ABSENT IN BODY - Absent in Body
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- Written by Samoht
As the fifth and final release in the remarkable ‘The Abyss Stares Back’ series, ‘Absent in Body sees Amenra’s Colin Eeckhout and Mathieu Vandenkerckhove collaborate with Scott Kelly of Neurosis fame.
Best of 2016
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O Ye O Ye O Ye
In ye good olde tradition the crew of Darkview has once again passed judgement on the musical ventures of the past year. Read ye further to learn their wisdom.
Alcatraz announces first lineup fillings for 10th anniversary edition
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Bang! Alcatraz just released more than 20 names for their 10th anniversary edition this august. What a way to start the year! They have captured no small bands. And they promise to live up to high expectations with more names in the future.
SACRED STEEL - Heavy Metal Sacrifice
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- Written by Annet Wolters
Celebrating their 20th anniversary, Sacred Steel released one hell of an album. It’s pure heavy metal throughout the whole thing. It has some surprising touches to it though. For example the clean guitar bit in ‘The Sign of the Skull’ and the another clean guitar bit in ‘Vulture Priest’ (and other songs). But that only last for 15 seconds and then the sacrifice starts again.
SKILTRON – Legacy of Blood
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Skiltron have released their 5th full length album Legacy of Blood. Think about all the cliches of Scotland, take them over the top, and mix with metal, and you get Skiltron (who are actually from Argentina, on the other side of the world from Scotland).
THY SHADE - The Last Goodbye
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A heavenly voice is watching over this album in the form of classical/crossover soprano Diana Shade. Calm electric guitar riffs in the background are giving even more power to this angelic voice. While being symphonic metal, the album has a heavily classical atmosphere to it.
Sorrowful Land – Of Ruins...
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Sorrowful Land is a one-man atmospheric doom metal project from Ukraine, headed by Max Molodtsov from Edenian. A special feature of the lyrics on Of Ruins... is that these are a combination of classical English poetry from the 19th century and lyrics of the author.