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Video: The Hypothesis release Eye for an Eye.

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RockmusicRaider Newsflash - The Hypothesis 2016

They emerge from the deadly winter lands of Finland. That is what their page says. And indeed, they boast a very own brand of Melodic Death Metal. One that mixes progressives with loads of electronics. A pretty impressive first offering of the Finnish band The Hypothesis.

In preparation for their upcoming debut album Origins due out in spring 2016, the newcomers from Helsinki released their newest video Eye For An Eye. And at first, I got somewhat worried when listening in. The track progresses like something cooked up during a dinner between Amaranthe and the djentists of Leprous… [...] Click to raid more!

Wilderun – Sleep at the Edge of the World (2015) – Review

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Sleep at the Edge of the World of the Progressive Folk Metal band Wilderun is another one of these gems that – I am unhappy to say – somehow did not get on the RockmusicRaider review list in 2015.

And it is a disturbing piece of work.

You start listening and you cannot stop. This particular stretch of tune must be bewitched. Not that it is overly melodious. Well, no, it actually is. But then it isn’t – disturbingly isn’t. 

Have I confused you yet?

Wilderun‘s devilishly complex and self-released sophomore album Sleep at the Edge of the World will do that to you. It … [...] Click to raid more!

Newsflash: Absolving The Treacherous, newest from Mythrias!

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The US-based Thrash / Death Metal band Mythrias just released their newest EP Absolving The Treacherous in September of 2015. Their powerful Thrash Metal meets crusty Death Metal is really a captivating piece of work. Sounding like a younger and evil sibling of Arch Enemy married to Blynd, yet with double the energy, they produce pretty hardcore material since their inception in 2013.

Mythrias came to some very limited fame opening up for well-known bands in the genre like Insomnium, Omnium Gatherum, Septicflesh, or Moonspell – among others.

Not bad for a startup.

Now with some action under their belts and a few new … [...] Click to raid more!

Draconian – Sovran (2015) – Review

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Scandinavia seems to be an endless source of all things metal. This time we get it from Sweden, where I thought only the happy blonde bombshells dwell – but not so. The 6th studio album Sovran from Draconian is – at its base – real Doom Metal. 

A powerful brand of Doom wanting to ice the bones in your body, and pound you crying into the dust with a deluge of sadness and tribulations. Interesting, how underrated this band is compared to the better-known players in the genre. Especially in comparison with the Peaceville Three – myth or not. Draconian are really up there with the best.… [...] Click to raid more!