MUNRUTHEL is the solo project of THUNDERKRAFT (see my review of their latest album here) drummer… Munruthel. Everything started around 1995, when the debut album of SILENTIUM was released. It was a CDemo titled “The Ancients’ Wisdom”, containing 18 electronic … continue reading
Italy and melodic Power Metal, it’s become a tradition: RHAPSODY (OF FIRE), LABYRINTH, KALEDON, ANCIENT BARDS, DRAKKAR, DOMINE, THY MAJESTIE, SECRET SPHERE, VISION DIVINE and many more. Now, a new one steps to the forefront: FOGALORD. FOGALORD is the brainchild … continue reading
After KATAKLYSM’s ninth album, “Prevail” (2008), vocalist Maurizio Iacono found the time to begin an own project called EX DEO. With this he would focus, lyrically, on Roman history, on its emperors, the important figures and happenings of that time. … continue reading
I’m totally not familiar with the Metal scene in Uruguay and can’t name one band from there, let alone which genre is the dominating one. I checked Metal-Archives.com for the sake of ease and none rang a bell, except for … continue reading
CHAOSWEAVER is a Finnish Metal band, said to play Cinematic Extreme Metal (Napalm Records’ words). What you get is actually Melodic Death/Black Metal with symphonic and Industrial influences. But the way these guys compose their songs makes it cinematic in … continue reading
REAONS BEHIND is an Italian Symphonic Power/Gothic Metal band, formed in 2010. They started as a cover band, playing songs from WITHIN TEMPTATION, AFTER FOREVER and so on. But it soon became clear that this was a dead end street. … continue reading
HERFST (AUTUMN in English) is a Belgian Melodic Death/Black Metal band, formed in 2003 – and here I copy-paste from the gig report (see here) when the band supported GOD DETHRONED in October 2011 -, has over the years undergone … continue reading
The Spanish Gothic Metal band DIABULUS IN MUSICA, not to be mistaken with SLAYER’s album “Diabolus In Musica”, was formed in 2006. In 2009 they put out a 4-track demo called “Secrets”, followed by their debut full-length in 2010, also … continue reading
The German Symphonic Metal formation XANDRIA was formed back in 1997, but that line-up didn’t survive very long, though did record one demo, “Xandria”. In 1999 XANDRIA was revived with new members. Two demos preceded the band’s debut full-length, “Kill … continue reading
The Swedish Symphonic Power Metal band DRAGONLAND has been around for a good ten years now, since their founding in 1999. In the following year they released a demo called “Storming Across Heaven”. One year later the debut full-length came … continue reading