Loudness - 2･0･1･2 (2012) - The emperors of heavy metal still run at top speed - 96% (10/10/12)

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Thirty-two years after their foundation, the Japanese Heavy Metal legend Loudness still rocks loud and proud on this twenty-sixth studio album. The band still manages to sound fresh and hungry and some tracks are even heavier than what they have done...

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Katatonia - Dead End Kings (2012) - Too grey to shine - 64% (10/10/12)

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Katatonia is one of those bands I’ve often stumbled over in diverse reviews, in interviews or in many talks with other Metal fans around the whole wide world but for no truly valid reason I’ve never managed to give them a try until now. The band is though...

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Your Last Wish - Collision Course (2011) - Powerful extreme metal from Montreal's underground - 74% (10/10/12)

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Your Last Wish is a band that was formed in Montreal in 2003 and that started to get itself a name in the underground metal scene with their first self-entitled studio record in 2007. After this release, many members though quit the band and only lead...

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Steve Harris - British Lion (2012) - Attention: alternative metal meets retro rock - 55% (10/10/12)

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Even though Iron Maiden didn’t release any new material apart of the live release “En Vivo!” in the beginning of the year and the quite average Deep Purple cover “Space Truckin’” for a compilation, this year can still overall be considered as a success...

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Therion - Les fleurs du mal (2012) - A different world - 98% (10/10/12)

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Therion have always been a little bit different from regular Metal bands but when I heard that they would release their new record on their own and without the support of the visionary German Nuclear Blast label, I was quite surprised. When I later heard...

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Mongol - The Altan Urug (2012) - Mongolian history and German samples from Canada - 74% (10/10/12)

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The young Canadian band Mongol delivers us a quite mixed bag on their debut release “The Altan Urug”. First of all, we have many amazing folk elements in the songs. The banjo play for example is very well employed in a couple of songs and not an instrument...

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52. Gars heureux de Dolbeau-Mistassini reçoit le meilleur cadeau au monde (09/10/12)

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Gars heureux de Dolbeau-Mistassini reçoit le meilleur cadeau au monde au Coq Rôti. / Lucky guy from Dolbeau-Mistassini receives the best gift in the world at Coq Rôti. / Glücklicher Kerl aus Dolbeau-Mistassini bekommt das beste Geschenk auf der Welt im...

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Muse - The 2nd Law (2012 (8/10)

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Genre: Alternative Rock / Electro Rock / Progressive Rock Label: Warner Bros. Spielzeit: 53:49 Band homepage: Muse Tracklist: Supremacy Madness Panic Station Prelude Survival Follow Me Animals Explorers Big Freeze Save Me Liquid State The 2nd Law: Unsustainable...

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Muse - The 2nd Law (2012) (8/10)

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Genre: Alternative Rock / Electro Rock / Progressive Rock Label: Warner Bros. Playing time: 53:49 Band homepage: Muse Tracklist: Supremacy Madness Panic Station Prelude Survival Follow Me Animals Explorers Big Freeze Save Me Liquid State The 2nd Law:...

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3. Muse - The 2nd Law (2012) - 4/5 (01/10/12)

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1. "Supremacy" - 4:552. "Madness" - 4:393. "Panic Station" - 3:034. "Prelude" - 0:575. "Survival" - 4:176. "Follow Me" - 3:517. "Animals" - 4:238. "Explorers" - 5:489. "Big Freeze" - 4:4110. "Save Me" - 5:0911. "Liquid State" - 3:0312. "The 2nd Law: Unsustainable"...

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