By: YvetteScore: 7,5/10Release: 4-9-2009Label: Prime Cuts Music Folk / Battle Metal from Australia, when I was presented with this I had no idea what to expect. Australia is not exactly known for its Folk Metal scene, and the large amount of bands that do emerge are quickly overshadowed by the … Continue reading →
By: YvetteScore: 8,5/10Release: 4-12-2010Label: Prime Cuts Music ‘The leading warriors of Australian Battle Metal’, this is how the members of the Australian band Claim the Throne call themselves. Actually this title doesn’t do justice to the great musical diversity that is reflected on their albums, for battle metal doesn’t cover … Continue reading →
By: Yvette Score: 6/10 Release: may 2013 Label: Independent ‘Epic power metal from the Canary Islands, that must surely be worth a listen’ was my first thought on the album ‘Insula Invicta’ by the Spanish band Fallenhall. The band released a demo in 2010 and now releases its first full-length … Continue reading →
By: Yvette Score: 7,5/10 Release: 2-2-2014 Label: Independent It is definitely a misconception that bands cannot deliver good quality with their debut album. Of course it is always difficult to set a standard the first time, and a certain degree of quality is expected from many seasoned bands, but amongst … Continue reading →
By: Yvette Score: 7/10 Release: 1-2-2014 Label: Independent The thing I’m always a little scared of when black metal is concerned is that it will probably be another one of ‘those bands’ of which we already know thousand of a dozen. I was pretty prejudiced when I started listening to … Continue reading →
By: Yvette Score: 9,5/10 Release: 29-8-2012 Label: Napalm Records Those familiar with the name Maurizio Iacono will undoubtedly think of the death metal band Kataklysm. What many people know now is that the five members of Kataklysm, together with François Mongrain and Jonathan LeDuc, have released their debut album Romulus … Continue reading →
