Category Archives: CD reviews

THROUGH THE CRACKS’ “Hateful Things”

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Pieni

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. I’ve been keeping tabs on THROUGH THE CRACKS ever since their first single “Breathless” was released – not only that’s a killer rock ballad, but I’m also well aware of Jimmy Bergman’s talent, from his work … Continue reading →

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HARDCORE SUPERSTAR’s “HCSS”

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Pieni

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. Been struggling with the right words to write this for more than a week now. Is it a good album? Pretty much so. Do I like it? Not really. It’s far from the first time … Continue reading →

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WEB’s “Everything Ends”

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Pieni

Even though they’re labelled as thrash metal (including by themselves), WEB have always been more than that. More than ever, “Everything Ends” justifies both whys – why thrash metal and why “more than that”. WEB had already courted the doom … Continue reading →

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MOONSPELL’s “Extinct”

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Pieni

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. I’ve never liked labelling MOONSPELL as gothic metal as I’ve always felt they were much more than that. Until now. Well, actually, until “Omega White”, but since its counterpart “Alpha Noir” had that much-more in it, I … Continue reading →

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SPARZANZA’s “Circle”

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Pieni

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. SPARZANZA are back. Well, have been back since March, when this 7thalbum of theirs, “Circle”, was released in the Northern countries. Now the stores in the rest of the world will have the pleasure of delivering … Continue reading →

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IN FLAMES’ “Siren Charms”

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Pieni

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. A smile lit up on my face when I heard that IN FLAMES would release a new album. That smile still glowed when the first single “Rusted Nail” was available. Not a spectacular track but good enough … Continue reading →

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Revisited: EQUALEFT’s “…The Truth Vnravels” [EP]

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Pieni

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. Portugal’s underground scene is mostly about thrash, death, hardcore: the “noisier” the better. So it’s really refreshing listening to something like EQUALEFT: “metal full of groove, power and melody”, to quote the band itself. To … Continue reading →

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Revisited: MOONSPELL’s “Alpha Noir / Omega White”

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Pieni

Originally written for Destructive Music. If you look for a definition of “dark metal”, you find zillions of them and so you end up concluding that ALL metal bands are dark, one way or another. But when you hear MOONSPELL’s “Alpha … Continue reading →

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Revisited: KREATOR’s “Phantom Antichrist”

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Pieni

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. Even though “Mars Mantra” may strike you as a classic heavy metal introductory track, believe me – this album is thrash metal all over. Not pure thrash metal, as Kreator have realized long ago that … Continue reading →

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Revisited: SYLOSIS’ “Monolith”

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Pieni

Original Portuguese version in Heaven Is Not Too Far. There are bands who suffer from “the hard third album syndrome”. And then there are bands who, by the contrary, release their best work (to date) on the third strike – … Continue reading →

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