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Lacuna Coil – Delirium (2016) – Review

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Looks like it takes an asylum visit and some lineup changes to kick things up a notch. After the two somewhat swell deliveries Lacuna Coil mustered before, the band now lets loose their newest full-length album Delirium in spring 2016 with renewed gusto. And it is some gusto, I can tell ya. 

What a change compared to Broken Crown Halo of 2014. This newly invented style is astonishingly good in more ways than one and an amazing feat pulling off such a record in a very reasonable time scale.

Loud, screechy, scratchy, dirty, but still unarguably Lacuna Coil, the record forges forward without looking left or right. I specifically like their ability … [...] Click to raid more!

Overtures – Artifacts (2016) – Review

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Looks like the Mediterranean is fertile ground when it comes to metal of all kinds. You got the island folks on Cyprus going strong, at least one very good one dwelling in Portugal. 

But then there is a very important community down South in Italy too. Overtures being one of them and they are rocking away from Gorizia, right on the border with Slovenia. The band is now ready to open the doors on their newest and third full-length studio album Artifacts. To me, this is – not quite surprisingly – about the most mature album they produced so … [...] Click to raid more!

Amon Amarth – Jomsviking (2016) – Review

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The music really fits the theme. Even if it bemoans times long past and a mythology long out of fashion. The Holy Roman Church usurped that top spot a considerable time ago, and with some bloody vengeance, too.

We are talking about the Vikings and their actions, famous for invasions, violence, and rape. This was a gore-laden time, but with promise for a lot of profit, if these marauders were victorious. And they have been, pretty much at every location, their little dragon boats could reach. Perhaps the most famous actions were the invasions of the British Isles. Back when … [...] Click to raid more!

Van Halst – World of Make Believe (2016) – Review

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I can tell you what they are not. Van Halst are not some sort of an Evanescence clone, as was suggested by some.

Their debut World of Make Believe features some pretty strong similarities for sure. But they don’t imitate the typical sound of the latter, nor should they. If there has been a typical style left, that is, after the unhappy departure of the old band around Ben Moody.

Van Halst deploy a much fresher and – I daresay – a more thoughtful brand. Too tough and more varied than their alleged idols. And this is a good thing. … [...] Click to raid more!