Tag Archives: Nuclear Blast

Revisited: SOILWORK’s “Verkligheten”

Posted on September 25, 2020 by

Originally posted on Valkyrian Music. When I reviewed “The Ride Majestic”, about three and a half years ago (damn, feels like yesterday!), I said something about being surprised with how SOILWORK could still impress me. Well this time they didn’t catch me off … Continue reading →

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Revisited: IN FLAMES’ “I, The Mask”

Posted on August 22, 2020 by

Originally posted on Valkyrian Music. It’s been a while since I’ve stopped considering IN FLAMES “melodic death metal” (even if I labelled them as such when I reviewed “Battles”, after going with just “melodic metal” on the previous one, “Siren Charms”). … Continue reading →

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THERION @ Hard Club, 2018/02/21

Posted on July 7, 2018 by

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Originally posted on Valkyrian Music. With such foreplay, it took only the first chords of “Theme Of Antichrist” to drive the crowd to a climax which would last throughout the almost-2-hour long performance of THERION. Some highlights of their latest opera – … Continue reading →

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Revisited: KREATOR’s “Gods Of Violence”

Posted on August 16, 2017 by

Originally posted on Valkyrian Music. “Gods Of Violence” or how to make the same thing and still sound fabulous. When “Phantom Antichrist” was released, I used keywords such as technique, melody and elaborate guitars; now, almost five years later, the … Continue reading →

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Revisited: DEATH ANGEL’s “The Evil Divide”

Posted on June 15, 2017 by

Originally posted on Valkyrian Music. It’s been almost three decades since the release of “The Ultra-Violence”, and even though none of DEATH ANGEL’s later albums achieved the same success, the Bay Area band has always stood way above the average thrash … Continue reading →

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IN FLAMES’ “Battles”

Posted on April 9, 2017 by

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music.  When “Siren Charms” was released a couple of years ago, I complained about “its lack of ability to embrace my senses and leave a positive remark” (review here). Well I’m happy to say that ability has … Continue reading →

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RICKY WARWICK’s “When Patsy Cline Was Crazy…”

Posted on March 10, 2016 by

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. I’ve been listening to this album on a daily basis for the past two weeks, trying to come up with the right words to describe it, but always ended up losing myself in the melodies … Continue reading →

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DANZIG’s “Skeletons”

Posted on December 21, 2015 by

Originally posted in The Black Planet. Picking a bunch of songs, so different in nature, and making them sound as if they are your own, that’s always an exciting concept; it’s the outcome that may turn out outrageously disappointing. Like … Continue reading →

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AMORPHIS’ “Under The Red Cloud”

Posted on December 9, 2015 by

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. First thing you need to know – in case you’ve missed both singles “Death Of A King” and “Sacrifice” – is that AMORPHIS are still on the melodic metal path. Touring in celebration of the 20th … Continue reading →

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FEAR FACTORY’s “Genexus”

Posted on November 19, 2015 by

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. Whatever breaks they may take, whatever line-up they may feature, you know that any FEAR FACTORY release is an industrial metal one; with a more extreme approach or more mainstream-oriented, but industrial metal nevertheless. So you’re … Continue reading →

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