INNER STREAM – Stain The Sea

Inner Stream, which is fronted by vocalist/songwriter Inés Vera-Ortiz, is one of the more musically adventurous endeavors that I have come across from the Frontiers Records roster recently, which is pretty cool in and of itself, and it is nice to see that the label has broadened their horizon these past few years and signed…

LAURENNE/LOUHIMO – The Reckoning

Frontiers Records’ endless supply of collaborations and projects put together by the label have resulted in a long line of records that range from excellent to mediocre and further on to downright awful. I was therefore rather curious as to where "The Reckoning" would find itself in and how the combo of the talented singers…

HEAVEN & EARTH – V

Heaven & Earth was not a musical entity that I had encountered previous to receiving a promo copy of their latest record "V" in the mail, but I must say that I find their take on good old fashioned hard rock with prominent blues vibes to it quite charming. What immediately caught my eye when…

DREAMSHADE – A Pale Blue Dot

"A pale blue dot" is a synonym for the planet Earth, just a shiny blue dot at the edge of the Universe. It is also a fitting description for Dreamshade, a Swiss melodic death metal band on "What Silence Hides" (2011) and "The Gift Of Life" (2013) turned metalcore on "Vibrant" (2016), an interesting if…

BIG CITY – Testify

The latest album by the Norwegian outfit known as Big City marks a change in that new vocalist Jørgen Bergersen has entered the fold while the style and sound of the group has also turned slightly more aggressive compared to earlier on. What we have here is an energetic mixture of hard rock and heavy…

SUBURBAN SAVAGES – Demagogue Days

Although this eight-track offering titled "Demagogue Days" by the Norwegian outfit Suburban Savages is not sparkling new as such (it was released in March this year), it recently popped up on my radar and I was immediately drawn to it and felt that a short review of the thing was in order. What we have…

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