Reviews
\r\nAscension Of The Watchers is a side project of Fear Factory’s Burton C. Bell and Ministry’s John Bechdel, the album “Numinosum” is their second effort.
\r\nWhoever believed that this effort would sound like Fear Factory should be very disappointed, whoever also believed that this effort would sound “metal” sould also be very disappointed. The album “Numinosum” is a below average piece of ambient/goth/ pop music, with many keys and clean vocals as well as ambint elements
The phenomenon of the re-releases is very common these days. But the most of them is just easy cash in for the labels. Fortunately this one does not belong to this category.
\r\nBlack Crucifixion is a very obscure band from Finland and their “Promethean Gift” E.P. has been released back in 1993 and was in limited copies. The band besides this EP has released another one E.P , “The Fallen One of Flames” in 1999 and just two years ago they released their first full length album “Faustian Dream” (2006)
France’s Reverence have released their second full length under the title “Chamber Of Divine Elaboration” and their music can be described as Black metal played in a Doom metal way.
\r\nDuring the 7 compositions, that reach approximately the hour mark, we can discover their dark and haunting atmosphere similar to Deathspell Omega works and vocals that in specific parts sounds like Arcturus’ ones.
Finland has a rich tradition in Funeral Doom bands, so after the great SKEPTICISM and THEORGOTHON, the sub – genre tradition follows Colosseum, that with this release will leave their funeral doom print, on finland’s musical map
\r\nThe album “Chapter One Delirium” provides us with approximately 64 minutes of slow and depressing atmosphere. The positive thing is that Colosseum’s music is not repeating over and over again, something that many bands unfortunatelly do, thus the listener feels bored.
\r\nA few days ago the finnish Doomsters / Deathsters Saattue released their first full length efford via Spikefarm. Although this release was meant to be a four track self produced EP, Spikefarm singed a contract with the band so “Jäähyvästi” has been released as an album.
\r\nNew album for the Italian Nefarium on behalf of Agonia Records. More than 10 years have passed away, since this band made his first appearance. As it seems, Nefarium are improved and developped as time goes by. "Haeretichristus" is an amazing album containing 9 good-played black metal songs, which are influenced not only for the Norwegian scene, but also fron the Swedish. The compositions are fast and hate dominates in every song.
\r\nNeverland. A band which can do a lot more than to offer us just an album. Why? Simply because, we have to do with the turkish Progressive Metal band, named Dreamtone with the difference, that here participates also a Greek singer which is indeed more from appreciable and experienced and is named Iris Mavraki. Can Reversing Time help Greek and Turks see each other with a different view?
Another release in progressive / classical / metal forms, this genre seems to suffer from the many, almost similar one to each other, releases that really seem to be without any use at all.
Julian’s Lullaby is a Greek band that consists of three members and with this effort provides us with a very descent release, within the borders of female / male fronted Folk Metal.
\r\nThe “I Hear You Thinking” Effort reminds something of Inkubus Sukkubus in a more metal and abstract way. The female vocals are good enough while the male vocals probably need improvement or maybe a better production.
\r\nTheodore Ziras, needs no introduction, Theodore is one of the best greek guitarists of our time. The “Hyerpyrexia” album is his third personal effort, and he collaborated with Derek Sherinian (Y. Malmsteen, Dream Theater, A.Cooper, Billy Idol) on Keybords and Brian Ticky ( Ozzy, Zakk Wylde) on drums.