ICY STEEL - Through the Ashes Review

ICY STEEL - Through the Ashes

Independent

ICY STEEL Facebook Page

ICY STEEL is a band from Italy that I follow from their debut album and I actually have all of their releases so far, since they play my favorite Italian epic metal sound. In 2012 they released their previous album under the title “Krònothor”. It seems that in all these years they haven’t given up, but they worked hard and as a result, they will soon release their fourth studio album which will be a double CD.

VALTIKAN – Exordium Review

VALTIKAN – Exordium

Sepulchral Silence

Valtikan's Facebook Page

Before I enter the presentation of this album, I think that some history lessons about the band are necessary since this is their debut release. The band started in 2011 under the name DEMONHEART which soon changed into VALTIKAN. As the band says, they took their name from the song "Mustan Valtikan Aika" of the Finnish band, KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI, which is a choice that they didn’t make accidentally.

TAMOANCHAN – Tlamatinime EP Review

TAMOANCHAN – Tlamatinime EP

Sepulchral Silence

TAMOANCHAN BANDCAMP

This is a solo project of the Mexican musician Dámaso Salazar, also member of the bands CAMAXTLI YOXIPPA & CABRACAN who play folk death metal (have this in mind). In the fall of 2015 Damasco came with the idea or inspiration if you prefer to create a sound that will fuse the old traditional music and rituals of his country with doom and even stoner metal. The final effort of his inspiration you can find in this album which I am about to present to you.

Deathvalves - Crawl In The Night (Official Lyric Video)

Ακούστε το "Crawl In The Night" από τους Deathvalves εν όψη της κυκλοφορίας του νέου τους άλμπουμ "Dark Stories From The Past" στις 27 Δεκεμβρίου 2016 από τη New Dream Records.

SadDoLLs - Jigsaw (Tribute To SAW) 4K

Σόλομον Κέιν: Κόκκινες σκιές

Σόλομον Κέιν: Κόκκινες σκιές by Robert E. Howard

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Τον Χάουαρντ κι εγώ τον γνώρισα από τον Κόναν. Κι ενώ αδιαμφισβήτητα είναι ο πιο "δυνατός" του χαρακτήρας, ήταν ταυτόχρονα και ο πιο υπερβατικός από την άποψη ότι ήταν κάτι σαν ημίθεος. Από την άλλη ο Σόλομον Κέιν είναι πιο ανθρώπινος και εν αντιθέσει με τον τυχοδιώκτη Κόναν, έχει έναν προσωπικό κώδικα τιμής που καθορίζεται από το γεγονός ότι είναι πουριτανός. Παρόλα αυτά είναι κι ένας αντιφατικός χαρακτήρας, από τη μια θρησκευόμενος, αλλά από την άλλη δείχνει να αποδέχεται κάποιες από τις αλήθειες της επιστήμης της εποχής του όπως και τις παραδόσεις άλλων πολιτισμών. Στις ιστορίες του Κέιν επίσης το υπερφυσικό στοιχείο είναι έντονο αλλά επίσης υπάρχουν δυνατές "επικές" στιγμές. Τέλος είναι εκπληκτικός ο τρόπος γραφής του Χάουαρντ που ενώ είναι άμεσος γίνεται ταυτόχρονα ποιητικός. Να μην κουράζω άλλο, ΑΡΙΣΤΟΥΡΓΗΜΑ!!!!

FIBRA DE ACERO - En tiempos de Guerra Review

FIBRA DE ACERO - En tiempos de Guerra

Sepulchral Silence

FIBRA DE ACERO's Facebook Page

We will stay in Latin America and move to Chile this time. The band I will present TO you here is FIBRA DE ACERO and it was created in 2014. Since then the band has passed through a lot OF lineup changes, but if I am not mistaken they did their first live gig in 2015. This is their debut album, which has the originality to be a live recording with only the exceptions being the last two songs which were recorded in a studio.

