Second album "Symphony of Enchanted Lands" continues in the style of the debut, emphasizing all orchestral and symphonic parts, fast riffs and strong vocals. I got impressed immediately because of the originality and the complexity of the compositions throughout the album. Highlight of this album is strong fusion between classical music & metal.   Dec 27, 2022

Rhapsody of Fire plays on great first album grandiose Epic Symphonic Power Metal, with fantasy lyrics about enchanted swords and fire-breathing dragons. Songs are fast-paced, with tons of time changes and more incredible instrumental sections. What really makes Rhapsody original is the combination of orchestration behind all the songs, strong / melodic vocal lines & memorable solos as well as fast riffs.   Dec 27, 2022

this band have have two vocalists, but it all sounds like one. Vocals are horrible typical gurgle, guttural or low growl, with some pig squeals added in the mix. I can't listen to this mess, despite some good riffs.   Dec 26, 2022

If you're a fan of Swedish Melodic Black Metal or Melancholic BM, then this album is definitely for you. Music on "Nær sólen gar niþer for evogher" is very fluid, from the acoustic opening to every riff that follows it rides seamlessly from one passage to the next with each riff perfectly placed to complement or contrast the last. The structure of the songs is built around an overabundance of riffs, which determine where the music will be taken.   Dec 26, 2022

Dawn are a Swedish Melodic Black Metal band, that several fans point as a continuation of Dissection. Once you listen to "Slaughtersun (Crown of the Triarchy)" it's obvious that it's black metal album, no question about it. Album has a very lengthy songs, usually around 10 minutes apiece, which means, there is a fair amount of riff repetition, which can be good or bad. On a few songs they'll start to get a bit boring and then an awesome riff cuts in and seizes your attention.   Dec 26, 2022

"Moontower" is Dan Swanö's first creative project after his departure from Edge of Sanity band, whereas he has recorded all the instruments by himself and the record was also produced & engineered by him. Music is combination between Doom/Death Metal and Progressive Rock. Most of the time the keyboard melodies are in the lead and bring most of the flavor in to the music. Album doesn't sound like anything Swanö made before it, or he has done after it.   Dec 26, 2022

Music-wise, "Dusk... and Her Embrace" is a combination of melodic delicacy and ruthless aggression. The atmosphere is stunningly eerie created by synth based instrumentals and song intros. Cradle of Filth on this album is a lot closer to heavy metal than a lot of listeners would comfortably admit (of course, apart from Dani's screeching and roaring). Behind the makeup and gothic melodrama, this band has their hearts in the eighties.   Dec 26, 2022

This album combines hints of Black Metal with vampiric orchestration, but their musical ability wasn't quite up to delivering their vision as well as they maybe hoped to. It is more or less the embryonic Cradle sound we know, with more imprecise and loose musical delivery, Dani's weird vocals and the nonbalance between the Gothic & extreme moments being not as even as what came after this. Also the quality of the sound is rather poor.   Dec 26, 2022

I think "V Empire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein" is the best album from Cradle of Filth, despite the fact that it is only EP. I consider this an essential Cradle album, as it heralds the beginning of the sound they refined so well and quickly into influential force in the extreme metal scene.   Dec 26, 2022

On "Cruelty and the Beast" album, Cradle of Filth continued its style of Symphonic Dusk/Black/Gothic Metal with a lot more ingredients of traditional Heavy Metal riffing thrown into the mix. Dani's vocals are too high pitched (sometimes even annoying), and yipping more in the style he uses now than the ear-piercing shriek seen on the preceeding album. Nick Barker's drums are too flat and bass is completely lost in the mix.   Dec 26, 2022

Luster combines ambient/meditative music with simple/minimalist and melodic keyboard black metal and subdued guitars. Repeating keyboard motifs, almost reminiscent of the dreamy atmosphere of 80s synthpop or simple old historic video games. Music is not heavy or hard at all, and the most significant component is the minimalistic and simple keyboards. But frequent and lengthy repetition of similar ideas becomes quite boring after a while.   Dec 23, 2022

I don't like this kind of music and this style of music in general. The most disgusting on "Ingesting Putridity" album are this obscure growling / scream and roar. I can't even listened this king of piggy "singer". Horrible Slamming Brutal Death Metal, but if you like noise without meaningful melodies and quality vocals, you might like it instead.   Dec 23, 2022

the first thing that attracts me about Disillusion band is that, even though they are from Germany, based on the style of their music, I would guess them to be an English band. They play a varied combination of many metal genres, from Melodic Death Metal, to Dark Doom/Gothic Metal, to Progressive Metal. "Ayam" takes listener on a sonic journey that almost knows no boundaries.   Dec 23, 2022

"The Carnival Bizarre" album is killer from start to finish, full of great bludgeoning riffs and fuzzed out leads any Black Sabbath fan will rejoice in. This is band's most focused album ever, forging a batch of classic songs that are on par with nearly anything conjured by the band’s influences. Also album has an excellent cover, which will prepare an enthusiast of strange paintings for long and pleasing moments looking for interesting details.   Dec 18, 2022

