Odd career in a nutshell - A review of Tengger Cavalry's Cian Bi

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Less than a week after the release of Cian Bi, Tengger Cavalry called it quits after the band had grown tired of being manipulated by shady businessmen. It's the end of a downward spiral for a band that had started as a unique mixture of Sino-Mogolian...

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Deathstars meets Nightwish in a nutshell - A review of Dimmu Borgir's Interdimensional Summit

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Dimmu Borgir made itself a whole lot of opponents with the release of this first new song in eight years. It's easy to understand why. When the song opened with its industrial metal riffs and dominant keyboard sounds, I immediately had to think about...

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Gruselige Werbung

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Eine arrogant-klugscheissende Enkelin, die so tut, als ob sie alles wusste? Eine etwas vertrottelte Oma, die so tut, als ob sie modern sei? Eine Mutter, die genauso trottelig wirkt wie die Oma? Ein Vater, der blod aus der Wasche guckt und hustet (wie...

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Improving and making cover songs their own - A review of Epica's Epica vs Attack on Titan Songs

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Linked Horizon is a side project by Japanese composer Revo who is also the mastermind behind Sound Horizon, which focuses on telling epic stories and mixing classical music with metal elements and various other subgenres varying from Japanese pop music...

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Improving and making cover songs their own - A review of Epica's Epica vs Attack on Titan Songs

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Linked Horizon is a side project by Japanese composer Revo who is also the mastermind behind Sound Horizon, which focuses on telling epic stories and mixing classical music with metal elements and various other subgenres varying from Japanese pop music...

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Mein Wochenende in Drummondville

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Hallo zusammen! Mit ein wenig Verspätung gibt es hier die Bilder meines verlängerten Wochenendes von Freitagmittag bis Sonntagabend in Drummondville. Dort fand die Classique hivernale de la Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec statt, mit insgesamt...

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Eternal youth thanks to the heavy metal cure - A review of Loudness' Rise to Glory

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Even nearly four decades after its foundation, it's still a great joy to listen to this surprisingly juvenile Japanese heavy metal legend. This is due to two very important factors. First of all, one has to cite Niihara Minoru's truly unique voice who...

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Den of Thieves (2018) - Going back to the essence of classic action movies in a convincing way - 9/10 (12/02/18)

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Den of Thieves might be a stereotypical movie about tough guys trying to outsmart one another but it's a really entertaining ride and worth the praise it gets. First of all, the story is fast-paced without any lengths. Each character is introduced appropriately,...

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Smart guys trying to sound tough - A review of Symphony X's Underworld

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Symphony X's Underworld is a quite complicated record for me. Objectively, the American progressive metal quintet finds the right balance between simple thrash metal riffs, a few contemporary djent soundscapes and appealing melodic solos in quite varied...

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Eternal youth thanks to the heavy metal cure - A review of Loudness' Rise to Glory

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Even nearly four decades after its foundation, it's still a great joy to listen to this surprisingly juvenile Japanese heavy metal legend. This is due to two very important factors. First of all, one has to cite Niihara Minoru's truly unique voice who...

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