OBSCURA INSANIA – Sodoma Review

OBSCURA INSANIA – Sodoma

Sepulchral Silence

Obscura Insania Bandcamp

OBSCURA INSANIA is a new band in the metal world and especially in the studio releases, since “Sodoma” is their debut album. The band was formed in Venezuela and the musicians who participate here wanted to create a doom/stoner metal sound with lyrics written in the Spanish language.

VÖRGUS - White Trash Hellraisers Review

VÖRGUS - White Trash Hellraisers

Inferno Records

Official Vorgus Facebook Page

Sweden is mostly known in the extreme metal sound for its melodic death metal bands. We live, though, in an era that the traditional heavy metal sound is back and it seems that even in Sweden there are some bands that want to play extreme metal based on more traditional or old school forms if you prefer. One of these bands are definitely VORGUS who only release an album when they feel ready to do so. At least that is what their sophomore album proves which comes 7 years after their debut.

LADY BEAST – Metal Immortal EP review

LADY BEAST – Metal Immortal EP

Inferno Records

Lady Beast official Facebook page

I have already presented the band’s debut album which was released from Inferno Records a year ago. It was a release that was introducing to us a new band moving in the fields of traditional heavy metal; a band that actually had something to give to the listener and not just copy the big names of this genre. “Metal Immortal” is their new effort which is an EP that includes 4 new compositions and it also introduces their new lead guitarist, Andy Ramage.

ROTTING FLESH -The Abaddon (LIVE VIDEO)

ΠΑΡΟΥΣΙΑΣΗ AVENGUARD – Epic Tales

AVENGUARD – Epic Tales

Independent

Επίσημη Σελίδα

Όταν δηλώνει κάποιος επικάς στη μουσική μας, πολλοί είναι αυτοί που κρατούν  επιφυλακτική στάση και ειδικότερα όταν αυτός που δηλώνει ότι ανήκει στον επικό ήχο είναι και μουσικός. Η αντίδραση αυτή, αν και πολλές φορές υπερβολική, είναι πλήρως κατανοητή, γιατί δυστυχώς πολλοί έδωσαν στον επικό ήχο διαστάσεις παρωδίας και μάλιστα αυτό το έκαναν και μουσικοί που θεωρούνται δημιουργοί του ήχου αυτού (ναι τους εννοώ). Από την άλλη το να γράψεις επική μουσική δεν είναι εύκολο. Δεν είναι απλά κάθομαι και γράφω για σπαθιά, δράκους και βάρβαρους κι αυτό είναι… Επικό για να χαρακτηριστεί ένα δημιούργημα τέχνης πρέπει να είναι επιβλητικό, σκοτεινό και να δημιουργεί συναισθήματα ψυχικής ανάτασης. Να σου υπενθυμίζει ότι τίποτα δεν είναι εύκολο στη ζωή, αλλά αν το θελήσεις και το πιστέψεις ίσως τελικά το καταφέρεις.

IRON CURTAIN - Guilty as Charged review

IRON CURTAIN - Guilty as Charged

Pure Steel Records

Iron Curtain Official Blog

IRON CURTAIN come from Spain and they were formed in 2007. This is their third studio album released from their new label, but in their career so far they have managed to release plenty of EPs and singles. So, let me tell you my impressions from their new album….

Οι φόνοι του Σιμπαλμπά

Οι φόνοι του Σιμπαλμπά by Lyn Hamilton

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Το βιβλίο έχει αρκετές πληροφορίες για το Μεξικό και τον πολιτισμό των Μάγιας, σε σημείο που να θυμίζει περισσότερο ταξιδιωτικό οδηγό με ολίγον από αστυνομικό μυστήριο. Πιθανόν αυτό να μην αρέσει στους φανατικούς αναγνώστες των αστυνομικών μυθιστορημάτων, αλλά προσωπικά το βρήκα ενδιαφέρον αφού έμαθα και κάποια πράματα για τον πολιτισμό των Μάγιας. Ο ρυθμός του βιβλίου ίσως φανεί αργός και με πολλά κλισέ σε κάποιους, αλλά σκοπός του είναι να ψυχαγωγήσει και το καταφέρνει αρκετά καλά. Ειδικά στο τέλος του που θυμίσει κινηματογραφική ταινία στο στυλ του Ιντιάνα Τζόουνς. Εγώ πέρασα καλά διαβάζοντάς το και δεν με κούρασε καθόλου...

