Voivod - Target Earth (2013) - Nothing revolutionary but still unique - 90% (08/02/13)

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Voivod are back in force with a new guitarist called Daniel "Chewy" Mongrain who honours the heritage of the deceased Denis "Piggy" d'Amour for the very first time on a studio record. In fact, he almost appears as some sort of a reincarnation of that...

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Voivod - Target Earth (2013) - Nothing revolutionary but still unique - 90% (08/02/13)

Par kluseba

Voivod are back in force with a new guitarist called Daniel "Chewy" Mongrain who honours the heritage of the deceased Denis "Piggy" d'Amour for the very first time on a studio record. In fact, he almost appears as some sort of a reincarnation of that...

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Voivod - Target Earth (2013) - Nothing revolutionary but still unique - 90% (08/02/13)

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Voivod are back in force with a new guitarist called Daniel "Chewy" Mongrain who honours the heritage of the deceased Denis "Piggy" d'Amour for the very first time on a studio record. In fact, he almost appears as some sort of a reincarnation of that...

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Helloween - Straight Out Of Hell (2013) - The unbreakable power metal veterans are back - 79% (08/02/13)

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2013 seems to be a promising year for European power metal after many weak years with mediocre releases. This record here includes still a couple of undeniable flaws but the band is definitely on a good way to return to old strengths. The production still...

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Stratovarius - Nemesis (2013) - European power metal is not dead! - 96% (08/02/13)

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This is something I didn't expect! While I really liked Stratovarius' previous and more progressive output "Elysium", the band was going through quite hard times including many line-up changes and even after the split with the main songwriter and charismatic...

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Zindan - Depth (2010) - Positive effects of the metal globalization - 81% (07/02/13)

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Metal music has beecome a global phenomenon over the last years that I've followed very closely and that's why I wasn't surprised to hear of a band hailing from Tashkent, Uzbekistan. What really impressed me though is the mostly high song writing quality,...

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复活 / Resurrection - 国殇 / National Martyr (2006) - Great epics and convincing bonus tracks - 71% (07/02/13)

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复活 or Resurrection is an extreme metal band from Nanjing in the Jiangsu province. The band plays quite fast and pitiless speed or thrash metal with vocals that head for a blackened approach but also for loads of death metal moments at other moments. The...

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Holy Dragons - Волки Одина / Wolves Of Odin (2005) - Inconsistent song writing with three highlights - 75% (07/02/13)

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Holy Dragons is a power metal band from Almaty, Kazakhstan that is a lot better than its cheesy band name might suggest you at first sight. The band plays in fact power metal with grounded vocals and guts. They skip all unnecessary stuff such as narrations...

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Holy Dragons - Волки Одина / Wolves Of Odin (2005) - Inconsistent song writing with three highlights - 75% (07/02/13)

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Holy Dragons is a power metal band from Almaty, Kazakhstan that is a lot better than its cheesy band name might suggest you at first sight. The band plays in fact power metal with grounded vocals and guts. They skip all unnecessary stuff such as narrations...

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Holy Dragons - Волки Одина / Wolves Of Odin (2005) - Inconsistent song writing with three highlights - 75% (07/02/13)

Par kluseba

Holy Dragons is a power metal band from Almaty, Kazakhstan that is a lot better than its cheesy band name might suggest you at first sight. The band plays in fact power metal with grounded vocals and guts. They skip all unnecessary stuff such as narrations...

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