Lacuna Coil – Dark Adrenaline (2012) – Review

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First impression: Talk about crispy and – yes – meaty. Very meaty! Thundering bass, scratchy, crunchy – all that jazz!

This is how the 6th studio album Dark Adrenaline of the Italian band Lacuna Coil presents itself at the opening. And with some nice and very metal tunes to boot. Or should we say ‘would like’ to present itself?

Because on the other hand, whilst definitely rocky and straightforward, the record kind of sounds like Evanescence without the lithium. Yet again, Andrea Ferro‘s interludes do undoubtedly add a lot of juice to bring that metallic counterweight to bear.

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Stream of Passion – A War of Our Own (2014) – Review

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The style of the Dutch band Stream of Passion for sure creates a déjà-vu of sounds past.

Their newest 2014 production A War of Our Own comes across as a typical Symphonic Metal band with a strong Progressive Metal influence. A sound almost ubiquitous to anything in the genre.

At first, you hear some Evanescence in their tune. Later other names come to mind. Like Diabulus in Musica, Within Temptation, Illuminata – you name it. A mixed bag. And it appears that the band fronted by Marcela Bovio embraced many different elements of the genre. This to create [...] Click to raid more!

We are the Fallen – Tear The World Down (2010) – Review

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Don’t we like another Evanescence album, and then a good one to boot? Questions over questions once you start on that record.

It is indeed the old band, just without Amy Lee. And a lot of that stuff they produce really sounds like it. Just listen to Tear The World Down and you’ll understand. Interestingly, the frontwoman Carly Smithson at times really sounds like Lee, so evil tongues could say We are the Fallen have recreated their own band all over again.

But this would be way too simplistic and nothing is ever simple in life, right? Now, folks, [...] Click to raid more!