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Dream Evil-In The Night(2010)

Fifth full album for devoted Euro-power metallers DREAM EVIL, and what we have here is a known recipe, closely followed and embellished with lots of talent and skill. DREAM EVIL have come a long way to establish themselves in an already crowded genre, and what one hears in “In The Night” is a mature band that plays power metal so confidently as if it had been around since the 80's. “In The Night” is old school metal played in the new millennium by a band that knows very well what...

Saltatio Mortis-Wer Wind Sät(2009.10)

Nur noch wenige Tage und Saltatio Mortis veröffentlichen ihr neuestes Werk “Wer Wind Saet“. Nach ihrem fulminanten Album “Aus der Asche” war die Erwartungshaltung der Fans entsprechend hoch. Was darf der geneigte Hörer also von der neuen Scheibe erwarten? Ich will gleich vorweg nehmen, dass Saltatio Mortis ihre Hausaufgaben definitiv gemacht haben – das Album weiß von vorne bis hinten zu überzeugen und wird sicherlich so einige Runden in meinem CD-Player drehen. Gehen wir also...

Sonata Arctica -The Days Of Grays

The last five years have been testing ones for Sonata Arctica having run the wave of hype and enthusiasm raised by the first couple of albums dry. Critics have had a blast with the band in recent years, with none more victimised than the band's last output Unia. A couple of years ago Sonata Arctica looked like a shadow of its former self, but right now with the release of album number six, The Days Of Grays has shone a ray of light. By no means is The Days Of Grays a return to the sound,...

Epica – Design Your Universe(2009)

EPICA is the child of Mark Jansen, a talented Dutch guitarist that founded After Forever as well. They made their breakthrough only with their previous, third album “The Divine Conspiracy” not because they suddenly became a great band, which they always were, but mostly due to the fact that they were promoted by the currently biggest heavy metal record company. These are the signs of our times, but even with such a push you can’t go very far without being worth of it.     And EPICA...

Nightwish.-.[From.Wishes.to.Eternity]-2000

From Wishes to Eternity - Live is a live DVD/VHS/CD by the symphonic power metal quintet Nightwish. It was recorded in Tampere, Finland on the 29th of December 2000. The CD was released as a limited edition of 10.000 copies, available only in Finland. In the late 2005, Spinefarm managed to release it in Europe. In addition to a show of Nightwish material, the band also performed a medley, "Crimson Tide, Deep Blue Sea", which borrowed melodies from many sources, including Hans Zimmer's music in...