Rating: 7/10 Release: 20th December 2022 Label: Independent / Bandcamp “Reshout for War” contains four melodic death metal songs with the inclusion of folk elements. To understand this release, you have to go back to 2012 when the “leaping” Basques released their first opus “Shout for War”. The month of … Continue reading →
Rating: 8/10 Release: 25 November 2022 Label: Independent The four titles “Nature Emerge” follows two albums released respectively in 2015 and 2018. In Argentinian metal pagan we already knew Skiltron, Triddana, Tersivel, so to avoid being forgotten Folter the only member of Vorgrum offers an interlude which will keep fans … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 16 December 2022 Label: Independent From all sides and from all countries, we are now assailed by Pagan productions and this one comes to us from Romania!! Their compatriots from Bucium and E-an-na had already broken down the doors and now it’s the turn of the “big … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 20 January 2023 Label: Reaper Entertainment Piracy has many times been associated with our favorite music. Running Wild in classic metal, Alestorm in folk metal, Swashbuckle in death thrash. The genius of the guys and the girl from Baden-Württemberg is to have made the synthesis of all … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.0/10 Release: 25th November 2022Label: Deaf Shepherd Germany Fiddlers Green have recorded a nice holiday album here. It is festive while still sounding Celtic and folksy. Opening with a twin bill of Merry Christmas Everyone and Merry Christmas Everybody certainly gets one in the spirit. The songs are similar … Continue reading →
Rating: 8/10 Release: 25th November 2022 Label: Independent It took O’Hamsters a while to release a new album. The pandemic got in the way, but we all know what happened in the Ukraine this year. But the band decided to release this album now, since it’s no use to keep … Continue reading →
Rating: 8/10 Release: 31 October 2022 Label: Eternal Legacy Records As the saying goes: “nature abhors a vacuum”. Starting from this premise, the trio from Dublin has somehow taken up the torch from another Irishman (from the North this one): the immense Gary Moore. It should be noted that at … Continue reading →
Rating: 7.5/10 Release: 16 November 2022 Label: Independent Spellblast fans, the Truth Is Out There! Gone are the old west references, this album gives us more. The songs tell a story, using lyrics and various effects to enhance the back story. The concept of ‘Classified –V’ reminds me of Iced Earth’s ‘Horror Show’, whereas … Continue reading →
Rating: 8.5/10 Release: 25 November 2022 Label: Sound Pollution Finnegans Hell come out swinging with this new release. Its obvious that these swedes are angry and they are going to let you and I know. The first five tracks include What have you got in the end, One finger salute, … Continue reading →
Rating: 9/10 Release: 18 November 2022 Label: Lupus Lounge Viking/Black Metal act Fortið (Icelandic for ‘past’) has given us a two track EP bringing forth more darkness from the shores of Iceland. The band has evolved both musically and lyrically since conception, taking a different musical direction similar to Enslaved … Continue reading →
