Elvenking - The Scythe (2007) - Atmospheric death folk for open-minded metalheads! - 81% (22/10/10)

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In my review for the album "The winter wake", I wrote that I really liked the experimental style of "Trows kind" and "The winter wake" and that I hoped that the band would head on to focus on such particular songs. When the cover artwork of this album...

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Elvenking - The Winter Wake (2006) - Two revolutionary and nine good average songs - 74% (22/10/10)

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Elvenking play a mixture of power metal and folk music with some little progressive, thrash or death influences that are not yet that present on this album. This album was my introduction to the band. The first song of this album, "Trows kind" was the...

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Gordian Knot - Emergent (2003) - Experimental but not a profound masterpiece - 74% (17/10/10)

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This album is for a very special and particular public: open-minded progressive rock fans that don't mind if an album has a jazzy sound and world music influences. I consider myself as a very open-minded person and that's why I gave this album several...

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Eden Weint Im Grab - Trauermarsch nach Neotopia (2008) - Gothic! - 80% (17/10/10)

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"Eden weint im Grab" is the project of the creative multiinstrumentalist and singer Alexander Paul Blake who creates a very creepy and dark atmosphere on this very poetic and haunting album "Trauermarsch nach Neotopia". The album is much diversified and...

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The Vision Bleak - Set Sail To Mystery (2010) - Nearly as strong as their first two albums - 92% (17/10/10)

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After the weaker "The wolves go hunt their prey" that had many heavier and thrash influenced passages and less harmonic, symphonic and magic moments, The Vision Bleak decided to not follow the path of commercial heaviness but to create another atmospheric...

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Beautiful Sin - The Unexpected (2006) - Promising project - 72% (17/10/10)

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"The unexpected", well, it is true that you can't expect that you only have thirty-three minutes of a brand new band's music if you buy an album at the full price. If we don't consider the Japanese and European bonus tracks on the limited edition (that...

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The Vision Bleak - The Wolves Go Hunt Their Prey (2007) - Gothic Thrash Metal - 70% (17/10/10)

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After the brilliant masterpiece "Carpathia - A dramatic poem", my expectations towards this album were surely elevated. I also knew that the band would probably not be able to recreate such an intense album but I hoped that their third official output...

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The Vision Bleak - Songs Of Good Taste (2002) - Welcome to the gothic lounge - 75% (17/10/10)

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As a big fan of the band, it was a sure thing for me to consider buying this demo from the shop of the band's label Prophecy Productions for 9,99 Euro. I think that this smart demo is a very interesting gimmick for the big fans of the band but maybe not...

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4. An interview with Senmuth plus an introduction to his discography

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Valery Av is a Russian multi-instrumentalist who has gained further attention under his pseudonym “Senmuth”. After his first solo project “Anima”, he decided to release the first album under his new name in early 2004. Since then, the husband, father...

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3. Interview mit Senmuth plus eine kleine Werkschau des Künstlers

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Valery Av ist ein russischer Multiinstrumentalist, der unter dem Pseudonym „Senmuth“ bekannt geworden ist. Nachdem er bereits ein Soloprojekt namens „Anima“ hatte, veröffentlichte er sein erstes Album unter neuem Namen im Jahr 2004. Seitdem hat der Grafikdesigner...

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