HYAENA - Metamorphosis Revisited review

HYAENA - Metamorphosis Revisited

    Qua'Rock Records

HYAENA's Facebook

HYAENA was probably the first metal band for musicians Gabriele Bellini (guitar) and Ross Lukather (drums). In 1985 the band released a demo tape under the title “Metamorphosis”. The demo was considered one of the best metal releases of the 80’s Italian metal scene. Recently the band has released it on CD and you can find a review on our webzine. After this release the only member left in the band was Gabriele and the band moved on more progressive metal paths.

Συνέντευξη AVENGUARD

 Είδος: Epic Power Metal

Χώρα:  Ελλάδα

Ερωτήσεις: Παραστατίδης Νικόλαος

Απαντήσεις: Κωνσταντίνος Μπράτσος (Guitars, Keyboards, Programming)

Site: Official Band Site

Sons Of Cain Interview

Genre: Heavy Metal

Country: Guernsey

Questions by: Nick Parastatidis

Answers by: Vincent Le Gallez (Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards)

Site: Sons Of Cain Bandcamp

EXISTANCE - Breaking the Rock review

EXISTANCE - Breaking the Rock

Black Viper Records

http://www.existanceband.com/

We have already said it too many times that old school metal is the new thing. However, it doesn’t mean that only by playing 80’s metal you become instantly good. No it needs to have originality and passion to convince the listener that you are really into what you play and personally speaking there are few bands that can do that.

Imperium

Imperium by Μιχάλης Σπέγγος

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Προσωπικά πιστεύω ότι καλή γνώση της ιστορίας δεν είναι να γνωρίζεις τόσο χρονολογίες και ονόματα (χρειάζονται κι αυτά), αλλά η ουσία της είναι να σε βοηθήσει να καταλάβεις τον άνθρωπο. Να μάθεις πως αντιδρά ανάλογα με την περίπτωση και πιστέψτε με θα εκπλαγείτε όταν δείτε ότι μπορεί να έχουν περάσει αιώνες αλλά η ανθρωπότητα συμπεριφέρεται με τον ίδιο πάνω κάτω τρόπο σε ανάλογες περιπτώσεις. Ο Μιχάλης Σπέγγος στο παρόν βιβλίο δημιουργεί τη δική του άχρονη και ανώνυμη αυτοκρατορία (θα καταλάβετε αμέσως ότι πηγή έμπνευσής του είναι η Ανατολική Ρωμαϊκή Αυτοκρατορία) και μας διηγείται την ιστορία του ήρωά του που μεταξύ των άλλων προσπαθεί να καταλάβει αν αυτός ορίζει τη μοίρα του ή είναι πιόνι κάποιων ανώτερων δυνάμεων. Είναι ένα βιβλίο που χει καλό ρυθμό, δράση και καλεί τον αναγνώστη να σκεφτεί επί των θεμάτων που πραγματεύεται (πόλεμος, θρησκεία, αγάπη, έρωτας κ.τ.λ.). Για μένα προσωπικά ο συγγραφέας αποδεικνύεται βαθύς γνώστης της ιστορίας και επιδεικνύει οξυδέρκεια για τον τρόπο που συμπεριφέρονται τα ανθρώπινα όντα. Είναι ένα βιβλίο που θα πρότεινα τόσο σε φίλους του ιστορικού μυθιστορήματος, αλλά και σε αναγνώστες που αρέσκονται σε συγγραφείς όπως o Guy Gavriel Kay και ο George R. R. Martin

HYAENA Interview

Genre: Heavy Metal

Country: Italy

Questions by: Nick Parastatidis

Answers by: HYAENA

Site: https://www.facebook.com/Hyaena-forever-156325511060584/

GOD IN A CONE – Agrypnia review

GOD IN A CONE – Agrypnia

Independent

https://www.facebook.com/godinacone/

GOD IN A CONE is a solo project of the musician Nikos Marinos (MADLEAF, IOLA 11, SLITHERUM) who here wants to experiment with different musical styles and sounds faithful to the truth that music has no boundaries. So, with my little knowledge I will try to give you a taste of what you will listen to in this work….

