Metallica - Metallica (1991) - Chugging groove metal meets mallcore pioneer work - 40% (24/09/14)

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Metallica’s black album lacks so much originality that it isn’t even worth a proper name. The band kept only the worst parts of the great predecessor “…And Justice for All”, namely a very clinical production and the groove metal influences. Instead of...

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Metallica - Metallica (1991) - Chugging groove metal meets mallcore pioneer work - 40% (24/09/14)

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Metallica’s black album lacks so much originality that it isn’t even worth a proper name. The band kept only the worst parts of the great predecessor “…And Justice for All”, namely a very clinical production and the groove metal influences. Instead of...

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Metallica - Metallica (1991) - Chugging groove metal meets mallcore pioneer work - 40% (24/09/14)

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Metallica’s black album lacks so much originality that it isn’t even worth a proper name. The band kept only the worst parts of the great predecessor “…And Justice for All”, namely a very clinical production and the groove metal influences. Instead of...

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Metallica - Metallica (1991) - Chugging groove metal meets mallcore pioneer work - 40% (24/09/14)

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Metallica’s black album lacks so much originality that it isn’t even worth a proper name. The band kept only the worst parts of the great predecessor “…And Justice for All”, namely a very clinical production and the groove metal influences. Instead of...

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Anthrax - Chile on Hell (2014) - The perfect concert - 99% (18/09/14)

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Anthrax's "Chile on Hell" is not only the best live release so far this year but also the best show of the band that was captured by cameras and microphones. The Chilean crowd is simply out of this world. Right from the opening riffs of "Among the Living",...

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セックス・マシンガンズ / Sex Machineguns - 未練Fire! (2014) - Three powerful facets of a resurrected legend - 85% (07/09/14)

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Sex Machineguns is back in strength with this energizing teaser in form of three new songs. The band had been on hiatus since the departure of its previous drummer Ken’ichi in 2012. The two remaining members had joined forces with two other musicians...

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Over Kill - White Devil Armory (2014) - Still tearing heads off after thirty-four years - 87% (05/09/14)

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Overkill is one of several thrash metal legends that have returned in full strength to somehow reanimate the genre over the past few years. After the mean Ironbound and the surprisingly young and fresh sounding The Electric Age, the powerful White Devil...

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Exmortus - Slave to the Sword (2014) - Pure energy between death, power and thrash metal - 81% (15/07/14)

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Exmortus is often labelled as a thrash or death metal band, but this description is not quite accurate from my point of view. The exceptional quartet from Whittier, California plays some really solid heavy and power metal with an epic atmosphere, gripping...

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Shadow Host - Apocalyptic Symphony (2013) - American styled power metal with two highlights - 72% (15/07/14)

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Shadow Host is a Russian power metal band from Moscow that has been around for twenty years now, and just released its fifth studio album, Apocalyptic Symphony. Musically, the band is often compared to Blind Guardian for its epic tracks, Primal Fear for...

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X-Mantra - Pralaya 2012 (2012) - Nepalese thrash metal from an open-minded band - 68% (14/07/14)

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Raise the curtains for X-Mantra, a heavy and thrash metal band with some minor but very decent death metal influences. The five musicians hail from Kathmandu, Nepal, and form one of the country’s first and most important genre acts since their creation...

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