by Sebastian Kluth
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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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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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The project of the famous Dave Grohl seemed rather intriguing to me. I have always known that he is musically diversified and knows a lot about metal music as he tells us for example on the bonus material of the "Tatsumaki" DVD of Voivod. It's their drummer...
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After three heavy metal releases, the German legend "Grave Digger" decided to cut off the first word of their name and recorded a record with a more commercial attempt to gain success in North America and make more money. While the band wrote the music...
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This second little EP of the German symphonic metal band Krypteria features three versions of the last album's hit "Somebody Save Me". The radio version is straighter, shorter and sweeter and ultimately pleases me more than the album version. The song...
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"Evolution Principle" is a quite accurate title for this EP. It is placed in between the rather classic orientated and calm In Medias Res and the band's first full length symphonic or gothic metal debut which was Bloodangel's Cry. This EP features three...
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This first of album of Krypteria has not much to do with the later band of the same name. It's a musical project that unites the genres of classic music, new age music, folk music, soft pop music, electronic and disco music. The initial double album that...
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Krypteria's In Medias Res has obtained a lot of negative reviews in the metal world and most of those don't do this album justice. I would like to cite several simple reasons and tell you about the true quality of this record and how you should take it....
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This album represents everything what Krypteria is about. We have fast and modern tracks like "Scream", catchy commercial and chorus based symphonic tracks like "The Promise" as well as epic tracks with a lot of classic influences like "At The Gates Of...
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The amazing cover artwork of this decent release seems to indicate a very dark and mysterious album but this isn't the case. Krypteria put much darker tracks on their previous and following record. This album her is probably their most modern record....
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