Second album "Symphony of Enchanted Lands" continues in the style of the debut, emphasizing all orchestral and symphonic parts, fast riffs and strong vocals. I got impressed immediately because of the originality and the complexity of the compositions throughout the album. Highlight of this album is strong fusion between classical music & metal.   Dec 27, 2022

Rhapsody of Fire plays on great first album grandiose Epic Symphonic Power Metal, with fantasy lyrics about enchanted swords and fire-breathing dragons. Songs are fast-paced, with tons of time changes and more incredible instrumental sections. What really makes Rhapsody original is the combination of orchestration behind all the songs, strong / melodic vocal lines & memorable solos as well as fast riffs.   Dec 27, 2022

this band have have two vocalists, but it all sounds like one. Vocals are horrible typical gurgle, guttural or low growl, with some pig squeals added in the mix. I can't listen to this mess, despite some good riffs.   Dec 26, 2022

If you're a fan of Swedish Melodic Black Metal or Melancholic BM, then this album is definitely for you. Music on "Nær sólen gar niþer for evogher" is very fluid, from the acoustic opening to every riff that follows it rides seamlessly from one passage to the next with each riff perfectly placed to complement or contrast the last. The structure of the songs is built around an overabundance of riffs, which determine where the music will be taken.   Dec 26, 2022

Dawn are a Swedish Melodic Black Metal band, that several fans point as a continuation of Dissection. Once you listen to "Slaughtersun (Crown of the Triarchy)" it's obvious that it's black metal album, no question about it. Album has a very lengthy songs, usually around 10 minutes apiece, which means, there is a fair amount of riff repetition, which can be good or bad. On a few songs they'll start to get a bit boring and then an awesome riff cuts in and seizes your attention.   Dec 26, 2022

"Moontower" is Dan Swanö's first creative project after his departure from Edge of Sanity band, whereas he has recorded all the instruments by himself and the record was also produced & engineered by him. Music is combination between Doom/Death Metal and Progressive Rock. Most of the time the keyboard melodies are in the lead and bring most of the flavor in to the music. Album doesn't sound like anything Swanö made before it, or he has done after it.   Dec 26, 2022

Music-wise, "Dusk... and Her Embrace" is a combination of melodic delicacy and ruthless aggression. The atmosphere is stunningly eerie created by synth based instrumentals and song intros. Cradle of Filth on this album is a lot closer to heavy metal than a lot of listeners would comfortably admit (of course, apart from Dani's screeching and roaring). Behind the makeup and gothic melodrama, this band has their hearts in the eighties.   Dec 26, 2022

This album combines hints of Black Metal with vampiric orchestration, but their musical ability wasn't quite up to delivering their vision as well as they maybe hoped to. It is more or less the embryonic Cradle sound we know, with more imprecise and loose musical delivery, Dani's weird vocals and the nonbalance between the Gothic & extreme moments being not as even as what came after this. Also the quality of the sound is rather poor.   Dec 26, 2022

I think "V Empire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein" is the best album from Cradle of Filth, despite the fact that it is only EP. I consider this an essential Cradle album, as it heralds the beginning of the sound they refined so well and quickly into influential force in the extreme metal scene.   Dec 26, 2022

On "Cruelty and the Beast" album, Cradle of Filth continued its style of Symphonic Dusk/Black/Gothic Metal with a lot more ingredients of traditional Heavy Metal riffing thrown into the mix. Dani's vocals are too high pitched (sometimes even annoying), and yipping more in the style he uses now than the ear-piercing shriek seen on the preceeding album. Nick Barker's drums are too flat and bass is completely lost in the mix.   Dec 26, 2022

Luster combines ambient/meditative music with simple/minimalist and melodic keyboard black metal and subdued guitars. Repeating keyboard motifs, almost reminiscent of the dreamy atmosphere of 80s synthpop or simple old historic video games. Music is not heavy or hard at all, and the most significant component is the minimalistic and simple keyboards. But frequent and lengthy repetition of similar ideas becomes quite boring after a while.   Dec 23, 2022

