Modesty is very important in any art form, if one was to be a great artist but Archaeum on the other hand are quite different. From their MySpace page it seems that they think of themselves as probably the most brutal and heaviest band on the planet, so much that they have even given themselves… Read More Archaeum – As The Suffering Halts
Keep Of Kalessin have produced their most definitive album till date. Somehow I did not play their previous albums more than once, and that had drifted me away from their music. Reptilian has broadened the band’s musical grip with its tracks that change pace to keep the listener involved throughout the length. Keep Of Kalessin … Read More Keep Of Kalessin – Reptilian
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The new Opeth album ‘Watershed’ arrives after the remarkably successful ‘Ghost Reveries’, therefore any one shall be compelled to compare the current with the previous one and rest of the discography. A change in line-up- Martin Axenrot and Friederik Akesson fill in for Martin Lopez and Peter Lindgren. Opeth begin with an acoustic ‘Coil’ that… Read More Opeth – Watershed
It was September 2003, when I saw this band live for the very first time at IIT-D prelims. Before they started playing, a pal of mine (who already knew their style) whispered in my ear these guys cover ‘Children of Bodom’, the moment I heard that I jumped out of my seat, and went charging… Read More Acrid Semblance – From The Oblivion
‘Soilwork’ needs no introduction, a band that does Sweden and MDM proud. Each album they released touched new heights of musicianship and critical acclaim. On the latest ‘Sworn to a great divide’ Bjorn ‘Speed’ Strid troops his boys to a thicker, precise and balanced melodic sound. Its less metallic than ‘Figure number five’ and ‘Stabbing… Read More Soilwork – Sworn To A Great Divide
When I heard this band for the first time I said wow. !This is something refreshing, thrilling and kicking. I believe with each passing album Children of bodom became stronger, charismatic and characterized. All of this made them one of the best melodic death metal exponents from Scandinavian shores. Alexi and buddies who started as… Read More Children Of Bodom – Blooddrunk
Arch Enemy’s latest ‘Rise of the tyrant’ marches on with that philosophy. Its essentially built over the elements of ‘Wages of sin’ & ‘Anthems of rebellion’. A lot of polished rebellion is torched through songs like ‘Rise of the tyrant’ and ‘Revolution’ both songs are made of piercing guitars, triggering base drums, hate filled vocals,… Read More Arch Enemy – Rise of The Tyrant
In Flames, not unknown to many, is kind of a binary band. Binary in the sense that you can either love them, or detest them. Veterans to their art, in flames use simple technique to portray themselves through their music. 11 albums to their credit from 94, in flames have really some of age. A… Read More In Flames – Come Clarity
When I heard COB’s ‘Something wild’ (debut 1997 release) album in year 2000, I never expected a release like ‘Are you dead yet?’ in 2005 by the same band. I used to consider them as one among the tons of bands that originate from Scandinavian lands playing melodic death metal but eventually end in anonymity.… Read More Children Of Bodom – Are You Dead Yet?
‘Anvil of doom’ is an Xtreem Music release and both the band and label hail from Spain. This effort ‘Deathillusion’ plagues my eardrums with melodic thrash, which is complex & demanding to get into It’s got this very unfriendly thrash tone, that is thinner distortion wise simultaneously flattered by exorbitant lead work. Music progresses too… Read More Anvil Of Doom – Deathillusion
DEVANIC hail from Austria, and honestly I haven’t heard any bands from this country, probably ‘Openwound’is the only other band I can think off right now. However, no comparisons meant as the genre under which Devanic falls totally differs from the former. Melodic death metal is what they specialize in. Clearly, their emergence re-establishes great… Read More Devanic – Mask Installed