Looking Back At 2013
This Best Of list is way overdue. Even if I wanted to publish it sooner and on time, I couldn’t. Not only because there were too many releases to choose from, but I also had a hard time trying to … continue reading
STORMHOLD – Eyes In The Eyes
STORMHOLD is a Melodic Death Metal band from Belarus. The band was formed in 2003 and has so far three releases up its sleeves: “2050” (a demo from 2004), “Negative Infinity” (demo album, 2006), and most recently the EP “Eyes … continue reading
SWITCHBLADE – Heavy Weapons
SWITCHBLADE is an Israelian Heavy Metal band, formed in 2005. It took them a few years to find their place, put out some unofficial releases and of course play many gigs before concentrating on making an album, preceded by participating … continue reading
STUD – Out Of The Darkness
STUD is a Finnish Heavy Metal band, formed back in 1986. Its members already acquired experience from previous bands and then they decided to join forces. In that same year the single “Mä Haluun Elää / Viimeinen Yö” was released. … continue reading
MASTERS OF DISGUISE – Back With A Vengeance
In October 2013 the German Heavy Metal formation MASTERS OF DISGUISE put out a 3-track EP, “Knutson’s Return” (see my review here), as a pre-taste of the upcoming full-length “Back With A Vengeance”, which saw the light of day in … continue reading
ROZZ – Tranches De Vie
ROZZ is a French Heavy Metal band that was formed back in 1984. But only a few years and a few releases later, the band split… to come back in 2008. Back in the day the band took the opportunity … continue reading
EYE OF SOLITUDE – Canto III
Until their newest release, I had never heard of the British Doom Metal band EYE OF SOLITUDE, despite they being around since 2010. In 2011 the band released its debut album, “The Ghost”. This was followed by two released in … continue reading
DAWN OF TEARS – Act III: The Dying Eve
It was back in 2007 that I got to know about the Spanish Melodic Death Metal band DAWN OF TEARS, as they released their debut album, “Descent”, which could be downloaded for free from their website. I don’t remember exactly … continue reading
ARMORY – Empyrean Realms
Back in 2007 the American Power Metal band ARMORY released its debut album, “The Dawn Of Enlightenment”. I received a review copy in 2009. You can read my findings at this location. To make a long story short: the album … continue reading
IRONCLAD – Strike & Ravage
IRONCLAD is a young Finnish Heavy Metal band, formed in an unknown year. Not much is known about this band, and the press text didn’t hold much information either. Not even Metal-Archives.com knows this band exists. Anyway, early November the … continue reading