I don't like this kind of music and this style of music in general. The most disgusting on "Ingesting Putridity" album are this obscure growling / scream and roar. I can't even listened this king of piggy "singer". Horrible Slamming Brutal Death Metal, but if you like noise without meaningful melodies and quality vocals, you might like it instead.   Dec 23, 2022

the first thing that attracts me about Disillusion band is that, even though they are from Germany, based on the style of their music, I would guess them to be an English band. They play a varied combination of many metal genres, from Melodic Death Metal, to Dark Doom/Gothic Metal, to Progressive Metal. "Ayam" takes listener on a sonic journey that almost knows no boundaries.   Dec 23, 2022

"The Carnival Bizarre" album is killer from start to finish, full of great bludgeoning riffs and fuzzed out leads any Black Sabbath fan will rejoice in. This is band's most focused album ever, forging a batch of classic songs that are on par with nearly anything conjured by the band’s influences. Also album has an excellent cover, which will prepare an enthusiast of strange paintings for long and pleasing moments looking for interesting details.   Dec 18, 2022

Cathedral's releases have a definite mark of an excellent group and each album is radically different, yet still pumping with the trademark blood of its creators. "The Last Spire" ventures back to the dirgy gloom of their debut with a slight tint of progressive tendency. Altogether, "The Last Spire" is a worthy swansong for Cathedral. Not many bands can craft such a powerful and effective final opus which would solidify their legacy further and further.   Dec 18, 2022

Statik Majik is a really interesting EP and it contains probably most bizarre extra long track "The Voyage of the Homeless Sapien". Normally I'm not a big fan of EPs, as I feel they aren't worth the money in most cases. However, with Cathedral it is a different story, all of their EPs have something different to offer. This one is no different.   Dec 18, 2022

Cathedral are notorious known for their excellent EPs. There are four songs on "Soul Sacrifice" album and each with their own personality and distinct style. From my point of view, this EP is highly recommended for all Cathedral fans, and for fans of Doom/Stoner metal.   Dec 18, 2022

excellent recording, but it's a shame that it wasn't released as a long-playing album. The songs on the EP are perfect with excellent Doom/Stoner Metal ideas. I know that there are two cover versions on the album, but they are mastered as a unit.   Dec 18, 2022

Cathedral has drifted between Doom and Stoner Metal for years now and they just keep getting better with almost each release. Guitars are simply massive and Black Sabbath influenced and album has the most solos of any Cathedral albums. The bass is incredibly complementary and the drums tasteful at every bend. The vocals are well and add an air of nostalgia to the overall feel of this record.   Dec 18, 2022

"The Ethereal Mirror" stands as a great album in Cathedral's discography and in my opinion, a real landmark release. Compared to the previous album, this one has faster tempo within the style, better guitar work, stronger ideas and Lee Dorrian changes his singing to some lowed clean voice. The band is still beholden to the ghost of Black Sabbath in a major way and album is literally full of incredible tracks.   Dec 18, 2022

there are so many great songs and unforgettable hits. Album peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard 200 chart and the songs "Wind of Change" & "Send Me an Angel" reached No. 4 / 44 on the Billboard Hot chart. It also has the only Scorpions track to credit bassist Francis Buchholz as a writer, "Kicks After Six". It was also the band's last studio album to feature the Lovedrive era lineup, with Buchholz leaving the band in January 1992.   Dec 18, 2022

"Moment of Glory" is great album and one of the best in Scorpions entire discography. Album was recorded in collaboration with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and features re-arranged songs from the Scorpions repertoire, as well as classical interludes, cover song and the new single "Moment of Glory". Instrumental song "Deadly Sting Suite" is based on two earlier Scorpions tracks, "He's a Woman, She's a Man" and "Dynamite".   Dec 18, 2022

this is the best Alice Cooper's album. Track "Feed My Frankenstein" features famed guitar duo Steve Vai and Joe Satriani playing together, accompanied by Nikki Sixx on bass. Album also features guest performances from Lance Bulen, Slash, Ozzy Osbourne, Vinnie Moore and Mick Mars. "Hey Stoopid" was Cooper's last album to feature bassist Hugh McDonald before he joined Bon Jovi in 1994.   Dec 18, 2022

