure du Christ (read it here) of Seth. With this album Seth managed to set the bar high. Now, three years later these French blacksters are back with “La...
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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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Pestilence – Levels of Perception
Pestilence is a household name in every mind of a death metal fan. Everyone knows them, everyone tends to like their early two-three albums and some people even consider them as pillars of oldschool...
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Kati Rán – SÁLA
Sometimes the best things are worth waiting for. Over five years after Nordic dark folk artist Kati Rán released her single “Blodbylgje”, we get her exciting 13-track record “SÁLA”. Kati Rán previously released a...
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