After Morgana Lefay band split in 1997, Rytkönen and Eriksson formed an offshoot known as Lefay, with the support of three musicians from Fantasmagoria. Production of this album is as always fantastic and to sumarize, it is another strong release, that is recommend for all fans of mindblowingly Doomy Power Metal. You will hear haunting atmospheric ballads, bonecrushing doom hymns, and speedy riff fests in between.   Dec 16, 2022

"Grand Materia" is great comeback album. It is Morgana Lefay's first album since 1999, and the first to feature mainstays Charles Rytkönen and Tony Eriksson since 1996. Some songs contain killer riffing, which is slightly faster than on the rest of the album. And although there is plenty of Power & Thrash in the songs, the band never forgets to add melody to their sound. Album "Grand Materia," tells story of a man that discovers a way to make himself immortal.   Dec 16, 2022

great compilation. So many good songs. I usually prefer only series albums, but in this case I would like to make an exception. "Past Present Future" also contains two excellent cover versions: one from ABBA and second one from Crimson Glory.   Dec 16, 2022

If you like Power Metal with Doom parts, this album is made for you. It has a few slow moments, but a majority of the material here is aggressive and rough. This album has great drumming, guitars and riffing overall. And of course Charles Rytkönen with his magnificent vocals, which has many different ranges.   Dec 16, 2022

Epica play on "The Alchemy Project" album combination of Gothic Metal, Progressive Power Metal & Death Metal. Almost every song has a distinct and unique feel and the band trie to always looking for ways to evolve their sound and grow their audience without losing their core. The best songs are in my opinion "The Final Lullaby", "Wake the World", "The Miner" and "The Great Tribulation".   Dec 14, 2022

Most people knew the story of Marco Polo and his famed travel, with which he inspired such a fascinting image of the western world. Album is of high quality, the story is of course successful, but the ending seemed incomplete. Surely three more songs could have been played for a high-quality completion of the story. It is a 40 minutes album of nine tracks with the complete arrangement of an intro and outro and an instrumental piece,.   Dec 11, 2022

"The Gang's All Here" is the sixth studio album by American Street/Heavy Metal & Rock band Skid Row and it is the band's first release with new lead singer Erik Grönwall who replaced ZP Theart in March 2022. Also it is band's first studio album in sixteen years since album "Revolutions per Minute". It's a successful comeback album, and in addition to Metal, it moves significantly in Hard Rock waters.   Dec 11, 2022

After non-acceptance of 2013's Super Collider, Dave decided he had to come back to the Thrash Metal roots and to the original Megadeth essence. Accompanied by a new lineup which consists drummer Chris Adler (Lamb of God) and guitar virtuoso Kiko Lourerio (Angra). Overall, the album is one of Megadeth's best albums, being a significant highlight of their career. The album is a good listen from start to end, and the consistency makes one want to always listen to it as such.   Dec 11, 2022

The new material on the "TH1RT3EN" album has certainly much less thrashy edge than "Endgame" or even "United Abominations" did, and goes down a more simplistic road, reminiscent of Megadeth's middle-era. But I don't have a problem with that. It is wonderful to hear Dave Ellefson back, because his signature bass sound always held the backbone of the older releases. With a few exceptions, the guitars seem to be a bit more restrained in terms of soloing.   Dec 11, 2022

"Endgame" shows that Megadeth still has a lot to offer to the metal scene after all these years and that they still kick ass. It is first album to feature Megadeth's new guitarist Chris Broderick. Band tries almost everything, from incredible thrash riffs to acoustic pieces and fast technical solos. You can hear many great riffs and solos that totally steal the show, some of the best choruses, nice melodies, as well as solid and well executed drumming.   Dec 11, 2022

Compared to the previous album, "United Abominations" is thrashier, angrier, and generally more politically oriented in the lyrics. Some riffs do bear a strong resemblance to pre 1991 Megadeth, coming after you with an almost renewed intensity. This definitely isn't a return to Megadeth's old sound, but I would argue, that sound is something between Youthanasia and Rust in Peace albums.   Dec 11, 2022

"Rude Awakening" is first official live release and contains best songs off each Megadeth's album (minus "Risk" album) that are put all together on a flawless live performance in which each of the band members are given an oppertunity to shine. It also contains little mistakes, that always give live albums a certain charm. Sound quality is about as good as it gets, every instrument is heard pretty clearly and mixed in the right way.   Dec 11, 2022

At the time of the album's release, Sanctuary Records was on the brink of demise & because of this, couldn't promote "The System Has Failed" to what it deserved, and it just simply came and went. This excellent work remained buried & forgotten. Dave Mustaine writing pretty much the whole album, the session additions of returning guitarist Chris Poland, Jimmy Sloas on bass, and Zappa drummer Vinnie Colaiuta forming the core of the albums lineup, and a myriad of other guests.   Dec 11, 2022

This album is definitely different from Megadeth's previous albums, but it's still packed full of some great songs. There are more mid-tempo, melodic heavy metal riffs and more than a fair share of memorable choruses that could get consistent radio rotation without forgetting the guitar solo's. What you get is some songs with great metal riffs and choruses, emotional ballads and the occassional ass kicker with at least some thrash appeal.   Dec 11, 2022