Brutal Planet is one of the hardest Alice Cooper albums. Musically, this finds Alice Cooper tackling a much darker & heavier sound and approach than on previous albums, with many songs approaching a somewhat modern-sounding, industrial/metal sound.   Dec 18, 2022

"Raise Your Fist and Yell" features the track “Prince of Darkness” which is featured very briefly in the John Carpenter film of the same name, in which Alice Cooper has a cameo as a murderous vagrant. Also a music video was made for the song "Freedom", which also became the album's sole single. It is the only Alice Cooper album to feature Ken K. Mary on drums and the second and last to feature Kip Winger on bass.   Dec 18, 2022

"DaDa" art cover was based on a painting by surrealist artist Salvador Dalí titled Slave Market with the Disappearing Bust of Voltaire. It was produced by long-time collaborator Bob Ezrin. Guitarist and co-songwriter Dick Wagner revealed in 2014 that Alice Cooper had relapsed to drinking heavily during the recording of DaDa. Cooper reportedly has no recollection of recording album, due to substance abuse.   Dec 18, 2022

"Trash" is one of the best Alice Cooper's albums. Album marked a great success in Cooper's musical career, selling more than two million copies. After his return to the music industry Alice Cooper had sought assistance from Desmond Child to create a comeback album. "Trash" became one of Cooper's biggest albums, with successful support of year-long worldwide concert tour.   Dec 18, 2022

"From the Inside" is a concept album about Cooper's stay in a New York asylum due to his alcoholism. Each of the characters in the songs were based on real people, that Cooper met in the asylum. The songs are full of good ideas created by talented musicians. In 2009, Alice Cooper stated "It was musically one of the best albums I ever did", but I think he has better albums.   Dec 18, 2022

"Aberrations of the Mind" is little more different from its predecessor, whereas continues the trend towards a greater emphasis on straightforwardness and heaviness. Guitars are possibly even heavier, but are also simpler. However, compared to the old albums often does miss a sense of melody to balance out the heaviness. Gone are the intricacies and alternations between clean, acoustic and heavy parts (at least any sort of effective use of the alternations).   Dec 17, 2022

죽어버린 남자다움에 오함마로 심폐소생을 시키는 앨범. 멈췄던 심장이 그들의 리프와 드럼을 따라 다시 뛰기 시작한다.   Nov 1, 2024

스래쉬 음반을 언급할 때 항상 다섯 손가락 안에 꼽는 앨범...모든 곡이 베스트일 정도로 완벽하다. 개인적으로 Stronger Than Hate을 가장 좋아한다.   Nov 6, 2024

85-90, 예전에 빽판으로 즐기던 음반. 운이 좋게 다시 시디로 구입하게 들어보게 되었다. 지금 이 시점에서는 좋게 들렸고 시원시원했다. 녹음은 거칠긴 하나 가끔 너무 갑갑한 믹싱이 되어 있는 메탈음반이 많은데 차라리 이런 식으로 만드는게 낫다 싶다. 1,2집도 언제인가는 구해지지 않을까 생각해본다.   Oct 30, 2024

어쿠스틱 기타, 첼로, 플루트 등을 이용하여 녹음한 어쿠스틱 사운드의 작품이다. 그러나 표현하고자 하는 사운드의 방향성 자체는 무겁고 진지하다. 멜로디가 약간 서늘한 냉기를 품고 있다. 더운 여름에 들으면 시원함을 느낄 수도 있지만 대체로 가을의 분위기에 잘 어울린다. 커버아트와 음악의 매칭이 절묘하다.   Nov 4, 2024

90-95. 이 시기의 블가 앨범들은 다 좋은 듯. hansi의 보컬을 더 느끼고 싶어서 사모으기 시작한 앨범인데 그렇다고 나랑 맞는 음악을 하는 밴드가 아닐 수 있었지만 지금까지 몇번들어본 결과는 만족스러운 행진 중이다. the eldar같은 곡은 지금의 나에게는 최고의 곡. 인트로+본곡 같은 스타일로 중복이 되는데 큰 단점같지는 않다. 조화롭게 잘 넘어갔다.   Nov 8, 2024

