Fluffy orchestral soundtrack to a non-existent Disney blockbuster - A review of Tuomas Holopainen's The Life and Times of Scrooge

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Nightwish has been a trainwreck for quite a while with average to terrible records and lots of drama regarding multiple line-up changes. I was curious enough about this to investigate further and give Tuomas Holopainen's debut record The Life and Times...

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An unexpected release - A review of Gatecreeper's An Unexpected Reality

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Death metal quintet Gatecreeper shows two completely different sides on this unusual extended play An Unexpected Reality. The first side of the LP features seven aggressive, fast-paced and underproduced death metal tunes that are less than one minute...

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My predictions for the 2020/2021 NHL Awards

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Get fired up on the ice! Team trophies: Stanley Cup: Colorado Avalanche Presidents' Trophy: Washington Capitals Individual trophies: Hart Memorial Trophy (most valuable player for his team): Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche Lady Byng Memorial Trophy...

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My predictions for the 2020/2021 NHL Playoffs

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Keep calm and watch hockey! East Division, first round: Washington Capitals (1) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (4) - 4:1 Boston Bruins (2) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (3) - 4:3 East Division, second round: Washington Capitals (1) vs. Boston Bruins (2) - 3:4 Central...

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My predictions for the 2020/2021 NHL season

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Hockey is back, baby! East Division 1. 1. Washington Capitals – 37 v., 11 d., 8 l. – 85 points 2. 2. Boston Bruins – 38 v., 7 d., 11 l. – 83 points 3. 3. Pittsburgh Penguins – 36 v., 7 d., 13 l. – 79 points 4. 4. Philadelphia Flyers – 25 v., 12 d., 19...

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Ein paar Gedanken zur aktuellen Lage der Welt

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Bei der letzten Pandemie, der spanischen Grippe zwischen 1918 und 1920, gab es auch vielerorts Maskenpflicht und andere Einschränkungen. Danach wurde alles progressiv wieder aufgemacht und es gab keinerlei negativen Langzeitfolgen wie beispielsweise einen...

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Cinematic and epic melodic power metal from Indonesia - A review of Pridelander's Knight of the Prideland

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Knight of the Prideland is the first full length effort of Indonesian melodic power metal sextet Pridelander. The album features five tunes with a total length of thirty-four minutes. This means that the songs are on average seven and a half minutes long....

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Fluffy melodic power metal with passion and skills - A review of Pridelander's Find Your Pride Back

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Pridelander is a melodic power metal sextet from Jakarta that features the former lead singer of one of Indonesia's most popular power metal bands called Lord Symphony. This extended play was released in the band's first year of existence and consists...

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Melting your ears - A review of Thrash or Die's Melting Your Skull

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Four years after the negatively received debut record Poser Holocaust, Floridian thrash metal quintet Thrash or Die released its sophomore output Melting Your Skull. Few things have changed in those four years which means that those who already despised...

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Symphony X meets System of a Down and causes a nervous breakdown - A review of Disillusion's Back to Times of Splendor

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Disillusion's Back to Times of Splendor has been recommended to me on numerous occasions and I have finally found the time to give it a few spins during the pandemic. I can partially understand why many people appreciate this album so much. The production...

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