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RECKLESS LOVE’s “Spirit”

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. I’m having serious mixed feelings about this… When they released the first single/video  “Night On Fire” I formed my opinion carefully. After all, it was just one song, and despite making it to single, that doesn’t … Continue reading

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THE END OF GRACE’s “Lost In Transition”

Sometimes it takes just one song for you to fall in love with a band. It doesn’t matter if you don’t know any other songs, or that you’ve never seen them live – that one track tells you that there’s … Continue reading

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QUEENSRYCHE’s “Queensrÿche”

Original Portuguese version in Sound(/)Zone. After singer Geoff Tate was fired in April 2012 and formed his own QUEENSRYCHE, meaning that right now there are two bands with the same name, the first thing to tell the readers is which … Continue reading

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5FDP’s “The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell Vol.1”

As annoying as it is to read so many words in just one title, I can assure you that the quality of its contents is directly proportional to its size: HUGE! Nothing much has changed from “American Capitalist” and that’s … Continue reading

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THE DEFILED’s “Daggers”

Originally written for Valkyrian Music. I don’t know if there’s any story behind the title of this album, but given the sharpness and edginess of its sound, “Daggers” fits like a glove. The Defiled had made a stand with their debut “Grave Times” a couple … Continue reading

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DREAMSHADE’s “The Gift Of Life”

Dreamshade started out as melodic death metal and kept it that way until the release of their debut full-length, “What Silence Hides”. Early this year, exactly two years later, “The Gift Of Life” introduces you to a more mature band, … Continue reading

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SOILWORK’s “The Living Infinite”

Everybody was talking about Soilwork’s latest album and despite liking the band very much, I was a bit sceptical about such high praises. Now that I finally had the chance to listen to “The Living Infinite” for myself, I must agree with them … Continue reading

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SICKSOUND’s “A New Era” compilation

Every fan of extreme music knows at least a dozen major bands who come from Sweden. But Sweden also has “small” bands – and I mean it in terms of recognition/popularity, not talent or potential. So Sicksound gathered 21 of … Continue reading

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LIBRAH’s “Inside The Black Balloon”

Martin Boman is probably best known as Bollnäs-Martin, the charismatic radio host at Bandit Rock Radio. Yet his entertaining vocal skills go much beyond that and being the voice (and soul) of Librah is the living proof of such. “Inside The Black Balloon” was originally released … Continue reading

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BEYOND ALL RECOGNITION’s “Drop = Dead”

Originally written for Destructive Music, in September 2012. » For some people’s delight and other’s despair, dubcore is growing big. Personally, I don’t like the style, but that doesn’t mean these bands, or at least some of them, aren’t talented. … Continue reading

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