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From Sorrow To Serenity – ‘Reclaim’ (Long Branch)

From Sorrow To Serenity – ‘Reclaim’ (Long Branch)

Posted by | Mar 13, 2019 | , |

Proudly waving the metalcore flag, Scotland’s From Sorrow To Serenity bring the crunch on ‘Reclaim,’ their second full length album. Having attracted a reasonable amount of praise with their debut, this follow-up should see their star continue to rise, even if it isn’t an especially ground-breaking record. It’s a decent collection of pulverising riffs and mechanised breakdowns and while not as good as last year’s exceptional Bleed From Within album (guitarist Steve Jones plays in both bands), it should satisfy anyone looking for a big plate of mosh potatoes.

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Bloodbound – ‘Rise of the Dragon Empire’ (AFM)

Bloodbound – ‘Rise of the Dragon Empire’ (AFM)

Posted by | Mar 13, 2019 | , |

Power metal six-piece Bloodbound are back with their eighth album ‘Rise of the Dragon Empire’. Since the band was formed, Bloodbound have been gaining a large fanbase through their record releases and extensive touring and 2019 sees them taking to the road once again in support of the new record. With previous albums taking influence from the classic metal style then fusing this with a combination of Nordic folk and large-scale orchestral instrumentation. Not to mention the ever-present fantasy element of titles such as ‘Stormborn’ and ‘War of Dragons’.  Bloodbound have been a solid fixture of the Scandinavian power metal genre. With the new album featuring artwork and a title that sounds like it’s straight out of Dungeons and Dragons. Phil Cooper rolled a twenty to find out what’s going on.

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Witchers Creed – ‘Awakened From The Tomb’ (Ripple Music)

Witchers Creed – ‘Awakened From The Tomb’ (Ripple Music)

Posted by | Mar 12, 2019 | , |

Hailing from Sweden and gorged on a steady diet of primordial doom acts (Witchfinder General, Trouble and – of course – Candlemass), Witchers Creed haven’t so much built an altar to worship doom metal’s earliest forms as they have constructed an entire cathedral to it. There isn’t a single moment on ‘Awakened From The Tomb’ that doesn’t feel like a celebratory cheer for the best hallmarks of ‘70s/’80s style doom, and yet the record pops with a freshness that keeps the band sounding too mired in replicating the past as they blast out some ballsy doom-tinged rock anthems of their own.

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