Reviews

January 14, 2009

Another live release from Twisted Sister, and this time as double pack DC / DVD. I do not wish to be the “bad guy” that will judge them for not having a new album since 1987 , but after the re union they released tons of , collections, re takes, live CD and DVD. And I won’t say stuff like that because every single live release from Twisted Siter is just awesome, despite the years.

January 14, 2009

\r\nBefore The Dawn is a Finnish outfit and their newest album “Soundscape Of Silence” is their fifth full length release so far. The main man of the band is Tuomas Saukkonen, his name is probably familiar to many of you, from his collaboration with many bands / projects from the Finnish scene, such as Dawn Of Solace, Sinamore etc.

January 13, 2009

\r\nThe last few days during the so called “riot acts” in Athens and other cities of Greece as well, I was constantly listening on the news people wondering “Where all this violence comes from? All this hate and urge for destruction” If these people have heard of Kreator, they wouldn’t be wondering. They would know the answer. Rage is not an unknown feeling, is inside of us all, like a savage beast feeding from our daily fears, anxieties and disappointment for our broken dreams.

January 12, 2009

Have you missed pure, solid heavy metal? Well these guys here are coming from Sweden and their quest is to remind you the way heavy metal has to be played in the best possible way. It’s all about In Solitude a Swedish outfit that just release it’s debut full length LP and only on Vinyl (for now) through High Roller Records, there gonna be a cd version of the album sometime this year.

January 11, 2009

When I listened for the first time the demo release of Ereb Altor some years ago, one thing came into mind, and how a man can influence so much the whole metal scene. Of course this man was Quorthon of the mighty Bathory.

January 11, 2009

Vulcano is an outfit from Brazil and their sound can be described as a mixture of thrash metal with some Venom – ish elements mostly due too vocals. So I have here the re release of their album “Tales From The Black Book”, originally released back in 2004 by Renegados Records, and after the split release of Vulcano with Nifelheim on I hate Records in 2006 (Thunder Metal), I hate decided to re release their “Tales From The Black Book” album.

January 11, 2009

One of the darkest bands of Europe and specific in Czech Republic was and still is the outfit under the name, Root. The band that belongs to the first wave of black metal (Venom, Bathory, etc) with some progressive aesthetics and some death metal and dark epic passages.  In their albums someone can find clean and brutal vocals and the whole attitude of the band can easily be described as black metal due to their lyrical themes.

January 11, 2009

\r\nYoung guys, which at first they seem to go with what at these days seems to be not only just another trend but a whole genre of its own, as another sub-category of the modern metal scene.. With what would I have to do this time? The beautiful, in a strange way, with this genre is that everyone seems to be against it but it keeps growing up.. The fans of classic hard rock/metal would characterize the sound as too mainstream, while the new metal fans that came into this community via the TV-metal would think this is too extreme, too hard for them..

January 11, 2009

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\r\nDoes the name Alex Beyrodt remind you of something? That talented guitarist that has intensely left the marks both in SINNER and SILENT FORCE, in which he was a leading member? That one, yes. His collaboration with PRIMAL FEAR as tour guitarist is also remarkable. Today he is considered as a guitar hero in Japan, a fact that would probably leave many people apathetic, however we are mentioning it just for the record, as it is very trendy to be recognized for your guitarist skills.

January 07, 2009

Battlerage is a an Chilean outfit and in their back catalogue have already two demo releases, one Studio album, one E.P. and a live album during the 5 years of existence.
\r\nSo their two demos from 2003 (“Metal Slaughter” και “Return of the Axeman”) , now have been re-released  remixed and remastered (plus two bonus tracks) from Metal On Metal under the title “The Slaughter Returns”

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