HOLY DRAGONS РZersțrer 2012
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As a reviewer you do your utmost not to be biased (whether for or against) but when I read that Holy Dragons were from Kazakhstan, I couldn’t help being a tad sceptical. I mean how good can a Kazakh Metal band be? Quite good, as it turns out.Holy Dragons’ music seems trapped in an era when dinosaurs ruled the earth, those dinosaurs having names such as Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Weapon. Decidedly old-school material therefore but Holy Dragons have managed to put together some solid Heavy Metal that can still be enjoyed even when the novelty factor wears off.
Continue reading HOLY DRAGONS РZersțrer 2012 -->FREEDOM CALL РPower and Glory 2012
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Southern Germany-based melodic metallers FREEDOM CALL will release a digital single, “Power & Glory”, containing their best-known “happy metal” tunes on November 2 via SPV/Steamhammer. The single release will coincide with the start of the band’s European tour as the support act forLUCA TURILLI’S RHAPSODY.
Continue reading FREEDOM CALL – Power and Glory 2012 -->Faceshift – A New Beginning 2012
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Swedish metallers Faceshift, your are recording what will be their new study ?lbum which reached record stores in 2013.Some issues that were part of the Disco They’ll be mixed by Lars Chriss (LION’S SHARE).The band has released for free download on their Bandcamp, their new self-produced single “The Begining”, which is composed of two pieces of music and that was put up for sale last
July 23.
Continue reading Faceshift – A New Beginning 2012 -->Eldorado – Antigravity Sound Machine 2012
KING LIZARD – A Nightmare Livin’ the Dream 2012 EP
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London’s own “Monsters Of Rock” first appeared way back in 2002 playing gigs and releasing a couple of demos, but it wasnt until 2006 that the band really began to get noticed with a solid line up that gigged everywhere and produced the ‘Late Nite Dynamite’ EP in 2007.
Finally their debut album ‘Viva La Decadence’ arrived in 2010 with songs produced by both Andy Brook (Shush/Catfight) and Chris Tsangarides (Thin Lizzy/Judas Priest).The record became a cult hit receiving rave reviews worldwide with it’s upfront blend of full throttle guitars, irresistible hooks and catchy lyrics.
Continue reading KING LIZARD – A Nightmare Livin’ the Dream 2012 EP -->CRYXUS – Rise 2012
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Industrial/Electronic Rock project created by Producer/Composer team Josh Carlton & Daniel Apple. With heavy influence from Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails), Marilyn Manson, and Maynard Keenan (Tool) this debut album is sure to leave a haunting impression.
Continue reading CRYXUS – Rise 2012 -->ARSENITE – Ashes of The Declined 2012
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The release date for the Swedish metal band Arsenite’s debut album “Ashes of the Declined” has now been announced for November 1st.The album will be released through Sliptrick Records, with artwork handled by artist Andrej Bartulovic.
Continue reading ARSENITE – Ashes of The Declined 2012 -->THE SINNER SAINTS – THE OTHER TOMORROW 2012
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The Sinner Saints are a fresh new band from Atlanta, Georgia that proudly display their southern roots on their debut album The Other Tomorrow. However I don’t mean Molly Hatchet type southern rock, instead these guys are like Black Stone Cherry or a rootsier Hair Of The Dog.
The whole southern influenced modern rock is displayed right from the start during the album’s debut single “Stone Dead Drunk”, a straight-forward boot-stomper that shows The Sinner Saints at their best. Following right behind is “Long Way To Go”, a similar sounding number that is carried along by a cool guitar riff. “Murder In A Dress” could be the band’s most accessible song — it’s not their best work but changes tempo throughout and has a few different sounds going on. Ending the disc is “Ain’t It Tragic”, a heavy War Babies type rocker that closes the disc on a high note.
SOLDIERFIELD – BURY THE ONES WE LOVE 2012
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Soldierfield is a relatively young band, formed only in 2011, but not without some experienced players from the UK metal scene. These include Leigh Oates (Order Of Voices, Rise To Addiction) on vocals, Andy Trott and Steve Wray (Rise To Addiction, BLAZE), and Jeff Singer (Paradise Lost, BLAZE, Kill II This, China Beach) on drums. Their debut EP, Bury the Ones We Love offers five tracks, a prelude to a full-length album in 2013.
Continue reading SOLDIERFIELD – BURY THE ONES WE LOVE 2012 -->Salma Gandhi – The Quest For Nonsense Never Ends 2012
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From the folks at Transubstans Records/Record Heaven comes the Swedish instrumental band called Salma Gandhi. Not content to swim in the retro hard rock, metal, and doom waters that so many other acts from Sweden seem to be doing these days, the oddly named Salma Gandhi instead have created quirky intrumental pieces that touch on jazz, pop, prog, blues, punk, and stoner elements.
Many of the tracks here are fun to listen to, and have a unique sound, especially “Mulholland Mustard In The Custard”, “Paranoid Cow On A Mushroom Lawn” (love these songs titles!), and the epic post-rock/psychedelia of “Santa Da Luna Pa Ruskie”. The dark & spooky “Dr. Steveroll I Presume” has a spacey, jazzy, psychedelic feel to it that is quite appealing, but you are almost left waiting for the band to really break out with something earthshattering, which they rarely do.
Continue reading Salma Gandhi – The Quest For Nonsense Never Ends 2012 -->Whyzdom – Blind? 2012
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Just when you think the Dutch have mastered Symphonic metal, the French band Whyzdom is crashing on the scene with their orchestral arrangements and heavy melodies. After having gone through temporary vocalists to fill a void, they finally secured the services of Elvyne Lorient for full-time duty. Her soothing and enchanting vocal style softens the crushing riffs and provides an equal balance between the heavy and the not-so-heavy melodies. The new album Blind? has 11 songs and packs over an hour of Symphonic metal that should appeal greatly to fans of the metal subgenre.
Continue reading Whyzdom – Blind? 2012 -->KILL RITUAL – The Serpentine Ritual 2012
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American thrashers KILL RITUAL signed a deal with SCARLET RECORDS, which will be held October 30 release of their debut album “The Serpentine Ritual”. It was recorded in the studios of Fang and Fossil Sound, a sound engineer was guitarist Steve Rice. Mixing and mastering had Andy La Rocque of KING DIAMOND, has recorded a guest solo on the track “Coat Of Blood”. Rice: “So KILL RITUAL’s debut will be released on physical media efforts Scarlet Records. This catalog label tons of great teams and great distribution throughout world, so that we can cover so many metal maniacs as possible. Prepare to thrash out of San Francisco!
Continue reading KILL RITUAL – The Serpentine Ritual 2012 -->KHAØS – Rising 2012
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KHAØS, the Swiss/American band featuring Chandler Mogel (OUTLOUD) on vocals, Mark Rossi (TRIBAL) on guitar, N I c Angileri (JORN) on bass and Trevor Franklin (ELIS) on drums, will release its debut EP, “Rising”, worldwide on all digital platforms on October 29 via MarkRossi Records.
KHAØS was formed in June 2012 around the idea of making music without any kind of compromises. The band name itself reveals the main musical target: to let creativity, musicality and energy flow, destroying barriers and breaking through obstacles. Music itself is the centerpiece of this work. Four people, four cities, five stories.