THE EVERSCATHED – Scars to Bare review

THE EVERSCATHED – Scars to Bare

In Death Records

https://www.facebook.com/TheEverscathed/

THE EVERSCATHED may be around as a band since 2003 but their story goes further back and more particularly in 1996 when ENMORTEM was founded. That band kept going till 2002 but then their sound changed so the guys in the band felt it was about time they changed their moniker as well… and thus THE EVERSCATHED was born.

Η μάσκα του Κθούλου

Η μάσκα του Κθούλου by August Derleth

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Ο Λάβκραφτ είναι ο άνθρωπος που δημιούργησε τη μυθολογία Κθούλου, αλλά ποτέ δεν την οργάνωσε. Ο άνθρωπος που το έκανε αυτό είναι ο Ντέρλεθ, ο οποίος συνέβαλε στην περαιτέρω διάδοση του έργου του. ο Ντέρλεθ όμως έγραψε και δικά του διηγήματα που ανήκουν στη μυθολογία Κθούλου και πέραν το ότι είναι πολύ κοντά στο στυλ του Λαβκραφτ κατάφερε να δώσει και το δικό του στίγμα. Απλά διαβάστε τις ιστορίες που περιέχονται στο συγκεκριμένο βιβλίο και θα καταλάβετε ότι πολλές σκηνές που περιγράφει έχουν επηρεάσει μεγάλους σκηνοθέτες όπως για παράδειγμα τον Σαμ Ραϊμι στην ταινία του Evil Dead. Απολαυστικότατο βιβλίο.

PERSONA - Somebody Else (Official Video) [HD]

PERCEPTION CONFUSED – A Sphere about to Burst EP review

PERCEPTION CONFUSED – A Sphere about to Burst EP

Independent

http://www.perceptionconfused.de/

It is really nice to have the chance to present a new band in the crowd and especially when it has something interesting to give to the metal audience. PERCEPTION CONFUSED are from Germany and they were created back in 2014. The musicians who are members of this band have previous experience with other projects they participated in, in the past and because of that in a short time they released their first work which I am about to present to you here.

MISTEYES – Creeping Time review

MISTEYES – Creeping Time

Maple Metal Records

https://www.facebook.com/misteyesband

MISTEYES is an Italian band that has been active approximately four years and during this period they’ve managed to make quite a few changes, the most important of which is the shifting of their musical direction. By acquiring a female singer and adding and enhancing the role of the keyboards they’ve turned towards a more symphonic gothic sound rather than their earlier melodic death/black metal approach. So in 2016 they felt ready to unleash their debut full length titled “Creeping Time” that clocks in over an hour and contains twelve original compositions.

HELSTAR Interview

Genre: Power/Speed Metal

Country: U.S.A.

Questions by: Nick Parastatidis

Answers by: Larry Barragan (Guitar)

