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Serious Black – Mirrorworld (2016) – Review

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Friggin’ Harry Potter is back in his transcendent form of Serious Black – the band. And this only a short year after their remarkable, but still somewhat conflicted, first record As Daylight Breaks.

Their first album felt like being in a jet fighter taking off. Bang it went, and you just hoped, you got these shock-absorbing seats that could take the brunt of the attack.

This first album was a motley selection of tracks, kind of thrown helter-skelter at the emerging fan crowd. But their brand of Power Metal powered out of the speakers with gusto, and without the friggin’ … [...] Click to raid more!

Stormtide – Wrath of an Empire (2016) – Review

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The Chinese are loose in the fantasy metal universe. Or are they? And how does this all fit into a Viking fighting longship, dragon head and all?

Well, it doesn’t.

The tune reaches us from down under. The Aussie band Stormtide are hitting the world with their debut full-length album Wrath of an Empire. And it is all about that one old question.

How can you differentiate yourself from the Symphonic Death Metal and Fantasy Metal crowd out there?

Well, first, Stormtide sail dangerously close to Amon Amarth and Whispered. Then, mix this with an almost Amaranthe-esque … [...] Click to raid more!

Newsflash: Hibria lights the XX Birthday Cake!

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20 years have passed, believe it or not. The speedy Heavy Metal and Power Metallers Hibria just released their very own birthday present. 

Appropriately called XX, their new album covers three new tracks and four live performance samples from all across their past offerings. 

Hibria got this Brazilian machine going by 1996, starting off with a demo in ’97, and never stopped since. Now, after a score of singles, splits, live albums, re-issues, and five full-length albums with new material, it is now time to fire up the birthday cake with this newest EP-ish concoction.

Talking about the new material. … [...] Click to raid more!

Lacuna Coil – Delirium (2016) – Review

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Looks like it takes an asylum visit and some lineup changes to kick things up a notch. After the two somewhat swell deliveries Lacuna Coil mustered before, the band now lets loose their newest full-length album Delirium in spring 2016 with renewed gusto. And it is some gusto, I can tell ya. 

What a change compared to Broken Crown Halo of 2014. This newly invented style is astonishingly good in more ways than one and an amazing feat pulling off such a record in a very reasonable time scale.

Loud, screechy, scratchy, dirty, but still unarguably Lacuna Coil, the record forges forward without looking left or right. I specifically like their ability … [...] Click to raid more!