Tag Archives: heavy metal

MAGENTA – Songs For The Dead

October 31, 2015

Cleopatra 2015 Día de Muertos, Scandinavian way: bliss of immortality given weight and edge. Of different hue to their Welsh namesakes, these Norwegians have been mining the monochrome sadness for two decades now, with a U-turn to sweet paganism of … Continue reading →

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SAVAGE – 7 / Live ‘N Lethal

October 28, 2015

Minus2Zebra 2015 Lucky number triumph from original Brit metal fighters whose aces, and axes, are still high. After their return from a dozen-year hiatus in 2012, there’s been no rest for this quartet who set about reclaiming their proper position … Continue reading →

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CYRAX – Pictures

October 3, 2015

Bakerteam 2015 Externalizing their images, Milano team verge into bold experimentation. Except for blues inflections, the muscle-flexing of 2013’s was staged in a traditional heavy environment. That album’s successor, as its title suggests, is less occupied with looking at oneself … Continue reading →

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THUNDER RISING – Sole Freedom

September 22, 2015

Scarlet 2015 Wings of their own: hard rock ensemble from Italy in search of their real selves. Back in 2013, when this band roped in as a co-writer and singer, it was obviously a temporary situation and, when it came … Continue reading →

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O.D.D. – O.D.D.

September 14, 2015

O.D.D. 2015 Atlanta trio score a hat-trick of heavy statements – high on rootsiness and low on fat. Rising to the surface of Georgia’s fertile scene, this band are finally throwing the experience of covering classics – running from jazz … Continue reading →

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