"Raising another fluffy fist against the system": A review of Helloween's "My God-Given Right"

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Dear readers of my blog! One of Germany's oldest, most famous and most successful bands is back to celebrate its 30th anniversary since the debut EP "Helloween" and the first full length effort "Walls of Jericho" in 1985. Five years after the controversial...

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"Perfection in emotions, lyrics, music, musicianship and production": A review of M.H.X's Chronicles "Infinite Ocean"

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Dear readers of my blog! I barely have the words to describe the greatness of this album. Without any futher ado, here is my review of the most credible candidate for my favourite album of the year 2015 and one of the very best albums I've listened to...

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My selection for the 2015 MLS All-Star Game

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Bush (Montreal Impact) Gonzalez (LA Galaxy) Ciman (Montreal Impact) Beasley (Houston Dynamo) Beckerman (Real Salt Lake) Ishizaki (LA Galaxy) Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) Nguyen (New England Revolution) Giovinco (Toronto FC) Martins (Seattle Sounders) Dempsey...

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"A dream back to Mongolian folk tales": A review of Nine Treasures' "Live in Beijing"

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Dear readers of my blog! Here comes another band I would like to introduce. Nine Treasures is a quite active sextet from Inner Mongolia in the People's Republic of China. Formed back in 2010, the group has released two full length albums, one extended...

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Découverte musicale de la semaine: Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät

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Mesdames et Messieurs! Cette semaine, j'aimerais vous présenter le groupe de punk rock finlandais Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät. Le groupe se concentre sur l'essence de ce style en interprétant des chansons courtes autour de deux minutes avec des riffs de...

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Just for fun: My predictions for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada

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Group A Canada vs. China PR 2:1 (1:1) (Matheson 43., Tancredi 71. / Ma Jun 17.) New Zealand vs. Netherlands 3:1 (0:0) (Hearn 56., 68., 74. / Spitse 85.) China PR vs. Netherlands 2:1 (0:0) (Li Ying 79., Wu Haiyan 90. + 4 / Miedema 51.) Canada vs. New Zealand...

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"Promising but not entirely convincing": A review of Ommatidia's "Let's Face It"

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Ladies and gentlemen! Today, I would like to introduce you to a promising French gothic metal quintet called Ommatidia. Four years after its first strike "In This Life, or the Next", the band is back with its sophomore output "Let's Face It". I've discovered...

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Découverte musicale de la semaine: Kashtin

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Mesdames et Messieurs! Cette semaine, j'aimerais vous présenter le groupe de rock folklorique Kashtin. Fondé en 1984, ce duo composé de Florent Vollant, un Innu du Labrador ayant grandi près du lac Wabush et par la suite sur la réserve Mani-Utenam près...

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"A mildly amusing and redundant occult rock project": A review of Luciferian Light Orchestra's "Luciferian Light Orchestra"

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Ladies and gentlemen! As most of you know, symphonic metal group Therion is one of my favourite bands. When I heard that their mastermind Christofer Johnsson was working on a side-project I was quite intrigued. As it turns out, Luciferian Light Orchestra...

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Découverte musicale de la semaine: Layori

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Mesdames et Messieurs! Cette semaine, j'aimerais vous présenter la chanteuse et mannequin d'origine nigérienne Layori qui représente une énorme diversité culturelle dans sa musique très calme et naturelle. Ses chansons touchent la musique classique, la...

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