GRAUZEIT – Antagonist review

 GRAUZEIT – Antagonist

Independent

http://www.facebook.com/Grauzeit

GRAUZEIT is a trio hailing from Hamburg, Germany and “Antagonist” is their fourth EP that came out about two years after their previous work. This EP contains three songs that showcase the ability of the band to compose and deliver mesmerizing, enchanting music.

OUTLOUD - Destination: Overdrive (The Best of OUTLOUD) review

OUTLOUD - Destination: Overdrive (The Best of OUTLOUD)

Rock Of Angels Records

https://www.reverbnation.com/outloudtheband

Usually we consider best of releases as a move from a label to earn some more bucks from bands that are considered successful. Personally, I am not against such releases because many times in my life and especially if the band has released many albums they have given me the opportunity to learn about it and even gather the band’s discography after that. OUTLOUD from Greece are without a doubt a band that has impressed us with its releases so far which include three full length studio albums, a single and an EP. So, their label thought it was time to release a best of and here we are…  

NULL’O’ZERO – The Enemy Within review

NULL’O’ZERO – The Enemy Within

Rock Of Angels Records

http://nullozero.com/

In our days it is really impressive how quickly the bands are formed and release album. I think that it has to do with the quality of the musicians we have and the evolution of technology which has reduced the cost of the production of an album and in general has made the life of musicians easier. NULL’O’ZERO were formed in 2012 in Athens and after an EP in the same year, now they release their debut album with the title “The Enemy Within”.

CHRISTFUCK – Hellgoat Militia review

 CHRISTFUCK – Hellgoat Militia

Mercyful Hell Prods / Hellraiser Producciones

www.facebook.com/goatmetal666

It’s a given fact that the Greek metal scene has improved immensely this last decade and it gives birth to quality bands that can easily compete with foreign, even famous acts. In the past the Greek scene was dominated by extreme metal bands… nowadays we see groups from all metal genres, but still the extreme metal scene is prevailing over everything else.

MESSENGER - Starwolf - Part II: Novastorm review

 MESSENGER - Starwolf - Part II: Novastorm

Massacre Records

http://www.messengerband.de/

MESSENGER I think is a living proof of what determination and love for metal music can make you achieve. They started back in 1990 with a different sound (more hard rock based), but after a couple of releases they moved to the fields of heavy/power metal. For many years they moved on the underground but they have managed to ink a contract with a label that has a long history in the metal scene. The most important thing though with MESSENGER is that they evolve their sound in each album they release without losing their heavy/power metal identity.

LACUNA COIL - Dark Adrenaline review

 LACUNA COIL - Dark Adrenaline

Century Media Records

https://www.facebook.com/lacunacoil

This one I actually got after “Broken Crown Halo”, their newest because I really enjoyed the music on that one. Here, there's maybe a little bit less of Cristina, but it's still a quality album altogether. I'd say this one is a mix between alternative/gothic metal all into one. I don't think that I'm misinformed in assessing that for this one, what matters as always are not just the lyrics, but the music. I can't say that this is overly heavy guitar-wise, though I do think that they tune uniquely to maintain the "metal" sound, but the tempos here aren't fast at all. My belief is that they never really want or wanted to sound overly heavy, they're more attuned to a quest of epic glory. The music here exemplifies that.

FORBIDDEN SEED – From Sand to Eternity review

FORBIDDEN SEED – From Sand to Eternity

Rock Of Angels Records

https://www.facebook.com/Forbidden-Seed-1458862664337259/timeline

In my town, Thessaloniki, we don’t have many heavy and power metal bands especially if you compare them with the bands of extreme metal. The few ones though that we have are really good. So, I was happy to see that a new band from my town that moves in the power metal genre has released its debut album entitled “From Sand to Eternity”. Actually as the band states this is an effort that started 10 years ago and finally they see all their efforts justified in their debut album.