Tag Archives: heavy metal

THOR – Electric Eyes

March 13, 2018

Deadline 2018 Lost album comes out of oblivion to cast neon shadows on mighty stomper’s twilight zone. Never happy to be known only for his bodybuilding successes, Jon Mikl – or Thor – found less transient glory in the world … Continue reading →

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VANISH – The Insanity Abstract

December 11, 2017

Fastball 2017 Stuttgart purveyors of sophisticated, if straightforward, metal serve up a sophomore album to make good on their debut’s promise. It’s easy to disappear with a name like this but the German quintet behind it are too clever to … Continue reading →

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ACID MUFFIN – Bloop

October 24, 2017

Acid Muffin 2016 Going deep down to live up to their debut’s title, trio from Rome blow cobwebs away. A single, an EP and now an album: in the last five years, the Italian ensemble made an unhurried, yet steady … Continue reading →

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SEEKING RAVEN – The Ending Collage

August 24, 2017

RecordJet 2016 Deeply moving, Arcadian if dramatic, diorama of imaginary possibilities, where perspectives are endless. It’s always been about poetry in motion for János R. Krusenbaum, his one-man-band debut taking a form of a pamphlet rather than a simple disc, … Continue reading →

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GHOST TOAST – Out Of This World

August 14, 2017

Inverse 2017 Drilling into mythology, Hungarian ensemble sculpt cinematic phantasmagoria. It took the Debrecen team three albums to live up to their name, an alloy of all things ethereal and exhilarating, albeit “Out Of This World” ventures beyond alienation suggested … Continue reading →

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