by Sebastian Kluth
Genre: Progressive Metal Label: Self-production Playing time: 65:30 Band homepage: - Tracklist: Awakening The Deep Forest Desperation Light Voices from Heaven No Way Out The Mire Death of a Dream THOUGHTS FACTORY is a German Progressive Metal band composed...
Leah – Of Earth & Angels January 14, 2014 in Reviews Leah- Of Earth & Angels (2012) Reviewed by Sebastian Kluth Leah is the name of a new symphonic metal band with charming new world and Celtic folk. I would describe its music as a mixture of female fronted...
Sexto Sonar – Enfrentando La Realidad January 24, 2014 in Reviews Sexto Sonar- Enfrentando La Realidad (2009) Reviewed by Sebastian Kluth Sexto Sonar is a progressive metal band from Maracay in Venezuela that mixes elements of heavy and power metal with...
Dear readers of my blog, I have been and I still am an interviewer and reviewer for the famous "The Metal Observer" website that has been around for fourteen years in a row now. The organization went to some changes over the last years and the new brotherhood...
SHOW REPORT: Dark Tranquillity, Omnium Gatherum, Exmortus & Sawed-Off Shogun (Ottawa, Ontario) Posted on February 20, 2014 by Sebastian Kluth Live at Mavericks in Ottawa, Ontario on February 7th, 2014. Mavericks or Café Dekcuf is the place to go for rock...
Leviathan - Beholden to Nothing, Braver Since Then - (9.5/10) Published on February 15, 2014 Tracklist: Ephemeral Cathexis A Shepherd's Work Intrinsic Contentment Overture Of Exasperation Creatures of Habit Solitude Begets Ignorance A Testament For Non-Believers...
You can take this movie from two different sides. As somebody who is very much interested in history and geography and has studied both for many years, this movie is obviously full of mistakes and wrong stereotypes. It is almost as inaccurate as the "Spartacus"...
Lord Symphony – The Lord’s Wisdom March 24, 2014 in Reviews by Sebastian Kluth Lord Symphony- The Lord’s Wisdom (2014) Reviewed by Sebastian Kluth Lord Symphony is a promising new underground band on the rise. The band hails from Solo, Central Java, in...
"The Berlin File" is a South Korean version of action-thrillers with conspiracy and spy elements and twists in the key of "The Bourne Identity". The entire movie takes place in the German capital Berlin which gives the whole thing a more international...
"The Raid: Redemption" has been one of the most exciting action movies of the past years and I was eager to watch its follow-up "The Raid 2: Berandal". I took quite a ride to watch this movie in a small cinema in its original language with English subtitles...
Here is my third part: Group C: Colombia Strengths: Colombia probably has one of its most balanced and talented squads ever. From the 21-year-old defender Eder Alvarez Balanta (Club Atlético River Plate) to the 42-year-old goaltender Faryd Mondragon (Deportivo...
Here is my sixth part: Group F: Argentina Strengths: Argentina's strengths are really obvious. The team finished first in its South American qualification group and only lost two out of sixteen games. Argentina scored a whopping 35 goals and onlt conceeded...
Alexy’s Square – Risk Zone June 19, 2014 in Reviews by Sebastian Kluth Alexy’s Square - Risk Zone (2014) Reviewed by Sebastian Kluth Alexy’s Square (Алексеевская площадь) is a melodic heavy metal band from Samara in Russia that was founded in 2010. The...
The Samans is a fascinating band from Changchun in China, which has released four varied EPs so far. The band started as an industrial metal act with some electronic music, gothic rock, and Neue Deutsche Härte influences on "Weltreich" that could have...
November 13, 2013 in Reviews Black Panther - Who We Are (2013) Reviewed by Sebastian Kluth Black Panther was one of the first hard rock and heavy metal bands born in the People’s Republic of China, and released its first, very underground record back...
Some Of The Few – Some Of The Few December 6, 2013 in Reviews Some Of The Few - Some Of The Few (2013) Reviewed by Sebastian Kluth Some Of The Few is an obscure heavy metal band from Montreal that has been around for over twenty years now. Due to several...
Genre: Thrash Metal / Black Metal / Doom Metal Label: Self-production Playing time: 24:16 Band homepage: - Tracklist: Dreaming The City Of Pathos, A Saint Of Shame Potential Brutality Smells Like Death Spirit THE METAPHOR is a blackened Thrash Metal band...
Usually, greatest hits albums are quite unnecessary for fans of the band but that isn't the case with this compilation album. First of all, the band re-recorded some of their old classics that had a really awful quality back in the day. "Hiemali tempore"...
Iced Earth – Plagues Of Babylon January 7, 2014 in Reviews Iced Earth- Plagues Of Babylon (2014) Reviewed by Sebastian Kluth Iced Earth has always been a hit and miss band for me. The thrashy American power metal institution has released a few very great,...
While the band’s last studio album was rather a funny and entertaining hard rock album, the band chose to continue this direction, but headed for a more epic and darker hard rock album this time. That’s why most of the songs on this album a more serious...
Septicflesh - A Fallen Temple - (9.5/10) Published on January 17, 2014 Tracklist: Brotherhood Of The Fallen Knights The Eldest Cosmonaut Marble Smiling Face Underworld (Act 1) Temple Of The Lost Race The Crypt Setting Of The Two Suns Erebus Underworld...
"The Truck" is another highly intriguing contemporary movie that easily beats most of today's Western films. This time, it's a quite twisted thriller with a few elements from multiple other genres. It includes the typically dark but sometimes also slapstick...
"King of fools" was a very well done EP, but this single or EP hasn't the same quality. A part of the very solid and funny hard rock driven title track, you can find a couple of acoustic songs on this very calm EP that has nothing to do with power metal...
Amaseffer – Exodus – Slaves For Life April 23, 2014 in Reviews by Sebastian Kluth Amaseffer - Exodus – Slaves For Life (2008) Reviewed by Sebastian Kluth Israel seems to be a cradle for impressive progressive metal bands. After Orphaned Land’s masterpiece...
"Prometheus" is a prequel to the revolutionary "Alien" movies and explains how the bleak creature created by surrealist designer, painter and sculptor H.R. Giger came to life. In addition to this, the film introduces us to the creators of mankind who...
