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Abigail Williams "In the Shadow of a thousand sun"
Reviewed by Lori
Abigail Williams hails from the US and judging by all thousands of their friends on myspace they are a very popular band. I see why they are popular though, the same reason Dimmu Borgir, Old man's child, COF is popular with a lot of people in the black metal scene, the production is very good., jaw dropping good. It is better than the previous bands I mentioned.
There is actually nothing wrong with the music on this CD, very symphonic, killer piano, talented fast drumming, vocal style are the black metal screams and at times some gutturals. On a couple trax there are some male clean vocals that are nice.
What stands out to me the most is the piano. The piano brings a soft mystical side to the music along with power and strength . On song 10 you hear a beautiful violin with the piano creating a sombre atmosphere to end the CD.
Black metal fans that stick with the thick raw cold black metal bands like Dark Throne, Burzum, Manes, old Dimmu borgir, etc and shun bands that plays black metal with a more cleaner sound, I really think you should check this band out because you will be missing out on some great music if you dont.
This 6 member band created songs that will not disappoint in any way. My only problem is the CD was not long enough.
candlelight records.
alghazanth-wreath of the vetat cd {woodcut rec.}
another amazing and majestic black metal entity from the finnish underground.the band takes little time in unleashing their blaspemous and intense sound from the first crushing blast beat. then goat tormenter are drawn into the mix and what a vocalist!! think legion {marduk} with a slight deeper shriek/scream.the band also amazed me with how they incorporated keyboards into the dark/war metal sound. but it actually "adds" a nice dark atmosphere to the music without ruining the intensity. fans of mid era marduk {opus nocturne,heaven shall burn} and emperor {nightshade eclipse era} but also add a class of musicanship all their own. get this!!!
www.woodcutrecords.com
www.alghazanth.com
Anticosm "Alcoholic Darkness"
Reviewed by Lori
When I got this demo the case was in pieces and the booklet with the corpse paint band photos I did not have much faith in this band. I do judge a book by its cover... I popped the CD in and was extremely surprised, hey this is pretty good!
Anticosm is a 5 piece black thrash metal band from New Jersey that started in 05. The two main members enjoy almost all metal styles and have no problem involving them in their music. "Alcoholic Darkness" is a black thrash band with some death style vocals at times.
I am really liking the first song "Skinless". Near the end with the guitars wailing, drums pounding you hear raspy screams mixed with the deep vocals and then carries on with out the music and flows onto the second trax smoothly with heavy guitars more guttural. Each song has something different going on, this is not boring. Acoustic guitar and keyboard is used on the song Black Hearts and just shows how versatile this band can be.
When they put out a CD I hope to see you all buy it and support this band. I sure will.
Anticosm
anti_cosm@hotmail.com
Myspace
www.myspace.com/anticosm
Dignity "project destiny"
Reviewed by Lori
Wow, the very beginning of this CD is very orgasmic, powerful, makes you want to conquer the world with the power metal style choir vocals. It makes you think this CD is going to be killer, but then once that is done its like the band was pussy whipped into lame ass crap. All that on the first song....
The style of music is "melodic hard rock". If I want that crap I would watch headbanger's ball.
"If you are a fan of Europe and TNT" than you might like this crap. Sweden has raised some amazing, talented bands, but even the great will fall....and they surely did with this band.
The music is rocky, sometimes heavyish and the vocals....anyone know the band Flowing Tears? Well many times he sounds like her.
I do not recommend this band, but you should take a listen and decide for yourself
Napalm records
Dignity's myspace
www.myspace.com/dignityband.com
impiety-dominator mcd {pulverised rec.}
singapore's impiety return!! and unleash their most extreme,intense
masterpiece of hate-filled war/black/thrash metal.5 tracks {4 originals,1 sarcofago cover} if you have heard any of this bands previous work then you know what to expect.if you are new to this band and their sound.mix {early} venom,slayer,sarcofago with the more of the blacker souls like blasphemy,bestial warlust etc..and it will give you some idea of this bands intense sound.
Katra "Beast Within"
Reviewed by Lori
Katra is yet another Gothic metal band with female vocals in a almost over flowing scene of Gothic metal bands with female vocals. This genera can be nice, but all the bands kinda blend together after awhile;all sound the same.
If bands like Epica, Theater of tragedy, nightwish and all other bands like this is your thing than you will love this band.