Visions Of Atlantis is slightly underrated band in the Symphonic Metal scene and I never quite understood why. The consonance and dynamics between clean/classic female and male vocals in Symphonic Heavy/Power Metal fit together nicely here. Songs are catchy, musicians showing their talents & good ideas.   Dec 10, 2022

"Synchro Anarchy" is the 15th studio album by Canadian Progressive Metal/Rock veterans Voivod. Rhythmically and musically, Voivod has been too laid-back to seriously be considered a Thrash Metal band for decades now. Music has a little bit of a Post Punk feel and notable fusion influences have crept into the band’s arrangements as well.   Dec 10, 2022

Royal Hunt is one of the bands that has never receive the recognition they deserve. "Dystopia – Part II" is a great album from this Danish Progressive/Neoclassical Metal band. I have listened to the album at least 10 times and the more I listen to it, the more I like it. The songs are all unique and never start sounding the same or boring along, even at the end.   Dec 10, 2022

"Extreme Aggression" is link between their earlier raging period and "Coma Of Souls" techno thrash. They mix the right amount of melody, riffs and aggressiveness, with changing pace and key fluently without losing control of the composition. The album is loaded with all the characteristic attributes of the genre staple, from deadly riffs (mostly mid-paced) to solid drumming. Not a single bad song or note to be found here.   Dec 7, 2022

"Terrible Certainty " is pretty short album, not even 40 minutes, although it does make up for it in quality. They slightly reduced the brutality and did get started writing better riffs and more complex compositions. "Terrible Certainty" is a too overlooked piece in the Kreator’s discography just because it’s stuck between two representative albums: "Pleasure To Kill" & "Extreme Aggression", but it's still a great album.   Dec 7, 2022

"Pleasure to Kill" will kick your ass over and over again, every song here is fast, brutal and evil as hell. It is a non-stop lesson in violence and brutality. Not only can you find some of the best riffs in Thrash Metal on this record, but the songs have much more personality and variety in them, and as individual tracks are far more recognizable than most of those thrash classics that are usually known for their brutality.   Dec 7, 2022

Only a year after their debut album, Destruction was ready to hit us again with their new release "Eternal Devastation". The riffs sounds pretty catchy and dominant and everything else is in total subservience. Schmier's vocals are quite high-pitched at times, annoying after a while & monotonous. Production is slightly terrible, that the record's value and brilliancy really is ruined by it. There is a huge imbalance between the volume of the guitars and the drums.   Dec 7, 2022

More than thirty years after its release, "Scum" still sounds for me like total crap. To top things off, the production is terrible and is a mess all around. Lyrics behind this album possess some real depth, being one of the harshest anti-capitalist critiques in all of music, but all I can hear is just pure noise coming from every single member in the band.   Dec 6, 2022

"Scream Bloody Gore" has an excellent front cover. Drinking and laughing skeletons in the catacombs. The songs here are a pretty good reflection of the old Death/Thrash Metal days, but not entirely perfect. This album can be no longer impressive on account of its extremity, which has been far surpassed. But it does have an infuriating energy.   Dec 6, 2022

Previous album "Leprosy" was still a very straightforward but on "Spiritual Healing" the music got much more technical and slowed down quite much. There are more technical riffing, slower pace and more solos. The line-up stays almost the same, only Rick Rozz left the band to be replaced by James Murphy. The added technicality was something really new in the death metal-scene back then and also Spiritual Healing's intelligent, non-gore lyrics were something quite spectacular.   Dec 6, 2022

I think, "Symbolic" is the best Death's album. The music is very melodic and the production is very good, without the music straying toward the Gothenburg sound. There is something for everyone in this album, harsh vocals, incredible guitar melodies and pounding drums so the listener should easily like this album just the way I did.   Dec 6, 2022

Pretty much everything has improved compared to the previous album: songwriting, musicmanship and even lyrics. There are a few interesting songs, but overall I don't think the album is as great and stellar as most of the reviews. I see a weaker point in repeating riffs, that begin to get a little monotonous. However Chuck's solos manage to breathe much needed life into each song, helping to wash away the bitter taste of Rozz monotony.   Dec 6, 2022

The album is mostly known for the song "Mother". It's good album, but it's far from as great as some would have you believe. It is mostly a combination of Hard Rock with a strong Blues influence and some Metal parts. But the guitar and drum sounds are thin and cardboardy and the bass is nonexistent, everything is dry as possible.   Dec 6, 2022

"To Dust You Will Decay" is definitely a great Power/Thrash Metal album with some amazing moments & topnotch songwriting. Compared to the previous album, this release is way more melodic and had a new singer: S.L. Coe (also known from groups Scanner, Reactor, C.O.E). Album pushes the limits in every way possible here, there are great riffs, crazy shredding solos and super memorable melodies.   Dec 6, 2022

album is quite varied in style, while combining Melodic Death/Pagan Metal with occasional Symphonic parts and it is all supplemented by norse mythology. There are significant contrasts between the hardness/aggressive side and the melodic/folksy acoustic or choral part. The main focus remains quality songwriting with affinity for folk melodies and expanding upon them with an intricate mixture of arranging and genre splicing.   Dec 4, 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