Mother Earth doesn't need us - A review of Equilibrium's ''Armageddon''

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Equilibrium is a band that has gone through numerous changes since its foundation fifteen years ago. This includes a great deal of line-up changes but also an ideological shift towards more contemporary topics in the lyrics as opposed to the folk legends...

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Masterpiece in extremis - A review of Vektor's ''Terminal Redux''

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Vektor's third output ''Terminal Redux'' is quite a mixed bag. Overall, it's the band's worst release so far and yet it includes three of the very best songs they have ever written that really save the album at the end. The first six songs minus the short...

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Piracy metal - A review of Running Wild's ''Rapid Foray''

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Running Wild was once a legendary band that had developed a unique sound and style within the metal scene. This group has become an artificial, cringe-worthy and uninspired solo project that has passed its zenith more than two decades ago. The band has...

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Revival of blackened death metal of the nineties - A review of Sinsaenum's ''Echoes of the Tortured''

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If you haven't been living under a rock over the past few months, you have already heard about Sinsaenum. This international all-star band consists of current and former members of quite different bands like DragonForce, Mayhem and Slipknot among others....

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Business as usual - A review of Soilwork's ''Death Resonance''

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''Death Resonance'' is a compilation record consisting of two new songs and thirteen rare tracks released as bonus tracks in Asia and especially in Japan over the past eleven years. The final result offers the typical Soilwork sound and here lies the...

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Enchanted by a shy gecko - A review of Master's Hammer's ''Formulæ''

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Master's Hammer's ''Formulæ'' is one of the most original extreme metal releases in recent memory. The obscure Czech trio offers a creative blackened industrial metal effort. The band doesn't deny its extreme metal origins. Almost all tunes feature a...

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DreadOut (2014)

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DreadOut is an Indonesian independent survival horror game that convinces with its cultural, mythological and spiritual references, refreshingly grounded and sympathetic characters and an omnipresent gloomy atmosphere. Even though the game received average...

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More of the same - A review of Sabaton's ''The Last Stand''

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Sabaton is one of the most polarizing contemporary metal bands. I've met people who described the Swedish quintet as the successors of bands such as Iron Maiden ten years ago already and I still have friends who have bought all their records and attended...

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Meine Reise durch Québec: Tag zehn - Baie-Comeau - Havre-Saint-Pierre

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Meine Damen und Herren, Am zehnten Tag meiner Reise durch die Provinz Quebec ging es von Baie-Comeau aus weiter die Autoroute 138 nordostwarts bis nach Havre-Saint-Pierre. Da ich an vielen Orten Besichtigungen machte und Pausen einlegte, startete ich...

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Meine Reise durch Québec: Tag neun - Baie-Comeau - Manic-5 - Baie-Comeau

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Meine Damen und Herren, Am neunten Tag meiner Reise ging es mit meinem Freund Guillaume zum Wasserkraftwerk Manic-5, das in etwa auf halber Strecke zwischen Baie-Comeau und Labrador liegt. Die gewundene Strecke in die Einsamkeit hat mich mit vielen Waldern,...

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