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End of Green – Void Estate (2017) – Review

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A Doom Rock and Metal avalanche currently thunders into this valley of woe, where the fans dwell. It is big, scary, and heavy on tears and sorrow. RockmusicRaider already covered a few of those bands over time. Traditional outfits like My Dying Bride or again Vanha kind of hold the fort. Then you have the youngsters like Khemmis traipsing all over the hallowed established grounds of Doom Metal.

Then again you will find these sort of crossover bands that have enough doom in them to be called that, yet sit astride a score of other styles. The German band End … [...] Click to raid more!

Dirty Sound Magnet – Western Lies (2017) – Review

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You’ve got bands that stick to their guns like there is no tomorrow. And they will always rehash what was before until their days run out.

Comfort in sounds and numbers, right?

And truly, for some, it pays off. They fill stadiums with fans wanting nothing more than to listen to the same shit all over again. Mind you, these bands are good at what they do, and a lot of fans like precisely that level of comfort.

Then you have others with a distinct taste for risk and change, the ones opening doors that were closed before. Darting off … [...] Click to raid more!

Newsflash: Death is Liberty launches Debut!

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Ah, a funky, punky, rocky sound pouring out of my loudspeakers, annoying my neighbors. And I am confused. On the one hand, this is almost – like – dizzyingly gruesome to listen to, it is such a wild jumble of elements. On the other hand, the latest record of the Finnish band Death is Liberty exerts an almost magic pull on the hapless listener that is difficult to ignore.

Their debut album A Statement Darkness serves you with a mixture of Alternative and Progressive Rock that is just amazing and amazingly well done, a bit along the lines of Todtgelichter. As always, the bands … [...] Click to raid more!

The Beauty of Irony, by Guns Love Stories!

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The Progressive and Alternative Rock genres are well established. Almost too well at times, one might think. So, it is good to see new bands coming online with a few challenges for the established order. The vile elite, like.

Meet Guns Love Stories from Switzerland, straight from the shore of Lake of Lucerne. They unpacked their newest and sophomore full-length The Beauty of Irony in early 2016. And this somehow captivated our attention.

Guns Love Stories deliver a wild, chaotic and captivating, but still refreshing mix of a progressive, alternative, and psychedelic brand of rock. A style that is weirdly … [...] Click to raid more!