After various line-up-changes in the past the Swiss Old-School-Death band REQUIEM presents their second full-length album. Musically they follow the footsteps of Florida-Acts like Cannibal Corpse, Six Feet Under and Morbid Angel.
And the quintet sustains a comparison with those bands because they offer a variety of sounds that ... more/mehr
2006-01-26
Requiem Aeternam
Philosopher
My goodness this is bad! What we have here are seven strings of mediocre riffs that have all been constructed to the same scheme: aggressive - calm - aggressive - calm and so on. There is no discernable structure or theme. It's unclear what this trio is trying to do. Unfirtunately most of the compositions are also too long. ... more/mehr
2005-05-12
Reseda
The Piano Session
Reseda are five guys from Sweden, being around for 10 years and featured their music in a couple of movies, but they recorded their first CD in 2003 and only now found a way to spread their melancholic Rock outside their home country. This EP contains three songs, very calm and soothing, somehow sad, but not suicidal. A bit like ... more/mehr
2008-01-13
Resurrected
Endless Sea Of Loss
The translation follows soon! The editors ... more/mehr
2006-12-14
Retaliation
Seven
Brutal Death Metal from Germany, Retaliation just released their first full-length called „Seven“. While I lately had quite some debuts on my desk, that really lacked intensity, uniqueness, new ideas or simply technical perfection, Retaliation somehow managed to master all those with ease. This album features technically superb Death ... more/mehr