Tag: 2015

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Glowsun – Beyond the Wall of Time

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 That’s a funky looking album cover now isn’t it? Well, what else would you expect from a psychedelic rock band? Definitely something that fucks with your head that this does for me quite enough for me to get a headache if I stare at it for too long. And for whatever reason there have been a pop-up of psychedelic rock bands for me in recent weeks such as My Sleeping Karma and Black Space Riders, and much like My Sleeping Karma, Glowsun is completely instrumental. No words, lyrics, or mouth noises; nothin’. Just guitars, drums, and added effects like the … Continue reading Glowsun – Beyond the Wall of Time

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Unleash the Archers – Time Stands Still

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 There have been more than enough hybrid genres that without a doubt capture the scope of the imagination that metal bands can take. Symphonic death metal being a perfect example for that. It’s different, unusual, unconventional, and without a doubt unheard of. Another weird combination of genres is power metal and melodic death metal. Both are melodic, one by name, so I can definitely see why someone thought to combine the two together. And today that someone is the Canadian group of Unleash the Archers who have combined both power metal and melodic death metal into an album that I … Continue reading Unleash the Archers – Time Stands Still

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Mortal Peril – Walking on Hellish Trails

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 You know those special kinds of thrash metal bands that the moment you hear the first songs begin you wouldn’t be surprised if you found yourself immediately part of a mosh pit that formed out of nowhere? That’s what Mortal Peril is. This is a band that has the perfectly exact sound that is made for live performances. Each track off of their latest album “Walking on Hellish Trails” was an amazing track of thrash metal done completely right with the only thing to be thought of from the band is how fast they can play and how badass they can … Continue reading Mortal Peril – Walking on Hellish Trails

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Cyrence – The Hospital

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 Oh, thrash metal. The genre headed by Metallica, Slayer, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, blah, blah blah, and blah. We’ve all heard it infinite amounts of times before. It’s been an overused and overpopulated genre with bands trying to replicate what shouldn’t be copied in order to gain fame and a quick buck. But thankfully, there are always a few bands who are here to just make good music and here is one such band. Cyrence has brought post-apocalyptic thrash metal in such a that will have a great sound to any sort of thrash metal fan, it should did for me! … Continue reading Cyrence – The Hospital

Atmospheric, Black, Death, Metal1 Comment

Ende – The God’s Rejects

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 The essence of the sound of black metal is purely raw and unrestrained, as we all should know I assume. Back in the 90’s this was something else entirely with bands coming with all sorts of different types of shit to make their black metal sound more raw and more unrestrained than what bands before them had already done a thousand times over and over again. Nowadays, some bands are returning back to those times with coming up with albums that while sounding raw on record they sound just as if not more so raw when played live. One such … Continue reading Ende – The God’s Rejects

Melodic, Metal, Rock1 Comment

Iona Grove – Breathe

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 I’ll be honest. When I normally think of hardcore I just think of punk but the band is more organized and wants to bring a sound. Now sometimes it fails, sometimes it blows you mind. This one blew my mind. “Breathe” from Iona Grove was an excellently done 3-tracks album in the composition of the tracks, the pure sound, and feel of each passing moment. And the one thing that flawlessly put that all together was the fact that this is melodic hardcore which is something that I’ve never seen before if I have to be completely honest. It was … Continue reading Iona Grove – Breathe

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Suffer No Fools – Songs for the Restless Youth

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 It’s normally pretty easy to place a band under a single or pair of genres just based on the style of their performance, but sometimes there comes a rare occurrence where you can’t place a band under any category simply because they cover a broad spectrum of the metal world. And today that band is Suffer No Fools with their new EP “Songs for the Restless Youth”. This album’s style varies so much that it to me sounded like alternative metal, groove metal, hardcore, and a dash of thrash metal in all of the tracks to the point where I just … Continue reading Suffer No Fools – Songs for the Restless Youth

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Sense of Fall – Fallen Statues

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 Melodic death metal has always had a special place in my heart with bands like Amon Amarth completely getting my attention with the melody and brutally that’s incorporated into the genre. And sometimes a change is welcome to shake the mix up just a little bit to make it more fresh and not the same recycled sound that’s been used a million times. In the case of Sense of Fall’s new album, “Fallen Statues”, that change is a set of female vocals. Yes, yes I know! “Arch Enemy is female fronted too, dumbass.” Well just fucking bare with me here! A … Continue reading Sense of Fall – Fallen Statues

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Alustrium – A Tunnel to Eden

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 Normally whenever you see the term “progressive death metal” it’s just a cover name for some band trying to disguise the fact that they’re deathcore in reality. But in the case of “A Tunnel of Eden” from Alustrium, progressive death metal is the most perfect way to define this album in its entirety without leaving out one single note, chorus, or beat. All 11 tracks off of the album bring a distinct sound that are truly progressive in their composition while still holding that death metal feel with the intensity of the vocals breaking through and making an amazing combination … Continue reading Alustrium – A Tunnel to Eden

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Open Access – Over a Mountain Peak

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 I’ve definitely heard of combining folk metal with power metal and working out very, very well with bands like Elvenking being one of few that pop into my mind instantly. But with bands like that finding such success in that type of music then there are always other bands that wish to do the same with a genre and become something more. That’s exactly what “Over a Mountain Peak” by Polish power/folk metal band Open Access is doing with a sound that I can’t say is 100% unique to my ears, but the raw quality of it overall was really … Continue reading Open Access – Over a Mountain Peak