Showing potential but lacking depth - A review of Japanese Folk Metal's Japanese Folk Metal

Par kluseba

Don't worry, Japanese Folk Metal isn't as unimaginative as its genre specification, band name and album title might suggest. The sextet from Tokyo and Yokohama plays an entertaining mixture of folk metal and melodic death metal that recalls European bands...

Lire la suite

Showing potential but lacking depth - A review of Japanese Folk Metal's Japanese Folk Metal

Par kluseba

Don't worry, Japanese Folk Metal isn't as unimaginative as its genre specification, band name and album title might suggest. The sextet from Tokyo and Yokohama plays an entertaining mixture of folk metal and melodic death metal that recalls European bands...

Lire la suite

Showing potential but lacking depth - A review of Japanese Folk Metal's Japanese Folk Metal

Par kluseba

Don't worry, Japanese Folk Metal isn't as unimaginative as its genre specification, band name and album title might suggest. The sextet from Tokyo and Yokohama plays an entertaining mixture of folk metal and melodic death metal that recalls European bands...

Lire la suite

Not much inspiration to be found - A review of Saxon's Inspirations

Par kluseba

The market has recently been flooded with cover albums. Some of them were great such as Anubis Gate's creative, experimental and surprising Covered in Colours. Others were decent such as Beyond the Black's diversified, inspired and intimate W:O:A Acoustic...

Lire la suite

Detailed predictions for the 2021 Formula One season

Par kluseba

1. Bahrain: 1. Valtteri Bottas 2. Max Verstappen 3. Lewis Hamilton 4. Lando Norris 5. Sergio Perez 6. Daniel Ricciardo 7. Charles Leclerc 8. Sebastian Vettel 9. Carlos Sainz Jr. 10. Lance Stroll 2. Imola: 1. Lewis Hamilton 2. Max Verstappen 3. Valtteri...

Lire la suite

Instrumental skills and passionate vocals in this surprising gem - A review of Beyond the Black's W:O:A Acoustic Clash (The Lockdown Session)

Par kluseba

German heavy metal band Beyond the Black around lead singer Jennifer Haben tried out something completely new on the extended play W:O:A Acoustic Clash (The Lockdown Session). The young quintet covered four songs in acoustic versions. The tracks had been...

Lire la suite

Reviewing Japan's overlooked rock veterans Ningen Isu - Seventh part: Taihai Geijutsu Ten / Decadent Art Exhibition (1998)

Par kluseba

Progressive heavy metal with tight chemistry A year and a half after the brilliant Blade of the Immortal soundtrack, Japanese heavy rock trio Ningen-Isu is back with its seventh studio album Taihai Geijutsu Ten which translates to Decadent Art Exhibition....

Lire la suite

Reviewing Japan's overlooked rock veterans Ningen Isu - Sixth part: Mugen No Juunin / The Resident of Infinity (1996)

Par kluseba

Blade of the Immortal Just when one thought that Japanese heavy rock trio Ningen-Isu couldn't experiment further, sixth studio album Mugen No Juunin comes around as a very pleasant surprise only nine months after its excellent predecessor and on a new...

Lire la suite

Hit-and-miss record with cover songs and new material for gothic with a penchant for electronic music - A review of BlutEngel's Fountain of Destiny

Par kluseba

BlutEngel is a German darkwave, Electronic Body Music and futurepop project by renowned vocalist, songwriter and programmer Chris Pohl who has been and is active in numerous other similar projects such as She Hates Emotions. The group is particularly...

Lire la suite

Hit-and-miss record with cover songs and new material for gothic with a penchant for electronic music - A review of BlutEngel's Fountain of Destiny

Par kluseba

BlutEngel is a German darkwave, Electronic Body Music and futurepop project by renowned vocalist, songwriter and programmer Chris Pohl who has been and is active in numerous other similar projects such as She Hates Emotions. The group is particularly...

Lire la suite