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Karkaos – Children of the Void (2017) – Review

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I just started twirling Children of the Void from the Canadian band Karkaos. Well, hells bells, this beat hitting my sound system from the cold Atlantic shores seemingly delivers some déjà-vu mix of Avantasia and a healthy tot of Sirenia. A much more ballsy version, though, and Avantasia would have to come down from their lofty heights and add some serious friggin’ crunch to match that.

The enigma – however – lies in the supposed weakness of the metal during these first minutes. Because the Canadian metal and rock community usually does have a pretty vicious bite to … [...] Click to raid more!

Noumena – Myrrys (2017) – Review

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Should we call this the law of physics of metal music? Sometimes it appears that good Melodic Death Metal can only originate from the Finnish cold plains. The reason is probably buried somewhere in the wastes of the North up yonder. Mixed with the dark, icy weather breeding melancholy and a language that nobody understands but themselves.

All this invokes an atmosphere that many bands know to exploit only too well. Just think about Insomnium,  Wolfheart, or – again – Marianas Rest.

But when it comes to doomy Melodic Death Metal with a beastly streak, the somewhat unknown … [...] Click to raid more!

Sons ov Omega – Reign (2017) – Review

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Today I would like to waste a few words on a fascinating and intriguing record. Something stuck between early Tiamat (the band), the dark reckoning of Moonspell, and the hungry urges of Darkend.

It boasts a Gothic tinge, just enough to remind you of where it could be, yet it is not quite there. You will find dark hints of eternal nights, weird-headed gods, and inklings of dark, bloody rituals. Of atrocious devilry in long-forgotten cities.

Ia! Ia! Cthulhu Fthagn! As they say, don’t they?

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Wolfheart – Tyhjyys (2017) – Review

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Damn, I’m freezing! It is this cold, cold gale blowing down on us from the arctic North. Or is it the cold metal blasting out of my boomboxes? 

Luckily the winter is over soon and the frozen tundra and wind-blown plains between the Russian border and eternity will warm up. If not, these guys up in Finland will continue to find dark and cold tunes that will ice our bones and souls. And there is a bunch of them trying to drive us to tears with doom-laden and dark soundbites that flow towards us.

Now speaking of cold and desolate.

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