小雨 / Rain - 繁华落境 / Downtown Fall Border (2014) - Progressive and sacral symphonic metal from China - 94% (20/09/14)

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Xiaoyu or Rain in English is a promising symphonic power metal quintet from Guangzhou in the People’s Republic of China. Founded back in 2005, the band released a first full length record in 2008 which can be loosely translated as “Forest Pavilion” and...

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HammerFall - (r)Evolution (2014) - It's a long way back to the top - 75% (10/09/14)

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HammerFall had always somewhat been the Manowar of European power metal: overtly epic song structures, talented musicians wasting their talent by playing a rather redundant melodic metal style, battle hymns with simplistic lyrics, a slightly silly image...

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Edguy - Age of the Joker (2011) - Age of the bad jokes - 36% (07/09/14)

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A couple of years ago I wrote a quite emotional negative review of Edguy’s “Age Of The Joker” but I decided to let the album grow on me and give it a second chance. More than three years after its initial release, I must sadly admit that this is still...

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Unisonic - Light of Dawn (2014) - The best contemporary power metal band is back - 87% (26/08/14)

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Two years after the outstanding self-titled debut from power metal and melodic rock supergroup Unisonic, the quintet is back in full strength with its sophomore output entitled Light Of Dawn. While many people I know didn’t appreciate the debut, it was...

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Unisonic - Light of Dawn (2014) - The best contemporary power metal band is back - 87% (26/08/14)

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Two years after the outstanding self-titled debut from power metal and melodic rock supergroup Unisonic, the quintet is back in full strength with its sophomore output entitled Light Of Dawn. While many people I know didn’t appreciate the debut, it was...

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Unisonic - Light of Dawn (2014) - The best contemporary power metal band is back - 87% (26/08/14)

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Two years after the outstanding self-titled debut from power metal and melodic rock supergroup Unisonic, the quintet is back in full strength with its sophomore output entitled Light Of Dawn. While many people I know didn’t appreciate the debut, it was...

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Unisonic - Light of Dawn (2014) - The best contemporary power metal band is back - 87% (26/08/14)

Par kluseba

Two years after the outstanding self-titled debut from power metal and melodic rock supergroup Unisonic, the quintet is back in full strength with its sophomore output entitled Light Of Dawn. While many people I know didn’t appreciate the debut, it was...

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Unisonic - Light of Dawn (2014) - The best contemporary power metal band is back - 87% (26/08/14)

Par kluseba

Two years after the outstanding self-titled debut from power metal and melodic rock supergroup Unisonic, the quintet is back in full strength with its sophomore output entitled Light Of Dawn. While many people I know didn’t appreciate the debut, it was...

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Unisonic - Light of Dawn (2014) - The best contemporary power metal band is back - 87% (26/08/14)

Par kluseba

Two years after the outstanding self-titled debut from power metal and melodic rock supergroup Unisonic, the quintet is back in full strength with its sophomore output entitled Light Of Dawn. While many people I know didn’t appreciate the debut, it was...

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Unisonic - Light of Dawn (2014) - The best contemporary power metal band is back - 87% (26/08/14)

Par kluseba

Two years after the outstanding self-titled debut from power metal and melodic rock supergroup Unisonic, the quintet is back in full strength with its sophomore output entitled Light Of Dawn. While many people I know didn’t appreciate the debut, it was...

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