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Black and Death metal: Genres that bring complete mayhem to the stages and homes of the adoring fans. When combined together, you have an ever so powerful force, rupturing eardrums and blasting the listener away. Canada’s Weapon is one band that redefines the word “mayhem” with their latest album, Embers And Revelations. This album is one that will leave an ... Read More »

As I Lay Dying: One of the heaviest Metalcore bands out there! With the a sound that blends Metalcore, Melodic Death, and at times Thrash, this band has a very unique sound to their music. Every album they released have been very promising, and just keep getting better as time goes on. On to their sixth studio album, AILD releases ... Read More »

When thinking of Doom Metal, usually visions of slow, droning guitar riffs for six or so minutes is what often comes to mind. On a few occasions, the formula of the genre gets spiced up with little hints of other metal genres. Wall of The Eyeless however, takes it to a whole new level. Think of the instrumentation of Children of ... Read More »

When the average casual metal fan thinks of stoner metal, there are a few bands that are sure to pop up in their heads:  Sleep, Om, and Electric Wizard, just to name a few.  But there’s a relatively new band to add to that list: French psychedelic doomsters Glowsun. Band: Glowsun Album: Eternal Season Genre: Stoner Metal Label: Napalm Records ... Read More »

My friends, have I got a treat for you! Are you a fan of Power Metal or Pagan Metal? How about both? Well then Elvenking is the band for you! With a fusion between both genres, the band’s new album, Era, is one that should not be passed up! Having a great range of speed, technicality, and symphonic sound, this album ... Read More »

Band: Swallow the Sun Album: Emerald Forest and the Blackbird Genre: Melodic Death/Doom Metal Label: Spinefarm Records Release Date:  February 1, 2012 Vivid beauty and a strong imaginative concept come together with goth-doom instrumentation and spacious melodic atmosphere to produce SWALLOW THE SUN’s fifth and latest full length release entitled, “Emerald Forest and the Blackbird.”  This album is a captivating ... Read More »

Hello everyone, Sam here. I’m back again with another review for Der Metal Krieger. This time around, we have something a little interesting. This is definitely one of the more creative albums to be released this year. Hailing from Sweden, we have the new album from BEYOND ALL RECOGNITION entitled Drop = Dead on Napalm Records. Having that strong melodeath ... Read More »

Folk Metal: many thoughts and scenarios come to mind when you hear that term. Maybe you picture Medieval times, or maybe you picture Vikings charging into battle. However there is a theme that rarely sees the surface, and that is the rich Mongolian-Oriental folklore which has had a strong influence on nearly every Western civilization.  The Mongolian Empire was arguably the ... Read More »

A few years ago you may have thought that the idea of Pirates and Metal mixing into an unholy concoction of awesome would be absolutely preposterous.  Then a couple of scallywags, led by the infamous Captain Christopher Bowes, berthed Alestorm, that one band of Scottish-Irish drunkards who successfully brought the Pirate Metal scene to the mainstream.  While there are a ... Read More »

Ein weiteres Folk Metal-Review? Warum nicht. Diesmal geht es um eine relativ unbekannte, finnische Band namens Ensiferum. Scherz beiseite. Es ist mir eine Ehre, zu denen zu gehören, die dieses Album zuerst hören und reviewen durften. Schließlich sind Ensiferum einer der meist-bekannten Folk Metal Bands, was daran liegt das sie wissen, wie man spannende Geschichten zusammen mit epischer Musik zu einem Meisterwerk ... Read More »