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Razor Punch – ‘Tell Me Your Secret’ (Calygram)

Razor Punch – ‘Tell Me Your Secret’ (Calygram)

Posted by | Jul 10, 2019 | ,

Let Monk tell you a secret… the Germans know how to rock… hard. Well, that’s hardly a secret, is it, given the country’s pedigree for producing quality hard rock and metal acts, stretching right back to the emergence of the mighty Scorpions four decades ago and evolving through the likes of NWOGHM progenitors Accept via Helloween to modern Teutonic titans such as Rammstein and a constantly emerging new breed of pretenders, of whom this crüe from the North Sea coast are the latest to find their way onto ÜRHQ’s death decks.

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Cremisi – ‘Dawn Of A New Era’ (Volcano Records)

Cremisi – ‘Dawn Of A New Era’ (Volcano Records)

Posted by | Jul 10, 2019 | ,

Italy seems to be producing symphonic metal bands faster than Ferrari can build cars, and the latest to come off the production line are this quintet from Bologna. The band’s location, and this, their debut, album’s title are both highly appropriate, as the former was at the centre of the Italian Renaissance, which the latter in turn takes as its theme, from the great artworks of Leonardo Da Vinci to the voyages of discovery of Cristoforo Colombo, via the Black Death and the infamous witch hunts of the era.

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Föllakzoid – ‘I’ (Sacred Bones)

Föllakzoid – ‘I’ (Sacred Bones)

Posted by | Jul 9, 2019 | ,

Right from the off, John Bedard knew this was going to be a hard album to put words to as the very style of music is very abstract. He is no stranger the ambient or psychedelic genres of music, progressive psychedelic being his most common preference, and this fourth album from Chilean duo Föllakzoid fits right into that wheelhouse – but without the big drops that he is used to in progressive psychedelic. Instead, here you have longer builds that bring you to a much more subtle shift in the music rather than a traditional drop. This perpetual buildup gives an ominous feeling and a kind of unease, in a good way, that is really calculated. With the subtle changes, however, the album never feels like it has gotten repetitive, rather it feels very connected to itself and the changes feel natural but within the realm of the song, as he explains…

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Glasya – ‘Heaven’s Demise’ (Pride & Joy)

Glasya – ‘Heaven’s Demise’ (Pride & Joy)

Posted by | Jul 9, 2019 | ,

For most people, Nightwish seem to be the benchmark by which all symphonic metal is measured. While some may argue with this approach, and there are a lot of fantastic symphonic metal bands of there who sound nothing like Nightwish, it’s hard to think of many (if any) other symphonic metal bands who have sold out an arena show at Wembley (yes, we know Within Temptation and Delain came close, but there were two of them so it’s not quite the same!)…. But this leads us into a difficult situation, is another band good because they sound a lot like Nightwish? Or is being too similar to Nightwish a real drawback in the symphonic metal world? We’ll leave you to form your own opinion about that one, in the meantime let’s look at this new offering to the altar of symphonic metal.

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