REVIEW: THRESHOLD – “Legends of the Shires”
If there’s anything prog bands like to do, it’s put out big, sprawling concept albums. Last year was full of them, and I’ve already lost count of how many have…
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REVIEW: KAIPA – “Children of the Sounds”
As anyone who follows progressive rock knows, the genre came into full fruition and had its heyday in the early-to-mid 70s. It is therefore no great surprise that there are…
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REVIEW: USNEA – “Portals into Futility”
I was initially very hesitant on checking out a, if I dare use that term, Cascadian extreme metal band because of how derivative the bands that ape the “Cascadian sound”…
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REVIEW: MYRKUR – “Mareridt”
As has been documented frequently throughout the history of this genre, heavy metal, and indeed heavy music in general, has often been dominated by males, therefore making it intimidating for…
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REVIEW: SATYRICON – “Deep Calleth Upon Deep”
Satyricon is a band nothing short of a legend. They’ve come a long way in terms of experiences, sounds and musical directions. Yet, the musical prowess of the duo doesn’t…
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REVIEW: BELPHEGOR – “Totenritual”
Since their origin in the early ’90s, Austria’s Belphegor have plagued the world of metal with a bastardized mix of Tampa death metal and Norwegian black metal. With a sound…
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REVIEW: NOTHING MORE – “The Stories We Tell Ourselves”
One of the most hotly contested topics in the music industry today is the concept of genres, or subgenres. The subgenre category of any given band depends heavily on its…
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REVIEW: ENSIFERUM – “Two Paths”
The primary objective of listening to music is to have fun. True, there are several elements that bind us to the phonographic art like relatability or the emotions that are…
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REVIEW: CRADLE OF FILTH – “Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness of Decay”
Cradle of Filth defied the odds when their own ruthless brand of extreme metal broke mainstream. To the extent that if you didn’t know them, you were certainly aware of…
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REVIEW: GRAVE PLEASURES – “Motherblood”
Grave Pleasures is an Apocalyptic Post-Punk band from Finland, previously known as Beastmilk. My exposure to post-punk has been very limited so this was a completely new experience. Their new…
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