Site: https://web.archive.org/web/20150801123220/http://helstarmetal.com/

Η ζωή μου με τους Ινδιάνους

Η ζωή μου με τους Ινδιάνους by James Willard Schultz

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Ότι γνωρίζουμε για τους Ινδιάνους, είναι από τις ταινίες γουέστερν. Ο ταινίες, ανάλογα με τον σκηνοθέτη και τον σεναριογράφο, αλλά και τον σκοπό που θέλουν να επιτύχουν μας έχουν δώσει μια εικόνα που άλλες φορές αναπαράγει προκαταλήψεις των λευκών για τους Ινδιάνους κι άλλες φορές είναι αντικειμενική. Αν, όμως, θέλεις πραγματικά να γνωρίσεις τη ζωή των Ινδιάνων, τότε πρέπει να διαβάσεις αυτό το βιβλίο που γράφτηκε από έναν άνθρωπο που έζησε ανάμεσα τους, παντρεύτηκε Ινδιάνα γυναίκα κι εν τέλει αν και λευκός έγινε Ινδιάνος. Εδώ θα μάθετε για τον τρόπο ζωής τους, τα ήθη τα έθιμά τους, αλλά και διάφορες από τις αφηγήσεις τους. Εντυπωσιάστηκα πραγματικά από τον απλό αλλά γεμάτο σοφία τρόπο που αντιλαμβάνονται τον κόσμο. Μια αντίληψη που αντανακλά έναν λαό που έζησε κοντά στην άγρια φύση και αποτέλεσε στοιχείο της. Αυτό όμως που εντυπωσιάζει περισσότερο είναι το πόσο μοιάζουμε όλοι ανεξαρτήτως χρώματος και φυλής. Είναι επίσης θλιβερό να αντιλαμβάνεσαι ότι ο "πολιτισμένος" λευκός μέσα στην άγνοιά του και την απληστία του δημιούργησε μια εικόνα για τους Ινδιάνους που δεν ανταποκρίνεται στην πραγματικότητα. Επίσης θα συγκλονιστείτε από τις μεθόδους που ακολούθησαν οι λευκοί για να πάρουν τη γη των Ινδιάνων και να τους οδηγήσουν στον αφανισμό. Είναι μέθοδοι που θέλοντας και μη μου φέρνουν στο μυαλό αυτός που χρησιμοποιούνται σήμερα από τους Ευρωπαίους εταίρους στην χώρα μου.

HELSTAR – Vampiro review

HELSTAR – Vampiro

eOne /SPV

https://www.facebook.com/Helstar.Metal

Vampires are a legend that has its origin in the Balkan tradition (though in other countries you might find similar traditions too). It is the legend of the undead who come back to life and prey upon innocent victims. This legend, as you all know, became known to the world by Bram Stoker’s “Dracula”. A horror classic that has also inspired HELSTAR who have released their classic album “Nosferatu” (you have to check it out if you don’t know it yet). Now, after so many years that have passed since the release of this classic album, the band felt ready to revisit it in a way and thus they give us their new release entitled “Vampiro”.

OBLITERATED - Fragments of Infinity review

OBLITERATED - Fragments of Infinity

Independent

https://www.facebook.com/ObliteratedThrash/

We will stay in Italy, which once more proves to be a country that has a huge rock and metal scene that offers to the listener a variety of sounds to listen to. This time we will get aggressive and as you can guess from the band’s name we will enter the fields of thrash metal.

IL CASTELLO DI ATLANTE - Arx Atlantis review

IL CASTELLO DI ATLANTE - Arx Atlantis

Ænima Recordings

http://www.ilcastellodiatlante.it/

On my research for information about this band I have read the lines “The most long-living Italian progressive rock band…” and I thought that they might exaggerate a bit. However the story proves them true, since the band exists from 1974 and they have taken their name  (at least part of it) from a magician that appears in Ludovico Ariosto’s Romance epic ‘’L’ Orlando Furioso’’. So, here I will present to you their new effort which carries the title “Arx Atlantis”.

THE EXPERIMENT NO. Q - Right after the Experiment No.Q review

THE EXPERIMENT NO. Q - Right after the Experiment No.Q

Ænima Recordings

http://www.numberq.net/

Experimentation is a process of testing. It is an effort to combine things and see how they work. It needs a lot of efforts, but surely the final outcome, if the process is successful, is at least interesting. When we talk about experiments our minds go to science, but experimentation actually takes place in every aspect of our lives including music.

