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Dream Evil – The Book of Heavy Metal (2004) – Review

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Now I finally know where Ms. Slayes of Unleash The Archers got the famous metal scream from on Time Stands Still at the beginning of Test The Metal. Dream Evil invented it first.

On their 3rd full-length album The Book of Heavy Metal that escaped into nature back in 2004. And they had the crunch it takes to produce some crystal clear and steely metal back then that – in all its somewhat cheesy splendor – will still please the fan crowd of today. 

Given their somewhat Dio-esque soaring style, I always wondered if the band name had anything to do with it. And sure … [...] Click to raid more!

Tiamat – Wildhoney (1994) – Review

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Is it good or bad to be reminded right away of another band, when starting on a new review?

Wildhoney of the Swedish band Tiamat does exactly that to you. And the album resembles – in style – to what we get to hear from bands like modern-day Moonspell and Pink Floyd. Aye, I kid you not.

But even if this is so, it means that Tiamat display vision, creativity, and courage to go to places where no others were before. They just take inspiration from other work (in this case Pink Floyd) and then run with it. Because the … [...] Click to raid more!

Lacuna Coil – Broken Crown Halo (2014) – Review

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You know what this makes me think of? Mainstream – rock-solid mainstream. 

This is what the 7th studio album Broken Crown Halo of Lacuna Coil screams at me. All this wrapped nicely in the typical Lacuna Coil ball gown – perhaps with more Pop Rock mixed into it this time.

Some softer tongues (not the evil ones, for once) in the reviewer community seem to tell me that all this is an attempt for Lacuna Coil to redeem themselves and to re-discover their old style. But gosh, if I would face the final exit of a long-time lead guitarist AND the drummer to boot, for … [...] Click to raid more!

Paradise Lost – The Plague Within (2015) – Review

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One thing is clear: The 14th studio album The Plague Within of the long-standing band Paradise Lost has its moments. Total, stellar Doom Metal moments like Beneath Broken Earth for instance. Offering a meatier Black Sabbath-style tune that is actually pretty good with a (very limited) solo to boot.

And there are other moments, like Cry Out, which give you hope that this is actually getting somewhere. Only to find out that this track is actually at the end, instead of somewhere else. Even if this piece of work feels like some ’80s Hard Rock or early Heavy Metal production gone Death Metal … [...] Click to raid more!