Some French especially from the northwest of France like to remember of their ancestor’s culture and quite similar to the north men of Europe, Aes Dana takes Black Metal as the stylistic device to remember of the Celtic culture. Long speech, short message: on “Formors” there are 8 extended tracks full of Black Metal meets Celtic ... more/mehr
2005-11-03
Aesthesia
Serious Conspiracy
Guys, forget a Guns´n´Roses reunion, Axl and Slash solo are not such a good idea either... and neither is listening to the same old hits over and over again. Here is the solution: Aethesia from the very depths of Paris. Don´t get me wrong, Nico Marlyn (voc), Julien Gatter and de Voodoo (guit), Ox Comrol (bass) and Mike Marcia (dr) ... more/mehr
2007-10-20
Aeternus
…And The Seventh His Soul Detesteth
Norwegian dark metal pioneers Aeternus have always rather turned to dark metal than black metal, and maybe that´s the reason I have always liked them. After a period of silence, the band is back with a new album and a new line-up, featuring besides mastermind, basser and singer Ares drummer Phobos (Malsain, Gravdal) and guitarist ... more/mehr
2013-05-12
After All
This Violent Decline
The Belgians have been in business for almost 15 years, “This Violent Decline” is their fifth album and toured with Anthrax, Overkill or King Diamond, yet I´ve never heard of this quintet before... just in case it´s the same for you that´s a mistake. Musically they have to be classified melodic Metal/Thrash and impress with their ... more/mehr
2006-09-28
After Forever
same
After Forever´s album with the same title is the fifth output of the Dutch band. In my opinion the band has now good chances to widen their fanbase, because of the recent Goth-Rock-wave in Pop Charts (e. g. Within Temptation, Evanescence). Yet this sextet prefers the heavy riffs and even shows some Death Metal roots, not only with ... more/mehr
