Reviews
\r\nWhen the artist gets inspired.. Revolution Rennaisance is the new band of Timo Tolkki, since Stratovarius have split up, almost split up or whatever…we can’t be sure for now, as the statements so far are a bit ambiguous. Time will tell, I guess. Let’s get back to the album now, titled “New Era”. It’s like listening to Stratovarius in the peak of their career, yet with a different voice. And what a voice, actually voices to be accurate. Michael Kiske, Tobias Sammet and Pasi Rantanen, all in very good shape they are merely amazing!
Οι swamp metaleres Kalmah εδÏŽ και πάρα πολÏ καιρÏŒ αποτελοÏν μια απÏŒ τις πιο σταθερÎς αξίες τις Φινλανδικής σκηνής.
\r\nΔυστυχÏŽς για αυτή τη μπάντα δεν γνωρίζουμε πάρα πολλά, πÎραν\r\nτου ÏŒτι κατάγεται απÏŒ την Ισπανία και αυτÏŒ εδÏŽ είναι το ντεμπ
\r\nWhen releases like this one fall into my hands,then it is that i am really glad.You will understand the reason for it,by reading the following stuff
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\r\n‘’Distorted horizon’’ is nothing more than an 30 minutes EP with 4 songs .When you first listen to it,then you realise that in the moments that will follow you will listen just MUSIC.Imagine a jazz attitude coexisting with clearly progressive sound and all that floursihed with heavy elements,and then you will be somehow able to understand how this group from Estonia sounds..
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\r\nGreek scene nowadays has being improved. Many bands present us completed works and this is very pleasant, as most of them are appreciable. Black Swan is the debut of album of a new band, which brings the name Ismini and I admit that it confused me a little. Initially, I would like to say my opinion regarding the name and in order to be sincere I didn’t like it, because it is very simple, but also because such kind of names are not very usual in the hard sound.
When I got this promo I though “ well another mediocre metalcore release” and i have to admit that the front cover of the album really made me to underestimate these guys. But when the music came on , I really changed my mind.
\r\nThe third full length release by the Germans Human Fortess is a fact, another Massacre records release. Despite the fact that the album in its most duration is a very good power progressive metal effort of the 90’s something is missing here with this release but let’s talk about music.
This is the first effort by German outfit Νachtgeschrei of Massacre Records and probably this is the best weather to hear such an album like “Hoffnungsschimmer”
\r\nMany folklore melodies with many parts that consisted of flutes and violin part with a “goth rock” attidute is the main ingredients of “Hoffnungsschimmer”
\r\nIn specific parts their music can be described as prog rock, but due too the misunderstandood meaning of the genre I’ll try to avoid such a comparison.
\r\nJorn belongs to this kind of people, whose creativity doesn’t allow them to rest almost never. We hear of his name very often during the last years, as he has worked with several bands, either as a part of the permanent line-up or as a guest in various projects. Charismatic, with such a great voice and very expressive, no doubt he is one of the most important frontmen of our times.