ABBATH - Abbath review

ABBATH - Abbath

Season of Mist Records

https://www.facebook.com/abbathband/

With fans wishing the return of Immortal after the great "All Shall Fall" and fans learning of their departure as a band altogether, Abbath acquiring his trio in his strong self-titled release for 2016. Very Norwegian and Immortal-esque, you've got the thrash guitar sound with the aura of production mist or echo to it. It's rather grim like IMMORTAL with a twist to it. The vocals are the same, quite unique and Abbath-stricken. I enjoyed this album immensely. It's got everything that I hoped it would be, dark, thrashy, rhythmic fantastic and all different time-changes. Not to mention heavy in some places, but overall it's quite solid. Abbath is all over the fret-board here. It has an IMMORTAL-soul feeling to it. The music is what drew me the most of it towards. It's quite good and original and Abbath has created some fantastic riffs to his songwriting. Even the lyrics are quality.

DARK NIGHTMARE-Crown of Innocence(official video)

HYAENA – Metamorphosis review

HYAENA – Metamorphosis

Qua Rock Records

https://www.facebook.com/Hyaena-forever-156325511060584/

Here I have something that will bring joy to the fans and collectors of the 80’s metal sound. There is no doubt my friends that the 80’s was an era that heavy metal was forged and all the genres that we know now were developed or started back then. And although most of us when we speak about 80’s metal have in mind countries like Great Britain, Germany and the U.S.A. (after all that’s where the huge names of the genre popped out), if you do a good research then you will find out that other countries had a very good metal scene as well. Such a country is Italy which in the 80’s had a very strong and healthy scene (although we learned more about this scene in the late 90’s). Such a child of that era are HYAENA and I am here to present to you the re-release of their 1987 demo entitled “Metamorphosis”.

TENTH AMENDMENT – Conviction review

TENTH AMENDMENT – Conviction

Independent

https://www.facebook.com/TenthAmendmentMetal

TENTH AMENDMENT is a U.S. based band that exists since 2010 and so far they have released two full length albums, their debut titled “Self Evident” in 2011 and this year they felt ready after five years of preparations to release their sophomore album “Conviction”. Their music is categorized as groove metal and I guess this description is very accurate, but if you ask me I prefer the term hardcore.

LACUNA COIL - Delirium review

LACUNA COIL - Delirium

Century Media Records

http://www.lacunacoil.it/

Despite the poor reviews lurking, I happen to differ in my perception of this sort of "concept" album if you want to call it that. It's a 4-some now as opposed to what the band was in the past in their lineup. Nevertheless, the band managed to create some pretty unique sounds with that dropped guitar tuning and the fluctuation/trade offs between Cristina and Andrea. So what if the album is slow! Read the lyrics and put them to the music it works out well, a good sounding release though people are more used to keying in on “Broken Crown Halo”, “Dark Adrenaline”, etc. This IS the new lineup, some fantastic guest lead guitar-work. As usual, I enjoyed hearing Cristina but it is a good combo. I think you would still put this in the "alternative metal" category, there were no fast bits to any of this.

A TORTURED SOUL - On this Evil Night review

A TORTURED SOUL - On this Evil Night

Pure Steel Records

https://www.reverbnation.com/atorturedsoul

Having their second and third album, I was wandering what happened to this very promising metal band from U.S.A. It seems that they had some line – up issues and after they have solved that with the coming of 3 new musicians they strike back with their album “On this Evil Night”.

KRISIUN - The Great Execution review

KRISIUN - The Great Execution

Century Media Records

https://www.facebook.com/krisiun.official/

Another brutal ousting by this Brazilian trio, pure extreme death metal though not as extreme as earlier days such as “Conquerors of Armageddon”, though still heavy as hell. There are tracks that are a bit slower in tempo, but still blast beating is there accompanying the fast guitar bits. Moyses never ceases to amaze on the fretboard with his fantastic leads whizzing up and down the guitar. The rhythms are catchy, original and HEAVY. A lot of the songs are varied. I couldn't get much into the lyrics but the music is fantastic. The thickness of the main guitar I became a quick fan of this album. They still are kicking butt after years in the industry. I'd say this is their best newest album, though they do have one that came out in 2015. “The Great Execution” has got balls to it!