95-100 2024년까지 나온 오케스트라와의 협연 음반 모든 것을 통틀어 최고다. 다 어설픈 편곡때문에 그냥 원곡 듣고 말지 라는 생각이 드는 반면 이 음반은 최소 제대로 만들어진 영화음악 하나 들었다 할 정도로 편곡자체가 매우 잘 되어 밴드와 오케스트라가 제대로 융화 예상과 달리 스튜디오로 앨범을 냈지만 dvd 2disc를 사면 라이브 시디가 포함되어 있는 듯 하다.   2 days ago

85- 90 채스틴의 기타가 바삐 움직인다. 당시의 다른 기타리스트와는 다른 맛이 있다. 레더 레온은 참 좋은 보컬같다라고 생각을 또 하게 되었다.   Oct 27, 2024

라센은 일본 빅터에서 받아 동일하게 12번 "Rainy Nights"이 더 들어가 있다. 앙그라 초기는 의외로 많이 듣지 않아 생각보다 익숙하지 않은 면이 있다. 현재는 이 정도 점수를 주고 다음에 또 감상하면서 고쳐보도록 하겠다   Oct 28, 2024

Their most representative album of the eighties, full of innovation and class, with forceful themes and a benchmark in style for the hard rock genre, in fact it is their best-selling work to date! My personal precise rating is (94/100) Faves: Criyng In The Rain and Don´t Turn Away!   Oct 30, 2024

완벽하다. 지금와서 painkiller 정도의 힘을 기대하는 것은 무리지만 관록과 경험으로 영그러진 놀라운 앨범을 냈다. 엔지니어링도 크게 한몫했다.   Oct 31, 2024

옛 모습이 그립다. 그래도 화이팅!   Nov 1, 2024

조금도 기대안했었는데….훌륭합니다!!   Nov 1, 2024

온갖 괴생물체들이 꿈틀거리는듯한 아트워크의 세계관이 펼쳐지며..끈적이는 불협화음 데스 사운드에 빨려든다.   Nov 6, 2024

The album finds Blood Incantation returning to their death metal roots with renewed psychedelic vigour, eager to tear apart familiar metallic ideas   Nov 6, 2024

80-90. 메킹 커멘트를 보고 얼라이브를 베스트 대용으로 해도 된다는 의견에 2,3를 사게 되었는데 1,3에만 rock and roll all nite가 있다는 것을 다시 여기서도 알립니다. 이번에 사게된 앨범이 일본반 shm-cd 규격인데 음질이 나쁜게 아니지만 2보다는 살짝 거친게 아닌가 싶다. 아직까지는 얼라이브 시리즈+일반 스튜디오 베스트 조합으로 끝낼 생각.   Nov 6, 2024

85-90 기본적으로 2010년 이후 이들의 앨범이 특별히 구리다고 생각이 든 적이 없다. 이번 앨범은 기다려도 라센이 안나와서 결국 수입반을 샀다. 전체적인 곡 수준, 연주 수준 모든게 긍정적 방향이다.   Nov 6, 2024

85-95. 5번은 후기 대표곡. 커버한 밴드가 sodom , megadeth, helloween, Jorn 등이 있다. 필 라이엇이 안죽었다면 사이크스가 백사로 과연 넘어갔을까 하는 생각과 씬 리지가 꽤나 터프한 느낌도 갖게 되는 과정이었는데 이 미래가 재미있었겠다 라는 생각이 드는 앨범.   Nov 6, 2024

Very good work on guitars,a tight rhythm sectionand lots of keyboards effects the way only FATES WARNING teached to play !   Nov 7, 2024

훌륭한 데뷰. 1집을 꼭 사야 할까라는 생각으로 살다가 이제야 얻어걸린 느낌으로 사게 되었다. 물론 1집을 필수라고 여기지 않았지만 후회도 없다. 보컬이 멤버들보다 나이가 10여살 많은 걸로 기억하고 게디리의 좀 더 듣기 좋은 버전이라고 생각이 든다. 다만 믹싱이 마음에 들지 않아서 살짝 밋밋하다. 보컬과 드럼이 살짝 뒤로 간 느낌.리믹스가 절실하나 과연?   Nov 7, 2024