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by Sebastian Kluth

Amorphis - Far From The Sun (2003) - The greatness is in the bonus material - 76% (10/08/11)

Amorphis - Far From The Sun (2003) - The greatness is in the bonus material - 76% (10/08/11)

Far From The Sun is the weakest album in the strong discography of Amorphis. One can hear that singer Pasi Koskinen lacked passion and emotion and was about to split with the band. It's clear that the band didn't develop any further in the first time...

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Senmuth - Kami-No-Miti (2005) - A view on multiple aspects of the Japanese culture - 79% (10/08/11)

Senmuth - Kami-No-Miti (2005) - A view on multiple aspects of the Japanese culture - 79% (10/08/11)

Our culturally skilled Russian multi-instrumentalist Senmuth heads for a new topic on this release and creates a quite diversified album about Japanese culture, history and modern life. A part of a few Japanese vocal samples, there are no vocals on this...

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X Japan - Vanishing Vision (1988) - Pathetic drag queens deliver cheesy eternal hymns - 85% (06/08/11)

X Japan - Vanishing Vision (1988) - Pathetic drag queens deliver cheesy eternal hymns - 85% (06/08/11)

The five legendary musicians of X-Japan (two of them have died in rather strange and suicidal ways) deliver classic melodic heavy metal with somewhat cheesy, commercial and catchy choruses on their first output. Musically comparable to Western standards,...

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Megadeth - Risk (1999) - Very experimental but not always in a good way - 56% (06/08/11)

Megadeth - Risk (1999) - Very experimental but not always in a good way - 56% (06/08/11)

Normally, I still happen to like releases by famous metal bands that have been heavily bashed by fans, journalists and critics. Those albums break with the past of the band and try out something fresh and new. The bands try to evolve and move on. While...

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Loudness - The Birthday Eve (1981) - Pleasure guaranteed on this excellent debut killer - 95% (05/08/11)

Loudness - The Birthday Eve (1981) - Pleasure guaranteed on this excellent debut killer - 95% (05/08/11)

Loudness delivers an energizing metal record somewhere in between Western influences such as Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, KISS, Led Zeppelin and Def Leppard. Japanese lyrics and a lot of thrash metal power at some points add a unique sound and identity...

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Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion (1985) - Between pure majesty and mediocrity - 80% (05/08/11)

Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion (1985) - Between pure majesty and mediocrity - 80% (05/08/11)

There are some things I don't understand in the metal world and one of those things is the popularity and the high ratings of this record. Let's say that the debut album of the Swiss metal legend is not bad at all. It has its own style but the record...

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Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion (1985) - Between pure majesty and mediocrity - 80% (05/08/11)

Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion (1985) - Between pure majesty and mediocrity - 80% (05/08/11)

There are some things I don't understand in the metal world and one of those things is the popularity and the high ratings of this record. Let's say that the debut album of the Swiss metal legend is not bad at all. It has its own style but the record...

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Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion (1985) - Between pure majesty and mediocrity - 80% (05/08/11)

Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion (1985) - Between pure majesty and mediocrity - 80% (05/08/11)

There are some things I don't understand in the metal world and one of those things is the popularity and the high ratings of this record. Let's say that the debut album of the Swiss metal legend is not bad at all. It has its own style but the record...

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Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion (1985) - Between pure majesty and mediocrity - 80% (05/08/11)

Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion (1985) - Between pure majesty and mediocrity - 80% (05/08/11)

There are some things I don't understand in the metal world and one of those things is the popularity and the high ratings of this record. Let's say that the debut album of the Swiss metal legend is not bad at all. It has its own style but the record...

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Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion (1985) - Between pure majesty and mediocrity - 80% (05/08/11)

Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion (1985) - Between pure majesty and mediocrity - 80% (05/08/11)

There are some things I don't understand in the metal world and one of those things is the popularity and the high ratings of this record. Let's say that the debut album of the Swiss metal legend is not bad at all. It has its own style but the record...

Lire la suite