Reviews
\r\nΜelodic death metal has kept a solid fan base although the years of its heyday(Gates of Ishtar, Dark Tranquillity) have been long dead and gone. Its influence in today’s metal scene has been filtered and evolved into something else with the term "core" attached to its end. Just by looking at the band’s promo photoshooting I made I quick guess that this is the case once again. I was wrong.
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Karnak Seti plays melodic thrash/death metal and even if their name reminds of Egypt culture they are truly from a nice island of Portugal. These guys self released "Scars of Your Decay" in 2009 but after that Casket Music signed them to officialy release their debut work in 2010.
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\r\n I’ll turn into a bitch from the very begining. Why do some stuck to the part where they WANT to play death metal instead of actually doing so? Where’s the brutality, the darkness, the aggression? It wouldn’t matter if you’re supposed to be playing NWOSDM but what do you do when the songs are so indifferent?
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\r\nThe underground has always been the source for real music and true artistic expression. There is nothing predetermined there, no "must" or guided artistry. And that is where Peshmerga come out from and having Sevared Records backing them up release their short(only 7 songs) yet meaningfully crammed debut.
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\r\n-Superbia- is a band that hails from Italy and specific from Catania, Sicily. The band was formed in 2002 and started playing Death Metal with progressive elements. They released their first Demo in 2004 and then the second one came in 2007. After many years the band managed to sign with the label, -My Kingdom Music- and in 2010 the first full length was ready. \r\n
\r\nTHE SECOND DEMO\r\n
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\r\n-Ancient Balls- is a new band from Salonica, Greece that plays Death Metal with groovy elements. The band was formed in 2009 and one year after they released two demos. This is the second Demo of the band where -Ancient Balls- are playing five new songs.\r\n
\r\nLeading a steady route through the years, mainly in the background, Before The Dawn hit us back with a new release to move a step further on the path of gothic/death metal. Those of you who have seen the band on stage probably were not stuck to the wall..truth is the band dwells in the shadows of the mighty Amorphis and other monsters of the genre but what they offer is something well served.
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Fir Bolg is an one man band and "they" play traditional pagan black metal. "Paganism" is a
\r\nrelease printed in 500 limited edition copies. Dagoth, who is the man behind the music
\r\nwrote some tracks for a demo back in 2006, he then printed this in 500 copies in 2008 and
\r\nfinally German label Schwarzdorn Records signed him in 2009 and re-released this, to have a
\r\nbetter promotion of the band. That’s about their background.
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\r\n-SIX REASONS TO KILL- ARE BACK \r\n
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\r\nGerman Death Metal/Metalcore band, -Six Reasons to Kill- are back with their fourth official release. The band has returned with ten new songs full of Death Metal and Metalcore ideas. \r\n
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\r\nThe new album has the title - Architects of Perfection- and it’s a great album full of nice tracks and great sound. Nice Metalcore guitars, heavy bass, great drumming and the voice Lars Tekolf in great condition, singing in many ways. The production is very good and the whole album has great sound. \r\n