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by Sebastian Kluth

Dream Theater - Dream Theater (2013) - A hit and miss compilation - 70% (15/07/14)

Dream Theater - Dream Theater (2013) - A hit and miss compilation - 70% (15/07/14)

After the dark and gripping Black Clouds & Silver Linings and the lighter and more diversified A Dramatic Turn Of Events, I was hopeful for the new self-titled Dream Theater release, and was excited to see in which new direction this output would go....

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Earendel - Earendel (2014) - A mixed bag from Iceland's power metal pioneers - 63% (15/07/14)

Earendel - Earendel (2014) - A mixed bag from Iceland's power metal pioneers - 63% (15/07/14)

Earendel is a young power metal band from Skagaströnd in Iceland, which has just released its self-titled full length effort. The low budget production, the weak drum sound, the fluffy keyboard melodies, and the predictably fantasy-inspired lyrics about...

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Epica - The Quantum Enigma (2014) - Probably the band's greatest effort so far - 86% (15/07/14)

Epica - The Quantum Enigma (2014) - Probably the band's greatest effort so far - 86% (15/07/14)

Epica is back with its seventh studio record in eleven years, and The Quantum Enigma might just be the band’s strongest output yet. Epica sounds more consistent, more thought-out, and a whole lot heavier than before, and delivers nearly seventy minutes...

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Ewigheim - Nachruf (2013) - An intellectual record about two-sided vanity - 90% (15/07/14)

Ewigheim - Nachruf (2013) - An intellectual record about two-sided vanity - 90% (15/07/14)

Ewigheim is a German band composed of members from the atmospheric gothic metal outfit The Vision Bleak, the controversial, explicit, and grisly extreme metal band Eisregen, and the modern groove and industrial metal group Hämatom, among others. Ewigheim...

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

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

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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Finsterforst - Rastlos (2012) - Solid blackened folk metal without any surprises - 70% (15/07/14)

Finsterforst - Rastlos (2012) - Solid blackened folk metal without any surprises - 70% (15/07/14)

If you care for atmospheric and blackened epic folk metal in the key of Caladan Brood, Equilibrium, Falkenbach, Manegarm, Moonsorrow, and Wintersun, you should definitely familiarize yourself with Finsterforst, from southern Germany. The band name in...

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Ghost - Infestissumam (2013) - The same formula in an improved manner - 85% (15/07/14)

Ghost - Infestissumam (2013) - The same formula in an improved manner - 85% (15/07/14)

Swedish occult rock band Ghost created quite some frenzy three years ago when they released their first strike Opus Eponymous with many catchy tracks somewhere between Mercyful Fate and Blue Öyster Cult. Their satanic lyrics and mysterious images with...

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Ghost - Infestissumam (2013) - The same formula in an improved manner - 85% (15/07/14)

Ghost - Infestissumam (2013) - The same formula in an improved manner - 85% (15/07/14)

Swedish occult rock band Ghost created quite some frenzy three years ago when they released their first strike Opus Eponymous with many catchy tracks somewhere between Mercyful Fate and Blue Öyster Cult. Their satanic lyrics and mysterious images with...

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Ghost - Infestissumam (2013) - The same formula in an improved manner - 85% (15/07/14)

Ghost - Infestissumam (2013) - The same formula in an improved manner - 85% (15/07/14)

Swedish occult rock band Ghost created quite some frenzy three years ago when they released their first strike Opus Eponymous with many catchy tracks somewhere between Mercyful Fate and Blue Öyster Cult. Their satanic lyrics and mysterious images with...

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Ghost - Infestissumam (2013) - The same formula in an improved manner - 85% (15/07/14)

Ghost - Infestissumam (2013) - The same formula in an improved manner - 85% (15/07/14)

Swedish occult rock band Ghost created quite some frenzy three years ago when they released their first strike Opus Eponymous with many catchy tracks somewhere between Mercyful Fate and Blue Öyster Cult. Their satanic lyrics and mysterious images with...

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