Vocalist Katra Solopuro aligned with several musicians back in 2006. Katra stands for longing, love, passion set to music.
Here is how the label describes the band "....Gothic metal with folk influences that ranges from catchy hits to sensual ballads accentuated by a very powerful production."
The music is nice and calming, no aggression here. Vocals are strong and at times very gentle, she can be versatile it seems.
When this CD is on sale I recommend buying it.
Napalm records
Bands myspace
www.myspace.com/katramusic
my shameful-descend cd {firebox records}
dark,dreary and just plain depressing doom!!is what my shameful
deliever to you the unexpecting listener on this release.starting off
with an early 90's death/doom vibe {anathema,my dying bride} within the waves of depressing atmosphere the band also has some eerie,black metal guitar chords.the vocals go from sorrowful death growls to a more traditional clean voice.no keyboards,no female vocals,nothing but cold desolate doom is what my shameful release on this desolate,dark masterpiece.
www.firebox.fi
netherbird--the ghost collector cd {pulverised records}
ahh yes black/death no one does it quite like {or better than} the swedish underground.this is defintly one of the heavier,darker bands to come from sweden {that i have heard} in quite sometime.a nice blend of {older} morbid angel,meets at the gates!! the band keeps the mood with the addition of some acoustic guitars,female.male choir type vocals. a very entertaining band to say the least. i for one see this band being a big name within the scene.if you are a fan of straight forward black/death metal with some melodic overtones check this band out today!
Serenity "Fallen Sanctuary"
Review done by Lori
Serenity was formed in 2001. They play symphonic, melodic metal with a touch of progressive. I am listening to the CD now and I think this band will please those who are into power, progressive, heavy metal and melodic metal bands like Dark Tranquility. This band is not bad at all. The guitarists sound like they know what they are doing and the vocals are really good, dude can sing well. The chorus makes you want to sing along. Like all or most power or melodic bands (awesome!!! voice over,got to love that...or not) there are ballads and this album has its share of ballads, very lovely.
I recommend this CD
Napalm records
P.O. box 153220, Austin TX 78715-3220
Bands Myspace
www.myspace.com/serenitybandtyrol
Reviewed by Lori
Abigail Williams hails from the US and judging by all thousands of their friends on myspace they are a very popular band. I see why they are popular though, the same reason Dimmu Borgir, Old man's child, COF is popular with a lot of people in the black metal scene, the production is very good., jaw dropping good. It is better than the previous bands I mentioned.
There is actually nothing wrong with the music on this CD, very symphonic, killer piano, talented fast drumming, vocal style are the black metal screams and at times some gutturals. On a couple trax there are some male clean vocals that are nice.
What stands out to me the most is the piano. The piano brings a soft mystical side to the music along with power and strength . On song 10 you hear a beautiful violin with the piano creating a sombre atmosphere to end the CD.
Black metal fans that stick with the thick raw cold black metal bands like Dark Throne, Burzum, Manes, old Dimmu borgir, etc and shun bands that plays black metal with a more cleaner sound, I really think you should check this band out because you will be missing out on some great music if you dont.
This 6 member band created songs that will not disappoint in any way. My only problem is the CD was not long enough.
candlelight records.
alghazanth-wreath of the vetat cd {woodcut rec.}
another amazing and majestic black metal entity from the finnish underground.the band takes little time in unleashing their blaspemous and intense sound from the first crushing blast beat. then goat tormenter are drawn into the mix and what a vocalist!! think legion {marduk} with a slight deeper shriek/scream.the band also amazed me with how they incorporated keyboards into the dark/war metal sound. but it actually "adds" a nice dark atmosphere to the music without ruining the intensity. fans of mid era marduk {opus nocturne,heaven shall burn} and emperor {nightshade eclipse era} but also add a class of musicanship all their own. get this!!!
www.woodcutrecords.com
www.alghazanth.com
Anticosm "Alcoholic Darkness"
Reviewed by Lori
When I got this demo the case was in pieces and the booklet with the corpse paint band photos I did not have much faith in this band. I do judge a book by its cover... I popped the CD in and was extremely surprised, hey this is pretty good!
Anticosm is a 5 piece black thrash metal band from New Jersey that started in 05. The two main members enjoy almost all metal styles and have no problem involving them in their music. "Alcoholic Darkness" is a black thrash band with some death style vocals at times.
