HOST – The interview with Gregor Mackintosh
„At first it was going to be instrumental (…) the whole point for me is to explore different avenues of my musical interests (…) The reaction has been overwhelmingly positive (…) I really want to play live with Host…” – Gregor Mackintosh
PARZIVAL “Casta”
Mighty Music, 2014
CRYSALYS „The Awakening Of Gaia”
I am the great fan of Symphonic Metal, Gothic… but CRYSALYS delights me only from the one side and irritates me unfortunately from the second side.
HYUBRIS „Forja”
I must admit I gave a chance to this album moved by the exoticism of the language, hoping it could bring something more original and impress me. HYUBRIS is a Portuguese band that sings completely in its native tongue, basically mixing elements from Gothic and Folk.
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SHAMRAIN „Goodbye to all that”
SHAMRAIN is a band which exists for making us calmer and to take us into the unknown travel. Today I am really angry and music composed by these guys is like a honey for my ears.
SABACHTHANI „Miserable Endings”
The band started out in 2002 but under a different name, which was WELTSCHMERZ, and recorded three demos, and Miserable Endings was one of them. As SABACHTHANI they released two albums: an EP titled Six Black Horses Below (previously a demo, as WELTSCHMERZ), and finally the full-length Miserable Endings, which I have had the pleasure to hear.
SABACHTHANI „Miserable Endings”
The band started out in 2002 but under a different name, which was WELTSCHMERZ, and recorded three demos, and Miserable Endings was one of them. As SABACHTHANI they released two albums: an EP titled Six Black Horses Below (previously a demo, as WELTSCHMERZ), and finally the full-length Miserable Endings, which I have had the pleasure to hear.
MANSION OF SOUL DRAIN, THE „In Memoriam ”
The band was formed in 2002 in a small town in Sweden, by Jeanne and Marco. In 2003 two additional musicians joined the band and the whole bunch started working on full-length material, which was brought to daylight in 2005 – In Memoriam.
RAPTURE „Silent Stage”
I have been a fan for a while to the Finnish music scene, but soon I noticed that most of bands have the same sense and bit coldness in their music and tones. I didnt had to give a listen to this band once I knew they were with Spikefarm, coz most of the band in this record company, sounds the same.
SACRIVERSUM „Mozartia”
This band made it hard for me to find the right genre to classify them. Sacriversum is mix of Death metal (deep growling and brutal singing along with deep riffs), Gothic ( for the idea only of a female vocal with them and the gothic keyboard), and Progressive (the existence of this genre's touch).
BEYON-D-LUSION „Intuispection”
Now after their first output “First step to the source”, we have the second release in shape of “Intuispection”. You cannot impress a chop onto the French metal band BEYON-D-LUSION.
DARK SANCTUARY „Les Mémoires Blessées”
The feeling is The depressive silence .may be The Darkness pain, I dont know may be Wounded Memories/ Les Mémoires Blessées and this is the name of this album. Its French I know.
FOREVER SLAVE „Alice´s Inferno”
This album – I'm sure – it's considered as one of the turning points for FS. The keyboardist is talented – since I'm keyboardist myself – I see that he is even too good and loud sometimes than the female vocals, which is why I have to follow up with them with a lyrics in front of my eyes so I can get what she is saying.
TO/DIE/FOR „IV”
Another Cool Finnish Band “To/Die/For”, this gothic/metal band that almost bring their fans down on their knees.
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CASTLE PARTY „X. CASTLE PARTY”
The summer
The Courtyard of castle in Bolkow (Polish town)
and the great stars of scene dark independent
Probably every Polish maniac of dark music heard about the Castle Party!
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INFLICTION „The Silencer”
I hate to form preconceptions about certain bands, but when the words metal and Italy are combined, I am never overawed with enthusiasm. Theres always something melodically awkward about the Italians and their take on the metal sound and I was expecting much the same with this new Infliction album.