HANGATYR And ‘Kalt’

When the fellows launched HANGATYR in spring 2006, the stylistic direction of the idealists from Saxony and Central Thuringia was immediately clear: cold, Nordic guitar riffs, paired with typical Thuringian melodies …

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Hangatyr – Kalt

If the fan pays close attention to the guitars on Hangatyr “Kalt,” he will notice that the guitars works as a cathalizer of emotions as anger, pity and anguish. Their …

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CLAYSHAPER And ‘Celestian’

“Melodic and progressive death metal in the vein of old Dark Tranquility, In Flames and Opeth greatly shaped who I am as a person and musician,” CLAYSHAPER say. “But in my …

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Clayshaper – Celestian

Have I told you how I adore Melodic Death Metal? I don’t think so. I guess I haven’t enough because every time I hear a band like Clayshaper and their …

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Shakra – Mad World

Opening tracks are traditionally the most exciting and vibrating of an album, isn’t it right? Well, I supposed it was a rule until I had Shakra “Mad World” in my …

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EXHUMATION And ‘Eleventh Formulae’

Grim kommandants EXHUMATION from Indonesia unveil a terror-storm of feral Death Metal obfuscation with “Eleventh Formulae”! A harvest that was six years in the making, “Eleventh Formulae” displays a stronghold of …

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Exhumation – Eleventh Formulae

Chaos! Musical chaos to the eleventh level! That’s what Exhumation  “Eleventh Formulae” is. An organized chaos in fact because though opening track “Mors Gloria Est” sounds pretty ravage, musicwise it …

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STALLION Are ‘Slaves Of Time’

Following their “Mounting The World”-EP, which hit the underground scene in 2013 like a bombshell, two smashing LPs (“Rise And Ride” & “From The Dead”), countless club and festival shows …

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