DIVIDED MULTITUDE – Hjemme igjen

Christer og resten av gjengen i DIVIDED MULTITUDE har nettopp vært en tur over dammen og spilt konserter på verdens største metalcruise. Ombord på MS Liberty of the Seas fikk bandet oppleve en masse konserter, Jamaica, Karibien og selv spilte de to ganger på turen. På forespørsel har Christer sendt oss en liten notis om hvordan turen var og hva som videre står på programmet for DIVIDED MULTITUDE.

DREADFUL MINDS – Love, Hate, Lies

A German sextet performing in a style very familiar to those who love melodic metal release a 14 song album with "Love, Hate, Lies". I’d say their sound has a lot of 80’s characteristics – powerful riffing, strong metal grooves, and keyboards adding airy ambiance to the proceedings. Those who remember the early "Colour Temple"…

ARCHGOAT – The Apocalyptic Triumphator’

Finland’s Archgoat have always been a band who followed their own darkened path and their sound has therefore developed into one that is extremely developed and individualistic. Its roots lie in bestial death/black metal of the primitive school, but often played at doomy lower speeds. The overall effect is hypnotic and ritualistic, creating a heady…

CRETIN – Stranger

‘Stranger’ is the second full-length from California four-piece Cretin. It featured on quite a few ‘Best of 2014′ lists, especially among the grind cohort. Having said that, the Cretin sound also contains a heavy dose of Death Metal, with Marissa’s vocals sometimes reminding me of early Chuck Schuldiner and the breakdown beats recall Autopsy at…

HEYWIRE – Heywire

This Danish quartet play a musical cocktail of symphonic rock with metal and hard rock textures on this self-titled album. Nothing overly adventurous, but definitely rooted in the 1970’s/ 80’s scene – aspects of Deep Purple, Royal Hunt, Saga, and Styx come up most when taking in songs such as "Under the Sun" and the…

SYLOSIS – Dormant Heart

The fourth studio album for UK melodic death/thrash act Sylosis comes with a new drummer in Ali Richardson, and a lot of American attack nuances to keep the younger generation very happy. Josh Middleton’s caustic, Robb Flynn like roar cuts like a knife on tight picking numbers like "Victims and Pawns" and "Overthrown", while the…

SARPEDON – Anomic Nation

Straight from their official Facebook page, Norway’s Sarpedon is ‘declaring war on progressive metal as we know it’. My first exposure to this act, they’ve been active since 2005 and put out two demos before releasing this debut album "Anomic Nation". We have here an 8 song album that is as heavy as it is…

DEVIL’S TRAIN – II

The debut, self-titled album from melodic, bluesy hard rock act Devil’s Train back in 2012 made quite an impression on the scene, smartly putting together familiar players in the scene like Mystic Prophecy’s R.D. Liapikis on vocals and Lakis Ragazas on guitar, ex-Stratovarius drummer Jörg Michael on drums, and current Masterplan bassist Jari Kainulainen. Given…

TAAKE – Bergen – Hulen

Når Taake er i Bergen, så møter det alltid et mannsterkt publikum opp for å ønske byens største black metal band velkommen hjem. Intet unntak denne gangen, Hulen var vel omtrent fullstappet. I det konserten begynner er det helt fullstappet i konsertsalen i Hulen, og som regel vil dette være lett å forstå. Beklagelig vis…

CODE – Mut

Code has been an interesting band to follow ever since it was first conceived back in the early 2000s, not only due to the quality of its full-length albums, but also the unpredictable and exciting twists and turns that the music and the band as a whole seem to have embraced wholeheartedly ever since the…

RAMMSUND – Bergen – Garage

Ein kveld på Garage dedikert til målsaka vert sjeldan betre markert enn med Rammstein tributegruppa Rammsund. Eit publikum som er av det varierte slaget ser fram til ein nydeleg kveld med energisk musikk. Bandet kjem på scena. Dei ser alle ut som den klassiske arbeidarklassemannen, med eit veldig industrielt preg. Olje og sot på kroppane…

HAKEN – Restoration (EP)

Normal bands would consider a 3 song effort an EP, and although UK progressive metal act Haken look at their latest release "Restoration" in the same regard, understand that you’ll get close to 34 minutes of songwriting for your time. Through three previous studio albums the sextet have asserted themselves with a melodic yet intricate…

INGESTED – The Architect of Extinction

Manchester er velkjent for sine to fotballag, men de har også mer å by på. Her i form av Ingested. Ingested er et death metal band av den brutale sorten. De har enkelte metalcore innslag i musikken sin. Alle som kjenner meg, vet at jeg absolutt ikke er en fan av akkurat metalcore, men brukt…

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