"Στρατός Περνούσε..." στη Νεοελληνική Λογοτεχνία

ΣΤΡΑΤΟΣ ΠΕΡΝΟΥΣΕ...ΣΤΗ ΝΕΟΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΛΟΓΟΤΕΧΝΙΑ by Συλλογικό έργο

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Ανθολογία λογοτεχνικών κειμένων που περιγράφει τον Ελληνικό στρατό από τον 19ο αιώνα μέχρι και τις μέρες μας. Δεν έχουν αλλάξει πολλά όπως θα διαπιστώσετε... Συγκλονιστικές στιγμές ειδικά όταν τα κείμενα αναφέρονται στις ταραγμένες εποχές της ελληνικής ιστορίας, αλλά και στα καψώνια (ευτυχώς η γενιά μου δεν τα έζησε), και στην αυτοκτονία (έτυχε να συμβεί μια κατά τη διάρκεια της θητείας μου στην Αλεξανδρούπολη). Ένα εξαιρετικό ανθολόγιο που θα ξυπνήσει μνήμες σε όσους υπηρέτησαν και θα δώσει μια γεύση για το τι είναι ο Ελληνικός Στρατός σε όσους θα υπηρετήσουν ή δεν θα υπηρετήσουν ποτέ.

Set Before Us - Peripheral Vision Video

The single from the upcoming EP "Enigmas".

GLORYFUL Interview

 Genre: Heavy Metal

Country: Germany

Questions by: Nick Parastatidis

Answers by: Adrian Weiss (Guitar)

Site: https://www.gloryful.net/

ΔΙΓΕΝΗΣ ΑΚΡΙΤΑΣ

ΔΙΓΕΝΗΣ ΑΚΡΙΤΑΣ by ΚΑΡΚΑΒΙΤΣΑΣ ΑΝΔΡΕΑΣ

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Αγόρασα το συγκεκριμένο βιβλίο για να διαβάσω το μύθο του Διγενή Ακρίτα όπως τον αποδίδει ο συγγραφέας, που είναι αρκετά καλός, αλλά η γραφή του απευθύνεται σε πιο παιδικές ηλικίες (ένιωθα ότι διάβαζα κατά κάποιο τρόπο τον Μικρό Ήρωα). Η δύναμη όμως αυτού του βιβλίου βρίσκεται στα 22 διηγήματα που το συμπληρώνουν. Είναι διηγήματα που κατά κύριο λόγο παρουσιάζουν την Ελλάδα κατά την εποχή που έζησε ο συγγραφέας. Μια Ελλάδα, με τα ήθη και τα έθιμα της που παραμένει μέχρι και σήμερα διαχρονική, αρκεί βέβαια να την αναζητήσεις

WIDOW – Carved in Stone

WIDOW – Carved in Stone

Pure Steel Records

http://www.burning-village.com/

WIDOW is one of these bands that I haven’t followed closely, but I always end up listening to their albums and I even own some of them. Also they are a band that doesn’t rush to release a new album. Just check out their discography and you will see that there is a gap of 2, 4 and 5 years between their releases. Anyway, let us see what WIDOW have to offer us with their new album.

ISOLERT – No Hope, No Light… Only Death review

ISOLERT – No Hope, No Light… Only Death

Ogmios Underground

https://www.facebook.com/Isolert?ref=hl

There is no doubt that the Greek metal scene is at its best with many interesting and qualitative bands popping out, bands that have nothing to envy, that are not inferior to bands from abroad. ISOLERT may be newcoming but still they are a bright example of my aforementioned statement. The band was formed in 2015 and after a demo, about a year later they strike with their debut work with the very fitting and eloquent title “No Hope, No Light… Only Death”. I said eloquent because the title alone can work as the best hint to what this quartet is here to offer us…