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Grande Royale – ‘Carry On’ (The Sign)

Grande Royale – ‘Carry On’ (The Sign)

Posted by | Mar 30, 2021 | ,

There is no doubt about, but over the past year one thing that it has often proved almost impossible to do is carry on as if everything was “normal”, at least in the sense which we perceived normality just a little more that 12 months or so ago… But, at the same time, there has been a prevalent sense that the best thing to do is just that – carry on in the hope that said normality, or at least some semblance of it, will return, in some shape or form, and sooner rather than later. What else can we really do? So, it is quite appropriate that this is exactly the course of action which Swedish garage rockers Grande Royale expound in the title of this, their fiery fifth album…

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Breaths – ‘Lined in Silver’ (Trepanation Recordings)

Breaths – ‘Lined in Silver’ (Trepanation Recordings)

Posted by | Mar 30, 2021 | ,

Let’s face it, the absolute shit show of a year that we’ve just experienced has had a monumental impact on everyone. Not only this, but we’re also seeing the huge impact that it’s having on music, with many artists channeling their own experiences of 2020 intro a whole slew of albums. While many of these inevitability focus on how fucking awful everything has been there are others that take a positive spin; which is the case of this debut realease from Breaths – ‘Lined in Silver’.

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Grand Celestial Nightmare – ‘Forbidden Knowledge and Ancient Wisdom’ (New Era Productions)

Grand Celestial Nightmare – ‘Forbidden Knowledge and Ancient Wisdom’ (New Era Productions)

Posted by | Mar 30, 2021 | ,

Formed in 2016 by Maurice De Jong of Gnaw Their Tongues, Grand Celestial Nightmare began as an outlet for symphonic black metal taking inspiration from Greek artists of the genre. Now, five years on from the release of debut album, ‘The Void of Death’, De Jong has reignited the creative fires of Grand Celestial Nightmare. This eight-track follow up ‘Forbidden Knowledge and Ancient Wisdom’, still holds true to the original Hellenic black metal concept, however, there is also the blending in of more traditional heavy metal too. The aim is to create a blend that can encapsulate more of the genre and mix more melodic leanings into the rawness of black metal.

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Burn Down Eden – ‘Burn Down Eden’ (Kernkraftritter Records)

Burn Down Eden – ‘Burn Down Eden’ (Kernkraftritter Records)

Posted by | Mar 30, 2021 | ,

First impressions are probably the most important. They can be the difference between getting a job or not, whether you get that girl’s number or not, among many other things. A bad first impression can mean you have to fight to rebuild your standing if you are even given the chance and a good first impression can forgive minor mistakes you make in the future. Rarely though is a fantastic first impression only the start of the good that is to come. IN the eyes, and ears, of our man JB, Burn Down Eden starts with a fantastic first impression and only gets better from there…

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Stranger Vision – ‘Poetica’ (Pride & Joy)

Stranger Vision – ‘Poetica’ (Pride & Joy)

Posted by | Mar 29, 2021 | ,

Given that we’re used to doing it ourselves – after all, we invented terms such as “glunk” and “Überverse” – we love it when we open a press release and find a brand new descriptive which we have not previously encountered. In terms of this, the debut album from Italian melodic/power metallers, Monk’s eyes were drawn to the word “magniloquent” as one of the PR terms used to draw our attention towards considering its contents for perusal… well, it worked and the hooded boss man immediately clicked the little arrow at the end of the submission go see if it lived up to such a grandiose assertion…

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