Difficult start but glorious finish - A review of Donpheebin's Return to the Nature Concert

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Thai thrash metal veterans Donpheebin consisting of three brothers on drums, guitars as well as bass combined with vocals had two very distinctive sounds throughout their career. On one side, the band focused on oppressive death and thrash metal sounds...

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Very good introduction to an excellent band - A review of Amorphis' Chapters

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Chapters is a very good retrospective in anti-chronological order to introduce fans to Amorphis' early years from its progressive and psychedelic rock masterpiece Am Universum back to the grumpy death metal outbursts on The Karelian Isthmus. This compilation...

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Relaxing around a campfire - A review of Månegarm's Urminnes Hävd - The Forest Sessions

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The first time I listened to this outstanding record was more than a decade ago on a warm summer night with a few friends around a campfire close to a river. The album fit perfectly under these circumstances and I asked the friend who had brought the...

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Worshipping the eighties in an inspired way - A review of Stallion's Slaves of Time

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Stallion is a German quintet that celebrates classic heavy metal of the eighties on its third studio record Slaves of Time. Its mixture of heavy, speed and thrash metal is truly energetic and in the spirit of the golden era of said genres. The youngsters...

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Convincing in its more atmospheric and experimental moments - A review of Mayhem's Daemon

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I watched the excellent Lords of Chaos last night that prompted me to check out Mayhem's music once again. I realized that the background story, legacy and image of the black metal quintet is actually much more interesting than most of its actual music....

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