Cathedral's releases have a definite mark of an excellent group and each album is radically different, yet still pumping with the trademark blood of its creators. "The Last Spire" ventures back to the dirgy gloom of their debut with a slight tint of progressive tendency. Altogether, "The Last Spire" is a worthy swansong for Cathedral. Not many bands can craft such a powerful and effective final opus which would solidify their legacy further and further.   Dec 18, 2022

Statik Majik is a really interesting EP and it contains probably most bizarre extra long track "The Voyage of the Homeless Sapien". Normally I'm not a big fan of EPs, as I feel they aren't worth the money in most cases. However, with Cathedral it is a different story, all of their EPs have something different to offer. This one is no different.   Dec 18, 2022

Cathedral are notorious known for their excellent EPs. There are four songs on "Soul Sacrifice" album and each with their own personality and distinct style. From my point of view, this EP is highly recommended for all Cathedral fans, and for fans of Doom/Stoner metal.   Dec 18, 2022

excellent recording, but it's a shame that it wasn't released as a long-playing album. The songs on the EP are perfect with excellent Doom/Stoner Metal ideas. I know that there are two cover versions on the album, but they are mastered as a unit.   Dec 18, 2022

Cathedral has drifted between Doom and Stoner Metal for years now and they just keep getting better with almost each release. Guitars are simply massive and Black Sabbath influenced and album has the most solos of any Cathedral albums. The bass is incredibly complementary and the drums tasteful at every bend. The vocals are well and add an air of nostalgia to the overall feel of this record.   Dec 18, 2022

"The Ethereal Mirror" stands as a great album in Cathedral's discography and in my opinion, a real landmark release. Compared to the previous album, this one has faster tempo within the style, better guitar work, stronger ideas and Lee Dorrian changes his singing to some lowed clean voice. The band is still beholden to the ghost of Black Sabbath in a major way and album is literally full of incredible tracks.   Dec 18, 2022

there are so many great songs and unforgettable hits. Album peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard 200 chart and the songs "Wind of Change" & "Send Me an Angel" reached No. 4 / 44 on the Billboard Hot chart. It also has the only Scorpions track to credit bassist Francis Buchholz as a writer, "Kicks After Six". It was also the band's last studio album to feature the Lovedrive era lineup, with Buchholz leaving the band in January 1992.   Dec 18, 2022

"Moment of Glory" is great album and one of the best in Scorpions entire discography. Album was recorded in collaboration with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and features re-arranged songs from the Scorpions repertoire, as well as classical interludes, cover song and the new single "Moment of Glory". Instrumental song "Deadly Sting Suite" is based on two earlier Scorpions tracks, "He's a Woman, She's a Man" and "Dynamite".   Dec 18, 2022

this is the best Alice Cooper's album. Track "Feed My Frankenstein" features famed guitar duo Steve Vai and Joe Satriani playing together, accompanied by Nikki Sixx on bass. Album also features guest performances from Lance Bulen, Slash, Ozzy Osbourne, Vinnie Moore and Mick Mars. "Hey Stoopid" was Cooper's last album to feature bassist Hugh McDonald before he joined Bon Jovi in 1994.   Dec 18, 2022

Brutal Planet is one of the hardest Alice Cooper albums. Musically, this finds Alice Cooper tackling a much darker & heavier sound and approach than on previous albums, with many songs approaching a somewhat modern-sounding, industrial/metal sound.   Dec 18, 2022

"Raise Your Fist and Yell" features the track “Prince of Darkness” which is featured very briefly in the John Carpenter film of the same name, in which Alice Cooper has a cameo as a murderous vagrant. Also a music video was made for the song "Freedom", which also became the album's sole single. It is the only Alice Cooper album to feature Ken K. Mary on drums and the second and last to feature Kip Winger on bass.   Dec 18, 2022

"DaDa" art cover was based on a painting by surrealist artist Salvador Dalí titled Slave Market with the Disappearing Bust of Voltaire. It was produced by long-time collaborator Bob Ezrin. Guitarist and co-songwriter Dick Wagner revealed in 2014 that Alice Cooper had relapsed to drinking heavily during the recording of DaDa. Cooper reportedly has no recollection of recording album, due to substance abuse.   Dec 18, 2022

"Trash" is one of the best Alice Cooper's albums. Album marked a great success in Cooper's musical career, selling more than two million copies. After his return to the music industry Alice Cooper had sought assistance from Desmond Child to create a comeback album. "Trash" became one of Cooper's biggest albums, with successful support of year-long worldwide concert tour.   Dec 18, 2022

"From the Inside" is a concept album about Cooper's stay in a New York asylum due to his alcoholism. Each of the characters in the songs were based on real people, that Cooper met in the asylum. The songs are full of good ideas created by talented musicians. In 2009, Alice Cooper stated "It was musically one of the best albums I ever did", but I think he has better albums.   Dec 18, 2022

