Jonny B will be the first to admit that Texas is probably one of the last places he would expect to have a budding black metal scene, but then he’s reviewed black metal from SoCal before so he really shouldn’t be that surprised! Black metal is a genre that is as much about the image or aura of a band as it is the music itself, and it seems like there’s ever increasingly unique ways for bands to express this…
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Switzerland has always been known as the nation that stays distinctly neutral during times of conflict through not applying any loyalty to others. It stands to reason that this attitude may become apparent in the Swiss attitude to music, and the debut album from Alchemists certainly seems to back up this theory.
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According to Jonni D, while Cardiff three-piece Eulogy show a decent level of instrumental proficiency on their new EP, ‘Memento Mori’, the initially underwhelming lack of dynamics leaves the listener somewhat wanting… Click the link to find out what he means…
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When John B saw that the press info said this was for fans of Children Of Bodom, he knew he was in for a treat. Melodic death metal is such a complex genre from a rather simple concept. It manages to be able to keep your attention heavily focused when you are trying to analyze it for meaning but also if played in the background it blends nicely into whatever task you are doing. Our man doesn’t find that many other genres do this well. Most people are not going to listen to Beethoven’s Ninth while driving a race car around the track – and most people won’t listen to dubstep while sipping wine and unwinding after work. The melodic elements here make it work for the winds down or the analytical mind trying to dissect what is going on and the death metal element keeps a fast, aggressive pace that makes anything badass. Even if you are just sitting there in bunny slippers with cheap wine. ‘Demonology’ is everything JB would expect from the genre – and a little more…
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The route to album number one for Canadian heavy rockers Freeways has been quite a traditional and old school one. Forming in 2015 in Ontario, they first released a three tracks cassette, ‘Cold Front’, which was then released a while later on 7” vinyl. Last year they had an exclusive track on a compilation album, ‘Trapped Under Ice Vol. 1’, ramped up the touring both in their native Canada and then Germany, and now here they are in 2020 about to release their debut album…
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