Dagoba - Post Mortem Nihil Est (2013) - Vas-y, vas-y, vas-y, vas-y, vas-y! - 90% (26/05/14)

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Officially, the French band Dagoba is classified as groove or industrial metal but the four guys from Marseille also have a clear melodic death metal and metalcore touch. For the purists that might now be discouraged, I can assure you that this band is...

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Children Of Bodom - Halo Of Blood (2013) - Finnish melancholy goes MZA - 72% (26/05/14)

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Finnish melodic death metal band Children Of Bodom is, without a doubt, one of the most controversial and famous metal bands around the globe. Many people claim that the band keeps releasing the same record all the time, with only minor changes between...

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Running Wild - Resilient (2013) - Shipwrecked - 16% (26/05/14)

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The legendary German heavy metal band with the pirate image is back again and many critics claimed that “Resilient” sounded better than the controversially discussed comeback output “Shadowmaker” one year ago. I have to disagree. While the predecessor...

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A Hero For The World - A Hero For The World (2013) - We don't need a hero - 27% (25/05/14)

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Ah, the Philippines – charming women, dream islands, ethnic diversity, exotic foods and drinks, sunshine and… Power Metal? Yes, you’ve read right. A Hero For The World is a young independent power metal band founded in 2012 that just released its first...

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Anthrax - Anthems (2013) - They only covered mainstream bands - 73% (25/05/14)

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Less than two years after their diversified party album “Worship Music”, the sympathetic American East Coast thrash metal institution Anthrax comes along with a new fun ride in form of the EP “Anthems”. This release includes six cover songs plus a song...

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Timo Tolkki's Avalon - The Land Of New Hope (2013) - The genius replaced the fool again - 82% (25/05/14)

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Let’s admit that the idea to create another metal opera project isn’t all too original in times when projects like Avantasia happen to be more successful than ever. The fact that this record only appeared a few weeks after the sixth Avantasia output and...

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Sabazius - The Descent Of Man (2013) - A massive waste of time - 1% (25/05/14)

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Sabazius is a British drone and doom metal band hailing from Brighton and London that released a quite special song these days. The band has always been known for a few longer tracks somewhere between fifteen and seventy-five minutes of running time but...

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Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988) - The visionary prototype is better than the genre - 96% (24/05/14)

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„…And Justice For All“ is my favourite Metallica record along with the thrash metal milestone „Ride The Lightning“ and the controversial, desperate and pitiless “St. Anger”. The song writing, innovation and intensity are different from the other two releases...

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Timo Tolkki's Avalon - Angels Of The Apocalypse (2014) - Design the worst European power metal album ever - 28% (23/05/14)

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Constancy has never been the strength of legendary power metal guitar hero Timo Tolkki who has created some of the genre’s best and worst releases. After many years of personal problems, Timo Tolkki came back with a trendy metal opera project in three...

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In Extremo - Kunstraub (2013) - New anthems with an improved rhythm section - 80% (23/05/14)

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In Extremo is not only the most popular “medieval rock” band, but also my favorite German band. I’ve been a fan since I first heard the successful “Küss Mich” single from the album Sieben eleven years ago. Today, I have seen them three times live, have...

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