"Aberrations of the Mind" is little more different from its predecessor, whereas continues the trend towards a greater emphasis on straightforwardness and heaviness. Guitars are possibly even heavier, but are also simpler. However, compared to the old albums often does miss a sense of melody to balance out the heaviness. Gone are the intricacies and alternations between clean, acoustic and heavy parts (at least any sort of effective use of the alternations).   Dec 17, 2022

시간이 지날수록 앨범의 가치가 살아나는 작품. 코지파웰의 드러밍이 기가막힌 글램롹의 좋은 본보기.   May 27, 2024

이 앨범 페인킬러보다 좋다. Ram It Down부터 Monsters of Rock을 거쳐 리마스터반에 수록된 Night Comes Down, Bloodstone 라이브 트랙까지 완벽 그 자체. 이것이야말로 한 트랙도 절대 빼버릴 게 없는 무결점의 헤비메탈 명반이다.   Jun 4, 2024

음악을 오래 듣다보니, 어렵고 복잡한 음악을 만드는 것보다는, 뜯어보니 정말 단순하고 별거 아닌, 남들도 다 할 수 있는 요소들을 절묘하게 조합해서 좋게 들리도록 만드는 것이 훨씬 어려운 것 같다. 그럼 관점에서라면 본조비는 '실력이 대단한 밴드'라고 자신있게 할 만하다.   Jun 7, 2024

전곡이 훌륭한 테크스래시 초명반. 93.5점.   May 19, 2024

락을 그리 좋아하지 않는 와이프도 좋아하는 앨범...   May 20, 2024

인플레임스 최고의 명반이자 멜로딕 데스메탈 역사상에서도 중요한 필청작. 어떻게 이렇게 천지개벽할 수 있었는지 뒷담화 썰을 듣고 싶을 정도다.   May 23, 2024

사나이 심장을 울리는 웅장한 음악. 88점.   May 23, 2024

얼터너티브 뽕을 제대로 맞기전 마지막 인플의 멜로딕 데스메탈 작품이다, 이 앨범도 역시 얼터뽕이 들어간 곡이 많이수록 되어있다. 90년대의 뭐랄까 쓸쓸함이 느껴지는 인플만의 감성이 많이 사라지긴 했지만 이전작들에서 들어본적 없는 중독적인 후크송도 있고 이 정도면 전체적으로 훌륭하다고 생각한다.   May 24, 2024

The variety in the instrumentation keeps every song so distinct. The vocals are very good. All in all, these veterans made excellent use of their experience. Great work.   May 26, 2024

1 ,3, 8 이 제일 좋고 2 번도 굿. 완전 장난기 많은 사운드는 아니지만 벨라도나 1기 다운 앨범이다. 하지만 벨라도나 1기 중에는 여전히 among 앨범이 평균적인 느낌으로 제일 좋은 것 같다. 이렇게 벨라도나 1기 시절은 끝이 난다.   May 26, 2024

분명 KEEPER 시리즈 이후 나온 앨범이라 기대감에 비해 충격을 받은 건 사실이나 평가 절하될 정도의 앨범은 아니라고 본다. 2,4,7,8,10,11번 트랙 등 괜찮은 곡들이 많다. 개인적으로는 키스케의 보컬은 고음도 좋지만 저음을 더 좋아하는 지라...보너스 트랙인 "Shit And Lobster" 도 나쁘지 않다.   May 27, 2024

Sting in the Tail is another very good album by legendary Scorpions   May 30, 2024

음 저번 ep보다 안좋다는 평이 많은데, 난 오히려 훨씬 좋게 들었다. 지난 ep처럼 어중간한 메탈코어보다는, 이 앨범이 BMTH만 할 수 있는 음악이라는 생각이다. 코어와 일렉, 팝 등 다양한 스타일이 마구 믹스되었지만 모든걸 BMTH식으로 풀어낸, 앨범 단위로 듣는 재미가 있는 앨범.   May 31, 2024

기존의 1집보다는 조금은 거친듯한 질감의 사운드를 음미할 수 있는 음반. 곡 퀄리티야 뭐 최상급이고...   May 31, 2024

변화가 없으면 늘 똑같은 것만 한다고 욕 먹고, 좀 달리 하면 초심을 버렸다고 욕 먹고. 하지만 이 앨범에서 Demon Driver를 지나치면 안 됨. 특히 중간에 스윕피킹으로 갈겨주는 아름다운 아르페지오는 더더욱.   Jun 3, 2024

이 앨범이 메탈킹덤에 있다니 다소 놀랍다. 이 음악들이 나에게 준 감동은 만점 이상이다. 50년이 넘은 음악이지만, 50년 후의 리스너들도 듣고 있을 것이다.   Jun 6, 2024

아무리 구글링 해봐도 이만한 앨범 없더라.   Jun 6, 2024

서정적인 사운드가 내 가슴을 쥐어 짜는 듯...은근 중독성 강한 멜로디와 Laihiala 보컬...   7 days ago

수많은 아류 밴드들을 만들고 핀란드식 멜데스를 정의한 작품이다.   5 days ago