I am really liking the first song "Skinless". Near the end with the guitars wailing, drums pounding you hear raspy screams mixed with the deep vocals and then carries on with out the music and flows onto the second trax smoothly with heavy guitars more guttural. Each song has something different going on, this is not boring. Acoustic guitar and keyboard is used on the song Black Hearts and just shows how versatile this band can be.
When they put out a CD I hope to see you all buy it and support this band. I sure will.
Anticosm
anti_cosm@hotmail.com
Myspace
www.myspace.com/anticosm
Dignity "project destiny"
Reviewed by Lori
Wow, the very beginning of this CD is very orgasmic, powerful, makes you want to conquer the world with the power metal style choir vocals. It makes you think this CD is going to be killer, but then once that is done its like the band was pussy whipped into lame ass crap. All that on the first song....
The style of music is "melodic hard rock". If I want that crap I would watch headbanger's ball.
"If you are a fan of Europe and TNT" than you might like this crap. Sweden has raised some amazing, talented bands, but even the great will fall....and they surely did with this band.
The music is rocky, sometimes heavyish and the vocals....anyone know the band Flowing Tears? Well many times he sounds like her.
I do not recommend this band, but you should take a listen and decide for yourself
Napalm records
Dignity's myspace
www.myspace.com/dignityband.com
impiety-dominator mcd {pulverised rec.}
singapore's impiety return!! and unleash their most extreme,intense
masterpiece of hate-filled war/black/thrash metal.5 tracks {4 originals,1 sarcofago cover} if you have heard any of this bands previous work then you know what to expect.if you are new to this band and their sound.mix {early} venom,slayer,sarcofago with the more of the blacker souls like blasphemy,bestial warlust etc..and it will give you some idea of this bands intense sound.
Katra "Beast Within"
Reviewed by Lori
Katra is yet another Gothic metal band with female vocals in a almost over flowing scene of Gothic metal bands with female vocals. This genera can be nice, but all the bands kinda blend together after awhile;all sound the same.
If bands like Epica, Theater of tragedy, nightwish and all other bands like this is your thing than you will love this band.
Vocalist Katra Solopuro aligned with several musicians back in 2006. Katra stands for longing, love, passion set to music.
Here is how the label describes the band "....Gothic metal with folk influences that ranges from catchy hits to sensual ballads accentuated by a very powerful production."
The music is nice and calming, no aggression here. Vocals are strong and at times very gentle, she can be versatile it seems.
When this CD is on sale I recommend buying it.
Napalm records
Bands myspace
www.myspace.com/katramusic
my shameful-descend cd {firebox records}
dark,dreary and just plain depressing doom!!is what my shameful
deliever to you the unexpecting listener on this release.starting off
with an early 90's death/doom vibe {anathema,my dying bride} within the waves of depressing atmosphere the band also has some eerie,black metal guitar chords.the vocals go from sorrowful death growls to a more traditional clean voice.no keyboards,no female vocals,nothing but cold desolate doom is what my shameful release on this desolate,dark masterpiece.
www.firebox.fi
netherbird--the ghost collector cd {pulverised records}
ahh yes black/death no one does it quite like {or better than} the swedish underground.this is defintly one of the heavier,darker bands to come from sweden {that i have heard} in quite sometime.a nice blend of {older} morbid angel,meets at the gates!! the band keeps the mood with the addition of some acoustic guitars,female.male choir type vocals. a very entertaining band to say the least. i for one see this band being a big name within the scene.if you are a fan of straight forward black/death metal with some melodic overtones check this band out today!
Serenity "Fallen Sanctuary"
Review done by Lori
Serenity was formed in 2001. They play symphonic, melodic metal with a touch of progressive. I am listening to the CD now and I think this band will please those who are into power, progressive, heavy metal and melodic metal bands like Dark Tranquility. This band is not bad at all. The guitarists sound like they know what they are doing and the vocals are really good, dude can sing well. The chorus makes you want to sing along. Like all or most power or melodic bands (awesome!!! voice over,got to love that...or not) there are ballads and this album has its share of ballads, very lovely.
I recommend this CD
Napalm records
P.O. box 153220, Austin TX 78715-3220
Bands Myspace
www.myspace.com/serenitybandtyrol
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